let the inspiration flow

What I Have Learned So FarΒ 

Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I
not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,
looking into the shining world? Because, properly
attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion.
Can one be passionate about the just, the
ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit
to no labor in its cause? I don’t think so.
All summations have a beginning, all effect has a
story, all kindness begins with the sown seed.
Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of
light is the crossroads – of indolence, or action.
Be ignited, or be gone.

~ Mary Oliver

Β Do you feel it?

18 responses to “* Inspiration – Be Ignited or be Gone”

  1. I only discovered Mary Oliver a few years ago….brilliant ! ☺

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    1. Me too Van! Perhaps we find such inspiring people when we are ready πŸ’•

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  2. Profound and refreshing too. Thank you for starting my day with this sage, Val.

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    1. I like that about her words too. She brings us into the moment and then ignites!
      Thank you Jet πŸ’›

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  3. Sigh. Deep refreshing enlivening breath. So beautiful.

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    1. So glad you enjoyed her inspiration Louise! πŸ’•

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  4. So beautiful, Val. Thank you!

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    1. Thank you Jill for being here. Glad you enjoyed it πŸ’›

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  5. With such surroundings as in the picture we need not close eyes to meditate.
    There is bliss outside and inside too.
    Hahaha
    Shiva

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    1. Thank you Shiva for sharing here… And the wisdom you bring πŸ’›

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  6. Connected within and without, in a most profound sphere. Thanks for this offering.

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    1. Profound indeed. Thank you MK. Glad your enjoyed MO today πŸ’›

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    Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

    Yes, I feel it.
    I love Mary Oliver. Thank you Val. ❀

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    1. Thank you Mary for sharing this moment. πŸ’›

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  8. Oh, yes, blessedly so! ❀

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    1. Let us all embrace what we have learned and then illuminate others. πŸ’•

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  9. Yes. I feel it Val. ❀
    Diana xo

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    1. Yes, I know you do Diana, as you ignite your passion for others πŸ’•

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