Gone camping! We are off to Big Bend for a week in the wilderness. In my absence, I’ll give you the words of some wise people: Mark Nepo, Susan David, and Charles Eisenstein. Enjoy! I will be back next week with adventures from Big Bend!
First up, a poem by Mark Nepo. This beautifully captures what interbeing is all about.
Beneath All Trouble, Oneness
When I saw the wheelchair man
with spindly limbs twist his neck to the sun,
I wanted to take the newborn from the blanket
and put her in his hands.
And when the blind woman knelt at the stoplight
to hug her dog, I wanted to embrace everyone
who ever showed me an inch of truth.
There is less and less between heart and world.
In the morning, I am sure
this is a deep blessing.
By night, it seems a curse.
In time, our pains in being here
crack open into a soft wonder
that on one owns.
I notice everything now, and more,
I am everything I notice.
Like one who suddenly sees while staring,
I now know love, though I have been loving.
To watch the sun rim your face,
your head in my lap, while small birds sing-
I could have died there on that bench,
but want so much to live.
Next up, a TED Talk by Susan David that is a great follow up to last week’s post “The Zone.”
Last, but not least, an interview with Charles Eisenstein which explains what the new story of interbeing is all about.