As we move through our busy days, it’s good to take a step back and be mindful of our day, setting intentions and staying present. As we approach warmer weather, we are reminded to slow down and enjoy as much of it as we can, staying in a state of gratitude for all that life brings.
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As we move through our busy days, it’s good to take a step back and be mindful of our day, setting intentions and staying present. As we approach warmer weather, we are reminded to slow down and enjoy as much of it as we can, staying in a state of gratitude for all that life brings.
The following is a poem called ‘Mindful’ by Mary Oliver that reminds us of the importance of mindfulness in our day to day.
Every day
I see or I hear
something
that more or less
kills me
with delight,
that leaves me
like a needle
in the haystack
of light.
It is what I was born for –
to look, to listen,
to lose myself
inside this soft world –
to instruct myself
over and over
in joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant –
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help
but grow wise
with such teachings
as these –
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
Read the poem with a prayer: Mindful: A Poem by Mary Oliver – Bill Johnson (billjohnsononline.com)
Written by: Juliana Yousif