Waterfalls of the Sun

“The deeper our faith, the more doubt we must endure; the deeper our hope, the more prone we are to despair; the deeper our love, the more pain its loss will bring: these are a few of the paradoxes we must hold as human beings. If we refuse to hold them in the hopes of living without doubt, despair, and pain, we also find ourselves living without faith, hope, and love.”― Parker J. Palmer

“You don’t want to hear the story of my life, and anyway
I don’t want to tell it, I want to listen

to the enormous waterfalls of the sun.

And anyway it’s the same old story

a few people just trying,
one way or another,

to survive.

Mostly, I want to be kind.” – Mary Oliver, Dogfish

Curiosity, inquiry, understanding.
Ask and listen.
Listen more than speak.
Sit quietly and reflect.
Dive beneath the surface.
Dig down to the roots.
Beyond the obvious and easy.
To understanding, interest, empathy, compassion.
To be kind.
Waterfall of light.

“Clinging to what you already know is the path to an unlived life.”― Parker Palmer