One of my favorite poets is Mary Oliver. Let me amend that, my favorite poet is Mary Oliver. I love her writings so I followed her page on Facebook, a sure way of being updated with her works. She has another book coming this October called Felicity and they raffled off 15 extra early copies (or galleys). I was not lucky enough to win but I hope I’ll find a copy when it goes out in bookstores. Here’s something from one of her lovely books, A Thousand Mornings.
I remember my earlier post about life being a dance and I quote:
Life is a dance. Sometimes, it is a harmonious fluid movement. We are in sync with the music, utterly attuned to the dance steps, well synchronized with the motion – two steps forward, one step back. Others may lead and others may follow. It is a mad dash to a world of perfect twists and turns, but the journey is not one long road to success and happiness. One wrong move, one wrong turn, one missed step would spell disaster.
We are constantly seeking perfection and excellence in everything we do but there is really nothing perfect in this world that we live in. Life is a meaningless pursuit without challenge. They say that the journeys walked in solitude are always the most remembered. There is something we always learn along the uneven pathways and the most profound events in our lives do not end with the six o-clock news and the setting sun.
This was when I was learning to adjust to the life of being a cancer survivor. When we falter in our steps, God is there to do the rest.
Another nice quote, Arlene, very life-affirming.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete!
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You rock!
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Thanks Julie, you love the quote too?
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Yes!
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🙂
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beautiful words, yours and Oliver’s! 🙂
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Thanks lolaWi 🙂
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