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NorthCoast TerryMaryJoan

Parker Palmer’s FB reflection on Mary Oliver’s poem says it all- “With eyes wide open, we can begin to see beauty in the most surprising places—not only in nature but in human nature. That's what gives us the inspiration, strength, and courage to resist all that's wrong and work for what's right.”

Image of a light pink/orange moon floating in a lavender sky over a blue ocean.
Poem: “Mindful” by Mary Oliver
Every day
I see or hear something
that more or less
kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle
in the haystack of light.
It is what I was born for-to look, to listen,
to lose myself
inside this soft world-to instruct myself over and over
in joy, and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional, the fearful, the dreadful, the very extravagant-but of the ordinary, the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar, I say to myself, how can you help
but grow wise
with such teachings as these-
the untrimmable light
of the world, the ocean's shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?

12:06 AM - Oct 01, 2023

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Alexsandra Stewart

Full moon in clouds.

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01:19 AM - Oct 01, 2023

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