Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Stillness

Stillness will meet you for tea
or a walk by the ocean.
You must be gentle when you approach her.
She is more sensitive than we can even imagine
and she does not explain herself much.
Sometimes I bring her flowers
�not because she needs them
(she tends several gardens)�
but because I am better able to meet her when
I am carrying flowers. Her favorite time is dawn.

~ J. Ruth Gendler, The Book of Qualities

Ruth is a human work of art. Her words still the mind and open the heart, making her a fine teacher as well. The above drawing, also by Ruth, is one pearl from her remarkable string of drawings. I am so happy to have purchased this one last night, at a reading she gave in Portland. The print now hangsby my desk, reminding me of the greatest lesson the river has taught me this summer�be still.

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