The bird in the forest or the fox on the hill have no such opportunity to forgo the important for the trivial. Habit, for these, is also the garment they wear, and indeed the very structure of their body life. It’s now or never for all their vitalities — bonding, nest building, raising a family, migrating or putting on the deeper coat of winter — all is done on time and with devoted care, even if events contain also playfulness, grace, and humor, those inseparable spirits of vitality. Neither does the tree hold back its leaves but lets them flow open or glide away when the time is right. Neither does water make its own decision about freezing or not; that moment rests with the rule of temperatures.
- Mary Oliver
Wrestle away from Worry. Wander and seek Wonder. Find what Works.
Where do habits take you? Which do you fight and need to fling away? Embrace and develop those that energize the spirit, mind, and body. Nourish your gifts.
Discover playfulness, grace, and humor each day.
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