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Where Do We Go From Here?

10/3/2017

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Where do we go from here?

There is so much to feel right now, I am overwhelmed. Outrage, despair, sadness, fear… you don’t have to read much past the front page headlines to find all of that. And to know that people are hurting.


I do love the Wendell Berry poem about going and lying in the field for a little while. Stepping away from the brokenness, away from the minute-to-minute news cycle, away from the corruption and greed, the destruction and violence that I can not make sense of.

I also think of a line from David Whyte’s well-known poem, Sweet Darkness:
when your eyes are tired/the world is tired also…
For me this brings to mind the idea of microcosm/macrocosm. What is happening to me is also happening to the world. And conversely, what is happening to the world is also happening within me. 

​Much of what is hurting the world is out of my direct control. I can add my voice; I can stand up for what I believe is right, but this is not the same as direct control. 

On the other hand, I do have control over my inner landscape and my inner dialogue. I can ask myself, “where is it hurting?” and “what do I need in this moment?” I can bring warmth and compassion to my own broken places. And just sit for a while. 

I can notice and acknowledge the blessings within and how they fill my heart with love and gratitude. 

Love and gratitude flow from my heart, and I am awash in the peace and fullness of being.

And now, as I walk through my day, that peace accompanies me. I like to imagine that I am leaving a trail as I go - peaceful footprints for a world in need.


What do you need in this moment? What is the impact of acknowledging that need, of sitting with it for a few moments? 
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