Cartwheeling through Life

"Unchopping a Tree" by W.S. Merwin | Poetry

After many winters the moss / finds the sawdust crushed

Bark chips and says old friend / old friend

Certain beauty you will notice at moments, in the pattern of the chips as they are fitted back into place."

Delicacy of this huge skeleton

Even in the best of circumstances it is a labor that will make you wish often that you had won the ...

Favor of the universe of ants, the empire of the mice, or at least a local tribe of squirrels..."

"Grind nothing into the Ground."

Hollow in whole or in part, and contained old nests of bird or mammal or insect, or hoards of nuts or such structures as wasps or bees build for their survival, the contents will have to repaired..."

"If the fall was carefully and correctly planned, the chances of anything of the kind happening will have been reduced."

Nor any substitute for the leaf's living bond with its point of attachment and nourishment."

Originally published by W.S. Merwin in Poetry

Practice, practice. Put your hope in that.

Reassembled panoply of leaves (now dead) will draw from you an involuntary gasp. p.21

Start with the leaves, the small twigs, and the nest that have been shaken, ripped, or broken off by the fall...

"These must be gathered and attached once again to their respective places. auty you will notice at moments, in the pattern of the chips as they are fitted back into place. It is not arduous work, unless major limbs have been smashed or mutilated."

published 2014

" EVery motion of the tackle, eVery slightly upward heave of the trunk, the branches, their elaborately reassembled panoply of leaves (now dead) will draw from you an inVoluntary gasp. You will watch for a lead or a twig to be snapped off yet again."

With spiders' webs you must simply do the best you can. We do not have the spider's weaving equipment...

fiXative is applied. Again we have no duplicate of the original substance. Ours is eXtremely strong, but it is rigid. It is limited to surfaces, and there is no play in it. source

You must find our own way of coping with this problems. There is a certain beauty, you will notice at moments, in the patterns of the chips as they are fitted back into place. You will wonder to what extent it should be described as natural, to what extent man-made. It will lead you on to speculations about the parentage of beauty itself, to which you will return." source

"...Zeroing in on the insecurity at the heart of all art and craft. How can any human construct even begin to compare to Nature?" ~ Jeff Peachey, 2013.

"The World is Too Much with Us" Wordsworth and SBB's Simple Abundance Feb 5 essay

Becoming aware that of preferences and opinions... Begin, instead, to listen for the whisper of God

Constant assaults on our senses, body, mind, and Spirit

Dispite all the Doom and gloom ... there is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures: it consists in turning away from the world to recognize what in life makes us truly happy. " ~ SBB Simple Abundance Feb 5 essay.

Earning a living and juggling the demands of home and career..."

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8

“Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.” ~ Wordsworth

Having... what does that even mean, really 🤔😳😕

Inner knowledge

Keenly listen to voices who fill their minds with God’s word, whose hearts are being healed. Give a deaf ear to the noise of faithless, fearful souls—enamored only with themselves, perpetuating a damaging hurt. Most of all focus intently on Jesus." ~ Boyd Bailey “Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor” (Hebrews 12:2)

Listen carefully.

"Marinate Your Mind With Truth" By Boyd Bailey, Feb 25, 2022 listen or read here

" ...Noble life rises above petty grievances and sees the bigger picture of what the Lord is doing." ~ Boyd Bailey Wisdom Hunters Podcast

Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the Deeper Vibration." ~ SBB Simple Abundance Feb 5 essay.

Poet William Wordsworth complained over two hundred years ago,

Quieting our minds in meditation 🧘‍♀️

Reality of the recession means we’re paying now for the ‘spending’ of yesterday.

Spirit’s playing your song.’ Feb 5 ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance A Daybook of Comfort and Joy

There is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures: it consists in turning away from the world to recognize Truth

Uniquely personal journey. It may be as simple as cleaning up your desk so that you can find the adult extension course brochure with the watercolor classes.

Vibration: Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the Deeper Vibration." ~ SBB Simple Abundance Feb 5 essay.

eXhausted from the ‘getting’- the amount of energy spent earning a living... We are always being shown the neXt step of our Uniquely personal journey. " ~ SBB Simple Abundance Feb 5 essay.

“You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people that you know about yourself,” the pilot and writer Beryl Markham reminds us. We cannot let this continue to occur.

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