Life

Apple Tree in blossom, public domain photo taken by Josef Petrek

Oh to live it with enthusiasm and humor,
to feast on the sight of a full leafed apple tree
against the green summer grass upon the hill.
To feel one's heart dance, even when movement
becomes difficult
To feel one's soul fly
even when circumstance
would press us down
with discouragement and fear.
To know one's self,
when others would try to convince us
of who we are;
To sing one's own song,
even when the noise
of the interstate traffice, and lawn mowers
and societies' rules, would try to silence us;
To walk with dignity,
even when systems would strip away defenses
working hard to humiliate and grind down;
To believe in possibility,
even in the face of every limitation imaginable,
To live with an open heart,
even when you have been wounded
more times than you can count;
To live with an open mind,
though others constantly repeat the rules
and how it "ought to be."
To be at peace,
though war and violence so often fills the world.

May you live your life fully today.

Caris
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