The Power of Poetry
A stirring
In my last article, I talked about the power of nature to push us beyond our comfort zone and open us to new ideas and ways of thinking.
I also shared Alone in the Desert, the third segment of my book.
For those of you reading along, you know that throughout the book, I use art, poetry, and other forms of creative writing to “loosen up” otherwise rigid or fixed thinking in ways that are intended to allow the reader to explore new ideas and break the hold of well-worn beliefs. I use these short passages of poetry and prose to periodically inspire, provoke, or nudge us out of any reverie and remind us that opportunities to challenge our own thinking are all around us.
Here’s one that reminds me, regularly, that discomfort is just an invitation to curiosity, and that the “good stuff” often lies on the other side.
A Stirring
Most everything that matters
Is preceded
By a stirring so subtle
That it may go unnoticed
Unless one knows
To listen
For its low hum
Of foreshadowing
The stirring is meant
