As I
have shopped for my family for this first Christmas together in two years, I
realize there is an embarrassment of riches. Not just physical things, but the
riches of family. We just don’t need the physical stuff. I’m wishing with all
of my heart not to add to the “stuff” that I have tried so hard to purge. I
have failed miserably. One purged drawer. That’s it. I’m still a work in progress. So here’s
what’s important:
“There is a
vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you
into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this
expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any
other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your
business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with
other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly,
to keep the channel open.”
— Martha Graham
I think she was
talking about the expression of your art but it holds true for all human interaction.
What fills my heart with joy is the prospect of being together, of talking, sharing,
having meals, playing games, singing, being…. The interaction and expression of all of our
disparate personalities, blending in a magical way. All the things we have missed with sore
hearts.
The same Everywhere.
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