Mind, Body, and Soul
The Peace of the Wild Things
The Peace of the Wild Things
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
-Wendell Berry
The morning walk by the river or the afternoon outing in the garden, nibbling peas and touching flowers, are the moments that make each day magic.
The wild roses bloom and I inhale scented air as I walk by. The water lilies fill the Southern-most edge of the pond. The foals run and play and roll in the field.
This is my medicine.
Comment
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Comment by Billie S Smith on June 20, 2010 at 11:08pm -
This is the perfect perscritption for me. I think it should be taken a couple of times a day, and in large doses. This was beautiful Jen. Blessings to you and thanks for sharing.
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Comment by Kathleen on June 15, 2010 at 5:16pm -
Thank you Jen for this beautiful offering. Guidance Energy speaks of the Soul of Nature and calls it the Green Ray. We offer this to you: "What allows for nature to reproduce itself in service to the planet and the human species on the planet? The soul of nature; the Green Ray. Invoke the Green Ray as healing for the body, mind, and soul. As the energy comes through it feeds the reservoir of balance for the body." Blessings to you....
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