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.
~ from What Can I Say, by Mary Oliver ~
It may be that the best thing to do right now is to push away from the desk, walk down the hall, exit the building and take a walk.
It may be that what you discover outside could not possibly be confused with a forest. It might just be parking lots and buildings and people.
It may be that the fresh air is as close to the forest as you need to get, to refresh yourself, clear your mind, consider your questions in a new way.
We should all get to the forest as often as possible, I couldn’t agree with that any more strongly.
And, even though that may not be easy or convenient to do, we can take steps in that direction: push away from the desk, walk down the hall, exit the building and breathe in a new perspective.
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