Saturday, July 17, 2021

Pay Attention


It doesn't have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch

a few words together and don't try
to make them elaborate, this isn't
a contest but the doorway

into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak
                  - Mary Oliver

Discover the simple today. Notice what summer brings into nature. Look under a stone for creatures that wriggle.

Listen to bird song and other sounds around the neighborhood.What scents arrive on the breeze? Become aware of silence. What surprises arrive around a corner?

Consider the connections within the sensory output. 

Pay Attention.
         Feel, ". . . the doorway into thanks."



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