Just to Be

“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”—Abraham Joshua Heschel

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.” – Howard Thurman

May you wear a hole in the carpet of joy;
Create a path to the woods of wonder;
Cut through the layers of your being to let the light out;
A compass of joy, wonder and light.
Just to be.

“Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.”― Abraham Joshua Heschel