Reviewing for the
visiting vet the antics and abilities that characterized the youthful version
of my “95-year-old” dog: s-l-o-w transitions following the course of vibrant puppy,
beloved dog, old friend, mortal being
Hearing the spiraling
trill of the robins creating homes for eggs that will later be hatchlings,
chicks who fledge, parents: cycles that repeat but which are called out anew each
March by the deeply stirring, ancient-yet-spring-borne song of the nest
builders
Moving four
continents’ worth of trips from old to new computer and seeing in one window
that pandas play alongside koalas drunk on eucalyptus, that king penguins
totter beside African elephants: weeks and years that my work in the world shifted
from stagnant and obscure to deep, clear calling
Sitting with a
new friend to listen and recount as we shared life-shaping stories with one
another: perceptions that take new forms as we mature, age, and find new
companionship in “things that matter most”
Offering training
to a roomful of hospice volunteers a combination of things about which I’m passionate
in service to their sustained wellbeing: life review through nature, writing, wholeness,
beauty, compassionate care for others and self, gratitude; these are the result of time passing and active
engagement in life
All these in the course of a single day.
How will you cherish this moment of your relationships, blessings,
deep stirrings, work in the world, movements of nature … so that the threads of
your life are woven one by one through deep engagement rather than a fleeting
passing?
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