I just want to share this beautiful poem of John O’ Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher.
We’re entering the first summer days now and I think it’s one of the seasons in which we can fully experience life around us with all our senses.
And is there any place better than nature, in these golden fields of wheat, to feel so lively and free, to sharpen our senses?
May the touch of your skin
Register the beauty
of the otherness
that surrounds you.
May your listening be attuned
to the deeper silence
where sound is honed
to bring distance home.
May the fragrance
of a breathing meadow
refresh your heart
and remind you you are
a child of the earth.
And when you partake
of food and drink,
may your taste quicken
to the gift and sweetness
that flows from the earth.
May your inner eye
see through the surfaces
and glean the real presence
of everything that meets you.
May your soul beautify
the desire of your eyes
that you might glimpse
the infinity that hides
in the simple sights
that seem worn
to your usual eyes.
