This poem from Danna Faulds is a perfect reminder for what Summer offers. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My wealth is wonder. True abundance is the delight I feel on summer nights as fireflies rise from the grass and Orion strides across the sky. I measure my wealth in birdseed and hummingbird feeders, in the […]
The Real Riches — Find Your Middle Ground
Val shares wonderful posts and often includes poems by Danna Faulds. This particular poem caught my eye with words wonder and abundance. Wonder is about being amazed by the world in unexpected ways. It is about experiencing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Wealth is not about material wealth. It is about feeling whole and well, It is about sharing with others what makes us feel a crumb of joy, as Mary Oliver would say.
In the ordinary moments that reveal their extraorindariness, we discover abundance. There are ineffeable, intangible qualities to abundance understood this way. Despite these qualities, abundance brings joy, which is not to be treated as a crumb per Mary Oliver.
I leave you with a Mary Oliver poem, Don’t Hesitate, which echoes the Danna Fauld poem about where I discover my riches and wealth.
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty
of lives and whole towns destroyed or about
to be. We are not wise, and not very often
kind. And much can never be redeemed.
Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this
is its way of fighting back, that sometimes
something happens better than all the riches
or power in the world. It could be anything,
but very likely you notice it in the instant
when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case.
Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid
of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
The last time we were in Pheonix we walked the paths in a local park. We noticed this cactus beginning to bloom the first day and stopped each day to check on its progress. It provided joy and abundance just by sharing with us.
By the last day, it had several flowers. Nature worked its magic.
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Teacher as Transformer 
Thanks for sharing this goodness Ivon 💛🙏💛
You are welcome Val. I always enjoy your posts and wanted to share so others can, as well.
Love Mary, great post, thanks for sharing! C
You are welcome Cheryl. Mary Oliver never wrote a poem that lacked a sense of wonder and joy in it, even when she wrote about death and the end of life. She had an uncommon way with words.
Joy can be found in so many unexpected places…a smile, a door held open, a kind word, the strings of a guitar, a card in the mail, a call from an old friend, and the list goes on. We need to watch for these special moments and enjoy them.
It can be. We have a video of our grandson walking with our son. He was about 2 years old and saw a caterpillar. The joyful sense of wonder he had as he watched the small creature move was joyful.
Beautiful and lovely connections Ivon … sending you summer sun and warmth ~ hedy ☺️🕊🌞
Thank you Hedy
Love that last line!
Thank you Emilie
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Hi, Ivon! At first i have to apologize for a very long delay. I had some restructure in personal, as for the blog. Thank you for this very impressive posting, with a lot of positive waves in it. I hope you are well. Please stay save! xx Michael
Hello Michael. Thank you for the comments and stopping by.
Thank you as well, for the motivating post, Ivon! Enjoy a beautiful weekend! xx Michael
Thank you and same to you.
:-))
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What a wonderful and inspiring read. Thank you sharing. Such a beautiful cactus. Nature has so much wonder to offer.
You are welcome and thank you 😊 They reminded me of cacti my mother and mother-in-law grew.