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Wise words, indeed... and necessary

here is a poem that I often turn to

Try to Praise the Mutilated World

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BY ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

TRANSLATED BY CLARE CAVANAGH

Try to praise the mutilated world.

Remember June's long days,

and wild strawberries, drops of rosé wine.

The nettles that methodically overgrow

the abandoned homesteads of exiles.

You must praise the mutilated world.

You watched the stylish yachts and ships;

one of them had a long trip ahead of it,

while salty oblivion awaited others.

You've seen the refugees going nowhere,

you've heard the executioners sing joyfully.

You should praise the mutilated world.

Remember the moments when we were together

in a white room and the curtain fluttered.

Return in thought to the concert where music flared.

You gathered acorns in the park in autumn

and leaves eddied over the earth's scars.

Praise the mutilated world

and the gray feather a thrush lost,

and the gentle light that strays and vanishes

and returns.

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really appreciated reading this today, and have been thinking a lot about what it means to surrender to that loss of control right now and honor our sacred spaces and spiritual practices well. thank you friend

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Rally needed this today!💯💙👏👏👏🙏 Many 12 Step programs use this prayer to remind us that we do not have control.

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Things are certainly looking up. We have an intelligent, competent and caring President now. At least this administration will be working for the good of our nation. No more division and hate, excluding those who choose their own negative path. At least our government will not be supporting the evil and corrupt people of this country. May God bless us all, may he keep you and may His face shine upon you, and give you peace…Numbers 6:24-26

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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So helpful for me today, especially while reading about all the crazy that happened yesterday. Leaning into the idea of uncovering the serenity of balancing the changeable and beyond my control. Thank you for this reminder!

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