The Home of Existence

Hi! This week I bring you more Mary Oliver to remind you that we cannot insulate ourselves from our suffering or that of the world:

“We know forever where we live, no matter where we sleep, or eat our dinner, or sit at table and write words on paper. And we might, in our lives, have many thresholds, many houses to walk out from and view the stars, or to turn and go back to for warmth and company. But the real one - the actual house not of beams and nails but of existence itself - is all of earth, with no door, no address separate from oceans or stars, or from pleasure or wretchedness either, or hope, or weakness, or greed.”

We are a part of all that surrounds us. We are cannot take the good without the bad. We will all, one day, be disabled or sickly or heartbroken or stolen from or lose direction. But it is these tough times that make the sweet moments sweeter. Life is contrasts. If you’re going through it this week, let it happen. They remind us to savor the beautiful and joyous moments.