September 2024: Bursts of Substance and Spirit
September 18, 2024
Sharing poetry and reflections on the interplay of substance and spirit, body and mind, spiritual and material, and the richness and immeasurable value to be found in the different levels of our lives.
Featured Poem: “Blessing the Body” by Jan Richardson
Quote: “You put water into a bottle, and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee
Readings and Links
Blessing the Body – Jan Richardson https://intrinsicheart.com/blessing-the-body/
Speech on the Body – Sara Uribe https://poets.org/poem/speech-body?mc_cid=0a0af8db95&mc_eid=8d3d344517
Although the wind… (aka This Ruined House) – Izumi Shikibu – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48700/although-the-wind-
When You See Water – Alice Walker https://intrinsicheart.com/when-you-see-water/
The Widening Sky – Edward Hirsch https://poets.org/poem/widening-sky
