This poem reminds us that sometimes our mind knows more than we do, and when this is the case, our mind may only be spoken by another’s tongue.
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In this comical poem, Wiman explores the multiplicity of the divine in our lives; all the ways it masquerades—and perhaps—genuinely appears.

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“The Waking” is a quiet revelation: that consciousness itself is a rhythm between knowing and unknowing.
Roethke’s refrain becomes a kind of prayer for trust, a reminder to let life lead us even when we cannot see where the path bends.
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“For every atom belonging to me as good
belongs to you. Remember?”
A reminder of what connects us — and how nothing is ever truly apart.
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The qualities of haiku are worth a lifetime to study, but you can also simply read one and let knowing happen.

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Not every day is for striving.
Some days are for listening —
to bees rumbling in the garden,
to the silence inside yourself.

Mary Oliver reminds us that stillness is not emptiness — it's a sacred doorway.

How often do we let ourselves truly be?

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A gentle reminder that life is less about arrival or departure, and more about the grace in between.

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The world is calling—soft, persistent. Can you hear it?
To be here is no small thing.
To stay, to listen, to receive what’s tender—maybe that’s the beginning.

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