They say that you have to play to win, but the saying leaves out an important part of the equation. What is the prize that you really want? Are you buying your tickets for the jackpot that really means the most to you?
What jackpot do you most deeply hope you could win?
There is much to be said for the amazing views at the top of a rigorous mountain climb, but there’s also a lot in favor of a gentle walk in the woods, with nothing more remarkable before you than the repeating trees and the green grass.
What is a reliable source of ease and comfort for you?
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky –
Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –
–Emily Dickinson
Where do you dwell?
Since Earth Day was founded in 1970 we have made great strides in curbing the air and water pollution that rampaged unchecked at the time. We have also come to realize that greenhouse gasses that seemed innocuous at the time present a greater danger than we could have imagined.
In the struggle for the health of our planet, what fills you with grief? What gives you hope?
It’s a rare person who never worries about being deserted – abandoned by someone we love, or by good fortune itself. But we are just as likely to be dessert-ed – gifted with something sweet that we never expected.
How have you been dessert-ed?
