Discipline of blessings

RIC_1971-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

But the discipline of blessings is to taste
each moment, the bitter, the sour, the sweet
and the salty, and be glad for what does not
hurt. The art is in compressing attention
to each little and big blossom of the tree
of life, to let the tongue sing each fruit,
its savor, its aroma and its use.

Marge Piercy, The art of blessing the day

Blesssing

RIC_2384-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Attention is love, what we must give

children, mothers, fathers, pets,

our friends, the news, the woes of others.

What we want to change we curse and then

pick up a tool. Bless whatever you can

with eyes and hands and tongue. If you

can’t bless it, get ready to make it new.

Marge Piercy, The art of blessing the day

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