Something New.

From Parker J. Palmer's "Let Your Life Speak, Listening for the Voice of Vocation."

A HUGE thank you to Rhett Smith for the recommendation.

Some time when the river is ice ask me
mistakes I have made. Ask me whether
what I have done is my life. Others
have come in their slow way into
my thought, and some have tried to help
or to hurt: ask what difference
their strongest love or hate has made.

I will listen to what you say.
You and I can turn and look
at the silent river and wait. We know
the current is there, hidden; and there
are comings and goings from miles away
that hold the stillness exactly before us.
What the river says, that is what I say.
--William Stafford, "ASK ME"

This is beautiful, and incredibly piercing.

Dreamers...

Listen up. Take a moment today to appreciate life. Stand outside, whether it's warm or cold. Close your eyes, and just feel the air. Appreciate what it feels like to be alive, to be loved, to have your family, friends, and the many blessings that surround you. Life is precious, amazing, and such an incredible gift to each of us. Sometimes the day to day routine can cloud what life is really about, and how generous the miracles around us really are. Appreciate today. Take a second look at the colors around you, the sounds around you, and the people who smile at you today. Be open to happiness. It just may make an appearance.