I adore that this speaks to the experience of things, the quality of feeling rather than the having of things. Thoreau is someone who is relevant no matter the times.
Life is a gift to be cherished, protected and respected no matter what form it takes. Every breath and every step is a miracle not to be taken for granted.
Either this man was way ahead of his time and perhaps we’re just catching up to him or, we’ve fallen a very long way from this consciousness. Or maybe, as a third possibility, this consciousness is on a spiral trajectory, and we are hopefully turning back into it, and advancing it.
Both humbling and wonderful
Totally agree
The perfect post for today! Thank you. 🦃
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Gosh, that was sweet. I wrote this today in honor of old Thoreau.
The Path To Thanksgiving
The most profound creatures
I have known live in a
perpetual state of thanksgiving.
I think that it’s a worthy goal
to seek to be grateful
for our existence.
Some alternatives are:
regret for being here,
anger for all those years ahead,
filled with tooth brushing, hair cuts,
the tedium of toilet bowl sitting.
How about resentment that bread
must be toasted, or not,
because that seems
just too much to handle?
It may not be our fault
that depression sits on our spirit,
but the moment he takes his knee
off our throat and we can take
a breath, a second’s respite,
we are presented with a choice;
claw crawl away,
any direction will do,
or we may submit
and then admit
there is no path forward
but to slip silently
back under the knee
and wait upon oblivion.
He may not arrive today
but his emissaries are already here,
strewing cynicism about sunsets,
bitching about bills and
ignoring puppies entirely.
On this day we must reach out
and take someone’s hand.
They can drag us out from under
whatever presses down upon us
and we can make a start
on this path to thanksgiving.
Gratuity, the one that Thoreau cites, religious and spiritual is wonderful for those that are not being starved, bombed and shot at.
Gratuity always has a place
“My wealth is not possession but enjoyment “says it all, doesn’t it!
Great post for today from a Thoreau-lover!
I adore that this speaks to the experience of things, the quality of feeling rather than the having of things. Thoreau is someone who is relevant no matter the times.
Preach brother! You make me proud to have graduated from The Walden School on 88th and Central Park West!
Thoreau lives!
"my extremities well charred, "
Perfect and beautiful. Thank you for your work in bringing these gems to us each day.
Life is a gift to be cherished, protected and respected no matter what form it takes. Every breath and every step is a miracle not to be taken for granted.
Either this man was way ahead of his time and perhaps we’re just catching up to him or, we’ve fallen a very long way from this consciousness. Or maybe, as a third possibility, this consciousness is on a spiral trajectory, and we are hopefully turning back into it, and advancing it.
What a wonderful reflection for the day!