This year
we have two gorgeous
yellow warblers nesting in the
honeysuckle bush. The other day I stuck
my head in the bush. The nestlings weigh one-twentieth
of an ounce, about the size of a honeybee. We stared
at each other, startled by our existence.
In a month or so, when they reach
the size of bumblebees they’ll
fly to Costa Rica without
a map.
Jim Harrison
You could
become a great horseman
and help to free yourself and this world
though only if you and prayer become sweet lovers.
It is a naive man who thinks we are not engaged in a fierce battle,
for I see and hear brave foot soldiers all around me going mad,
falling on the ground in excruciating pain. You could
become a victorious horseman and carry your
heart through this world like a life-giving
sun though only if you and God
become sweet
lovers.
Remind
yourself every morning,
every morning, every morning:
“I’m going to do something. I’ve made a
commitment.” Not for yourself, but
beyond yourself. You belong to
the collective. Don’t go
wandering off or you
will perish.
My advice
to other disabled people would be,
concentrate on things your disability doesn’t
prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things
it interferes with. Don’t be disabled
in spirit as well as physically.
