Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.
Gives
Writing children’s books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive.
And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them.
This gives us more time to attend the inner need.
That I be not as those are who spend the day in complaining of headache and the night in drinking the wine which gives the headache!
I believe in the sun. In the tangle of human failures of fear, greed and forgetfulness, the sun gives me clarity.
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people.
There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism and poets and the role that society gives its writers – encouraging them to die.
I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.