February: On Life

February 12

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Wendell Berry's poem "How to Be a Poet."

It is a curse, not to grow old, but to grow up.

We can all be poets in how we live our lives.

We all start as poets, it's just that sometimes we forget.

Watch a child in nature--she is the truest poet. 

Learn and remember.

Leave your screens and your wires. Breathe the fresh air and feel the grass.

May you ever grow old, but never grow up.

• Reflection title: The Child Poet
• Creative inspiration: Wendell Berry, "How to Be a Poet"
• Reflection Question: Let me remember to be a poet today by writing my poem here and now.