“What we plant
in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” - Meister Eckhart
Charise’s Turn:
The
expression “you reap what you sow” is often used in a negative context or as a
warning, kind of like “watch out”. It’s a bit of a judgment call. Sometimes you reap nothing from what you sow, nothing immediately tangible or expected. It’s a matter of faith to sow for the
sake of sowing, because of what it does to the person who sows. When you “till
the soil”, you partake in a desire for growth and change.
While waiting on decisions about poetry submissions from literary magazines, I
made a decision to start a poetry blog, mix
and moss poetry, something crafted from my voice. Why not? There’s room for more possibilities– people like to
find poetry in unexpected places as well as established journals. The key inspiration to go ahead was a birthday message from my cousin Lynn who said, "make it epic". Okay, permission granted to think BIG or think FAR -- farther than the reach of what's already available or in existence. While you wait, contemplate. Now there's www.mixandmosspoetry.blogspot.com.
Get Fired Up:
You
just don’t know what will come of your efforts, but expect a bounty if you nurture
your inspiration. You
will reap more creativity. And in that fertile creativity, you develop another
idea, an offshoot from where you started. The possibilities continue…
“I dwell in Possibility” – poem by Emily Dickinson
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