Rewilding for new vitality
Rewilding for new vitality
Who am I these days?
Wandering in thought all day
rather than go out.
Wondering 'bout life,
'bout meaning and doing right
with purpose or not.
Paradox abounds.
What's the point of all this thought?
Million points or none.
Love asks no "so what?"
It is the wrong question asked.
Letting go is hard.
Where to go from here?
Rewild or a new fresh start?
Build up a new life.
Release and rebuild
or tending vitality?
So shifts can happen.
What is possible?
Possible to say and do?
Let that wild space grow.
The Paper Museum
Our task as human being by Philip Shepherd.
I don’t think we ever solve the larger issues of our lives – nor do I think that is our task on this earth. The most valuable work we do – opening the heart, celebrating the present with our devoted attention to it, expressing our love in action, answering the world as it summons our help – none of this valuable work actually solves anything, really. What it does, rather, is to heal our disconnections – our scar tissue against the world – in order that our entire being might attune to its living mystery; for that attunement, when it happens, nourishes both being and world. Life wounds us, often when we least expect it, and scar tissue builds up – but the heartaches that ensue are at the same time revelations of our deepest loves: our love of life; our love of shared moments with others; our love of the sky and the green, green earth. It is only love that makes heartache possible; heartache in its way is a resounding and unforgettable affirmation of our love. In this way, it might ultimately serve as our deepest attunement.
Why have I added this to my Paper Museum? I am tackling lots of questions around how I can contribute to 'solving' the big problems our society faces - knowing there is no final solution of course. Shepherd's text allows us to let go of the 'quest' to 'conquer' the problems and rather focus on our ways of being and relating to others, which in the end is at the core of how things turn out on a societal level.
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Val Curciusa, Switzerland. Image my own, taken on 21 August 2021.