“Memory is not a place to retreat to or hide in, but the lighting of some very tender kindling in the back of our heart to warm us going forward.” – Mark Nepo, The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life
The path unfolds walking it out
Delays, detours, curves, part of the journey too
Walking and waking
Attune and aware
Trusting the unfolding
Curiosity and wonder
Walking today’s road, gratitude the map
Waking to the beauty, senses ready
One step at a time, grounded and lightly.
“At this point in my life, I was coming to understand the more enduring nature of acceptance. It is not resignation or compliance. It is not giving up. More deeply, it is how our soul cooperates with the truth of things as they are, the way a fish swims with the current of the river that is its home. In this, acceptance is not static but quite active, requiring our dexterity. When fully engaged, the practice of acceptance gives us the strength and agility to live as fully as possible, regardless of our circumstances.” – Mark Nepo, The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life