Distance and Proximity

“Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.”― Mary Oliver, Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

“Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers.”― Mary Oliver, Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

The things we see.
The stuff we carry.
The stuff we choose to put down, daily.
Who we surround ourself with.
Our expectations and view.
Abundance or scarcity.
Walls or bridges.
Optimism or cynicism.
Distance and proximity.
Quiet and connection.
To be in not of the world, and love it even so.
May the light of blessings on the ground I stand burn bright and long.
Awakening wonder, awe, reverence, delight.
To steep long and deep in unknowing.
Overflowing with curiosity and love.

“Let me keep company always with those who say “Look!” and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.”― Mary Oliver, Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver