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“Mindful” by Mary Oliver
I think this might be my favourite poem. The reminder to look and listen, it dovetails with my current read — “How to Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” which I’ll have more to say about once I’ve had some time to digest it. I have many photos similar to the one above, trying to capture that “untrimmable light”, as the sun flashes through the trees lighting up, leaves, grass, seed heads, buildings and people, or alternatively, when the sun sparkles across the water. In many ways my photos, and this blog, are my way of remembering “these teachings”. Anyway, enough from me, enjoy these words from Mary Oliver. "Mindful" by…
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Hello!
This isn’t my first blog. I’ve vacillated for a while now, trying to decide whether to continue with that blog or start something new and finally settled on something new. I decided to make the old blog entirely private to protect my now-adult children’s privacy. The pandemic has coincided with significant changes in my life that effectively draw a line between before and after. In 2021 I finally graduated with my M. Div., my youngest finished high school and my husband and I turned 50. Due to the pandemic, the small church campus that we were involved in close to home shut down and all ministry went back to the…
