The earth beneath my feet

Howard Thurman

The earth beneath my feet is the great womb
out of which the life upon which my body depends
comes in utter abundance.
There is at work in the soil a mystery
by which the death of one seed
is reborn a thousandfold in newness of life.

~ Howard Thurman in MEDITATIONS OF THE HEART

Meditations Of The Heart

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We look with uncertainty
Beyond the old choices for
Clear-cut answers
To a softer, more permeable aliveness
Which is every moment
At the brink of death;
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If we but let it.
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