I am including my favorite poem by Rainer Marie Rilke to start your day. As I read this poem, I feel my heart opening. I am pierced by Rilke's desire to know God. May you find your daily nutrients in his words.
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I’m too alone in the world, yet not alone enough
to make each hour holy.
to make each hour holy.
I’m too small in the world, yet not small enough
to be simply in your presence, like a thing–
just as it is.
to be simply in your presence, like a thing–
just as it is.
I want to know my own will
and to move with it.
And I want, in the hushed moments
when the nameless draws near,
to be among the wise ones–
or alone.
and to move with it.
And I want, in the hushed moments
when the nameless draws near,
to be among the wise ones–
or alone.
I want to mirror your immensity.
I want never to be too weak or too old
to bear the heavy, lurching image of you.
I want never to be too weak or too old
to bear the heavy, lurching image of you.
I want to unfold.
Let not place in me hold itself closed,
for where I am closed, I am false.
I want to stay clear in your sight.
Let not place in me hold itself closed,
for where I am closed, I am false.
I want to stay clear in your sight.
I would describe myself
like a landscape I’ve studied
at length, in detail;
like a word I’m coming to understand;
like a pitcher I pour from at mealtime;
like my mother’s face;
like a ship that carried me
when the waters raged.
like a landscape I’ve studied
at length, in detail;
like a word I’m coming to understand;
like a pitcher I pour from at mealtime;
like my mother’s face;
like a ship that carried me
when the waters raged.
Love and Light, Fayina
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