Earth, air, and fire, yes,
but water’s the element
that tempers them all.
Everything boils down to essence. Humans are 50%-65% water. We are very powerful, even in our physical essence.
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We arrive
with no luggage
and leave with
none too,
so why do we
spend a lifetime
accumulating
mere things?
To prop up
our egos,
and relieve
our boredom,
to salve our
hurts, and
impress the
neighbors.
Within the
glorious potential
of the soul’s
quest, we lay
waste to what
could have been
for the next
new toy.
The kids
fight over the
treasures
left behind
by their parents,
thinking that the
having is some
kind of victory.
But the wounds
inflicted in the
fight for more
are baggage of
a different kind,
ones that can
cross over if we
don’t take care.
Traveling light
and loving well
are the real
accomplishments,
and as big as
they are, they
pack small
for the leaving.
The Trip © Susan L Hart 2023
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“Time is the school in which we learn, Time is the fire in which we burn.” are the profound last lines of the poem, Calmly We Walk through This April’s Day, by Delmore Schwartz. It’s a beautiful philosophical contemplation of the passage of time, with a particularly great wrap-up last stanza.
The seconds, minutes, hours tick away relentlessly. Our lives are busy, and inundated with many distractions and responsibilities. Lately I’m looking at my age and thinking, “Wow! It’s going faster than I ever imagined at age 18.”
Realistically, we don’t have time to sit around and endlessly ponder about the value of time and our lives. But, it’s useful to carve out a little time (from time to time) for such introspection. Because your life IS precious, and the clock IS ticking. Ask yourself in this moment, are you spending your life the way you really desire to?
It is crucially important to have vision and intention for our lives. Otherwise, we will just end up with someone else’s idea of how life should be.
Inspirational Time Quotes:
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~ Mark Twain
“Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time.” ~ Marie Lu
“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
“All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.” ~ Mitch Albom
Beauty beholder,
open your eyes wide, look deep.
It’s everywhere.
The Offering
The little girl
offered her mum
the flower, a
token of love,
innocence free
of any labels,
expectations,
rules, and
boundaries.
“That’s not
a flower, it’s
a weed! You
don’t give
that to people,
we kill it,
it makes the
lawn ugly,
throw it away!”
Heartbroken,
the little girl
retreated to
her room, not
understanding
why her mother
could not see
the beauty of
her offering.
Years passed,
the girl grown up,
obeying the rules,
prepared to spray
the hated yellow,
so the neighbors
would envy her
pristine grass.
Feeling a tug
on her sleeve,
she turned to
scold her young
daughter for
interrupting this
urgent work,
couldn’t she wait
just a minute?
Her daughter’s
expectant smile,
with little hand
clasping a sad
drooping flower,
“Let’s save this
one, Mommy”,
transported her
back in time.
These days
dandelions live
wild and free
in this front yard,
shouting out
in happy yellow
to all who’ll listen,
transforming a
world of rules to
a journey of joy.
Seeing and The Offering © Susan L Hart 2023
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