Oct 26, 2020
fall slowly. so then you'll know if you were ever really falling.
– broken thoughts
seen from United States
seen from Italy
seen from China
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Israel
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Germany
seen from India
seen from Israel
seen from Indonesia
seen from United States
seen from United States
fall slowly. so then you'll know if you were ever really falling.
– broken thoughts
finding.
i found him
and with him
came the happiness
that i so longed for.
broken thoughts
KISS THE JOY AS IT FLIES
Life is in a constant state of flux and becoming - becoming more human, more alive, and more fully ourselves. For believers, there is a God who “makes all things new”. Everything changes. Everything evolves, manifests, expands and contracts. Nothing remains the same. Here's where this short, magical poem by William Blake comes in.
He who binds himself a joy Does its winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in Eternity’s Sunrise.
As I recall, I was first introduced to this poem many years ago during a philosophy class. The topic for the day was "healthy attachments and necessary detachments."
How willing am I to act and do what needs to be done, detaching myself from the outcome?
How can I practice a healthy, life-giving attachment by embracing all that I have and love with a habitually relaxed grasp?
Poem | "Eternity" by William Blake (1757-1827) Art | John Pearson, photographer | Liz Lamson, calligrapher