EXCERPT (with links): “& What We Know” September 10, 2023
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in "Impossible" People, Books, Changing Perspectives, Hope, Life, Love, Music, One Hoop, Pain, Peace, Philosophy, Poetry, Suffering, Wisdom, Women, Writing, Yoga.Tags: Mary Oliver
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May you be safe and protected. May you be healthy and strong. May you know you are loved.
“You do not have to be good
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.”
— quoted from the poem “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
The following excerpt is from a 2022 post:
“Consider how much lovelier and simpler the world would be if we all accepted each other as we are; supported the ones we love as they are; allowed others in the world to get what they wanted/needed from us without compromising our own wants/needs, and let go of all the rest.
Simply stated: Consider how much lovelier and simpler the world would be if we love/respected each other, helped each other out, and let go of all the rest.”
Mary Oliver was born today in 1935. Click here to read the entire post (which concludes with a link to a 2018 eulogy for one of my other favorite people born today).
Please join me for a 65-minute virtual yoga practice on Zoom today (Sunday, September 10th) at 2:30 PM. Use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or by emailing myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
Sunday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “05252022 Pratyahara II”]
In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)
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