What Can I Say
"What can I say that I have not said before?
So I'll say it again.
The leaf has a song in it.
Stone is the face of patience.
Inside the river there is an unfinishable story
and you are somewhere in it
and it will never end until all ends.
Take your busy heart to the art museum and the
chamber of commerce
but take it also to the forest.
The song you heard singing in the leaf when you
were a child
is singing still.
I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still."
Although I know of parents frustrated that their children are home "for no reason" in the middle of October for MEA, I look forward to it every year. The four day weekend is always a time to finish tasks that were not finished over the summer and to catch up on school related work. As anyone who reads this knows, I have been frustrated by school this year. Although I love my job in the classroom, I am easily frustrated by the antics outside of the classroom. To ensure that I would not focus on school and its frustrations all weekend, I spent my first day thinking about school then conveniently left it for tomorrow. My remaining time was filled with completing a list of tasks with my dad and relaxing.
Today as this Mary Oliver poem was read in church, it reminded me that I need to focus on all aspects of life (tasks, school, and relaxation). "Take your busy heart to the art museum and the chamber of commerce but take it also to the forest." This weekend I have been able to walk every day and to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of fall. When I become stressed with school, I need to remember to go outside no matter what the weather.
"What can I say that I have not said before?
So I'll say it again.
The leaf has a song in it.
Stone is the face of patience.
Inside the river there is an unfinishable story
and you are somewhere in it
and it will never end until all ends.
Take your busy heart to the art museum and the
chamber of commerce
but take it also to the forest.
The song you heard singing in the leaf when you
were a child
is singing still.
I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still."
Although I know of parents frustrated that their children are home "for no reason" in the middle of October for MEA, I look forward to it every year. The four day weekend is always a time to finish tasks that were not finished over the summer and to catch up on school related work. As anyone who reads this knows, I have been frustrated by school this year. Although I love my job in the classroom, I am easily frustrated by the antics outside of the classroom. To ensure that I would not focus on school and its frustrations all weekend, I spent my first day thinking about school then conveniently left it for tomorrow. My remaining time was filled with completing a list of tasks with my dad and relaxing.
Today as this Mary Oliver poem was read in church, it reminded me that I need to focus on all aspects of life (tasks, school, and relaxation). "Take your busy heart to the art museum and the chamber of commerce but take it also to the forest." This weekend I have been able to walk every day and to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of fall. When I become stressed with school, I need to remember to go outside no matter what the weather.
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