. . .

[nine // Standing + Being Blessed]



"Let me keep company always with those who say 'Look!' and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads."
~Mary Oliver

. . .

[eight // Standing + Being Blessed]



"May I be the tiniest nail in the house of the universe, tiny but useful."
~Mary Oliver

yes. tiny, here in this little wrinkle of time, tiny but useful. we are. remember. giant oaks from little acorns grow. the ripple effect. drops and tsunamis. useful not destructive.

. . .

[seven // Standing + Being Blessed]



"Attention is the beginning of devotion."
~Mary Oliver

. . .

[six // Standing + Being Blessed]



"Today I'm flying low and I'm
not saying a word.
I'm letting all of the voodoos of ambition
sleep."
~Mary Oliver

Their plea for low expectations upon return made me chuckle.

. . .

[five // Standing + Being Blessed]



"...what the spirit reaches for may eventually be felt, if not fully understood. Slowly, no doubt. I'm not talking about vacation."
~Mary Oliver

. . .

[four // Standing + Being Blessed]



"Oh my heart,
my own dear heart,
full of hesitations,
questions, choice of directions,

look at the world.
Behold the morning glory,
the meanest flower, the ragweed,
the thistle,
look at the grass."
~Mary Oliver

Blessed.

. . .

[three // Standing + Being Blessed]



"Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable."
~Mary Oliver

aka: Hope.

. . .

[two // Standing + Being Blessed]



"You must never stop being whimsical."
~Mary Oliver

Did she remember she's my favorite when she seized the clutch with these words and implored me to never never stop being whimsical? It actually doesn't matter because the soul is seen.  You never stop missy!

. . .

[one // Standing + Being Blessed]



"...what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled-
to cast aside the weight of facts

and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.
I want to believe I am looking

into the white fire of a great mystery.
I want to believe that the imperfections
are nothing-
that the light is everything..."

~Mary Oliver

Imperfections all around within and outside.  But what if? What if we could let go a little bit more of the searching, the trying to understand, the past and the future and simply stand in the light. Here and now; that is everything.

. . .

Be you; be sure.

. . . and keep your chin up poppet.

Let it go . . .

"Sometimes I need only stand wherever I am to be blessed." ~Mary Oliver

Imperfectly perfect.