Thoughts for gardening on a Saturday morning

 There are times,

beholding the wounds of the world,

we feel inadequate.

We haven't done enough.

Yes, there are those who give their blood on the ramparts,

who are tireless in their work for justice and healing.

 

It is only together that we are they.

Remember, you are not asked to save the world,

or even a single creature.

You are asked to listen,

to hear what you are called to do,

great or small,

and to do that.

In a stone wall I walk past every morning,

there are small stones

that hold the great ones in place.

In the chorus you only sing one part

but when you change your note

you change the whole chord.

Steve Garnaas-Holmes

Writing prompts

Simple.
Find a picture.
Tell a story.

I'm only a tiny bit concerned with where my mind went
right out of the gate.
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It was easier than she thought.

The wounding words,

snippets of resentment,

petty grievances,

nocturnal diatribes;

all neatly packaged 

in one innocuous leather case;

finally reduced in importance

and put into proper perspective.

She was ready to let them go.

She couldn't believe how unencumbered she felt 

as she left it 
and walked away.

The reality was his death had set them both free.

Although tempted to turn back for one last look,

she had already turned toward the future.

She wasn't sorry she had killed him.

Scenes from a week in South Dakota

South Dakota sky

I'm in South Dakota this week,

working on the Rosebud reservation.

Here's the sky during a 12 hour period.

No words needed.

Insert AWE here.

I am

I am a

reader

writer

listener

speaker

lover of words

Words that

enlighten

console

inform

inspire

encourage

But in our current age,

words have been weaponized;

twisted and distorted beyond recognition,

leaving only shards

capable of,

indeed intent on,

wounding.

I've found refuge 

in silence,

in going deeper within,

in the visual.

I'm here

but without the need to add more words to the mix.

I'll let recent images inform you about where I am and want I'm about.

Seeing people I love

in places I love.

Life is good.

No more words are needed.

(At least, not right now)