Over the past few weeks I’ve gone on vacation with my family, gotten really sick, gotten better and then sick again, made lotsa of plans that I then had to cancel, tried to rally and accomplish things that I genuinely want but am currently just not capable of, and overall had to come into acceptance of something…an unexpected season. Here’s what Mary Oliver has taught me about my own wild and precious life.
The Sacred: How Time Travelling Can Show Us What We Already Have to Be Grateful For
It can be a terrifying to realize that holding onto the things we love is like grasping water that just keeps running through our hands – fruitless. They will change, and eventually all of it will go.
But this doesn’t have to strike us with fear of what we’ll lose – instead it can be this insanely profound gift.
Because how holy and sacred is all this stuff we actually have today, right?