November 8, 2022

Saved By the Beauty of the World

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I was consuming, or rather, consumed by, Mary Oliver’s work recently via the On Being podcast, and I wanted to elaborate on what her words brought forward for me. There is a saying that one does not have to understand the words they read to infuse them into their being — as the words are written in a vibration the soul can comprehend regardless of language. Mary Oliver, I think, really brings this truth to somatic light. One can feel her words, and I hope that in turn, I can share what her words bring forward for me.

“I got saved by the beauty of the world.” ~ Mary Oliver

Growing up at the doorstep of the Rockies, you would’ve thought I was in the mountains every weekend. You would imagine I took advantage of living my early life in one of the most beautiful places in the world… but I didn’t.

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