Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Grief And Joy Comments

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Grief and Joy, and Joy and Grief -
hoisted in a fire whirlwind
in the round dance they spin
spin around, they are lit.
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Daniel Brick 21 October 2015

This poem speaks directly to me. The interplay of grief and joy marks the contour of human life. It's not that we invite grief the way we invite joy - obviously we will always actively seek joy. The point we don't deny grief, or try to hide from it. We let our innerbeing transform it just as it transforms joy and both transdformations make us grow spiritually. I know what I wrote you fully understand: these are yoiur thiughts as much as mine, I feel that rapport.

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