“When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
- The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry
As Circle Holders, we must attend to our own need for rest and replenishment so that we may hold space for others.
I invite us all to take time to “rest in the grace of the world” and find peace in wild things when we can.
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In our community Circle in GATHER yesterday, we explored our role as circle holders in these times and how circles can help. Today I have been resting, reflecting and reimagining.
If you’re stepping into the role of Circle Holder, we’d love you to join us. Link: https://bio.link/mitlesouthey 🧡
[ID: a photo of a child hugging a tree, wearing a t-shirt with dark red sleeves, a light coloured baseball cap.]
