How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge that it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, perhaps because we are afraid it can't last. She urges us to give in to that moment and fully experience the joy. Although "much can never be redeemed, still, life has some possibility left." Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is no
Ah yes, it was just like that! And long.. Wish I hadn't stayed up quite so late now :(
ReplyDeleteWell, there's something mesmerizing about those election returns. It's hard not to stick with them.
DeleteMy husband is a political junkie so I had to show this to him. Makes me want to go back to the days of the Univac predicting the results.
ReplyDeleteIt would certainly be a lot "cleaner" prediction than having to listen to the so-called pundits pontificating.
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