I tweeted this morning: (juliejordanscot) is spending the morning with Rainer Rilke, starting with "Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart."
I went to OneWord.com and the word today was "missed". I had sixty seconds to write. Because I didn't log in before I started, I got to double my time. It never fails - 60 seconds to insight when we amble along with the words.
Here is what I wrote:
What have I missed by being lost to the questions as they arrived? What did I miss by not being willing to let myself sit with the question? Questions work so much more effectively when we become intimate with them, rather than rush through their nuances without noticing. Questions are like your best friend: they take time to get to know, they are filled with surprises and light. They want what is best for you and they want to experience it alongside you.
Questions are not meant to be fumbled around or passed or kept separate. They are meant to be held, cuddled, shared deeply. They want to be written into both comedies and tragedies. They want to flow through the blood and be given through the breath.
Today I am going to continue along this Rilkean path.
Today I am going to continue to "Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart."
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