“Do you think that I count the days?
There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre
Upon reading this Sartre quote, I considered what to do with my one day.
I landed here:
Live in Wonder/Feel Joy.
What a profoundly simple goal. Childlike in fact. A precious, affirming, uplifting game.
Then came a poem~
*FYI… I’ve revised this poem since recording it. I like it better now. Do you? Read the revision, listen to the original, then share your comments!
Hide and Seek
Today
I seek
Wonder
Joy
Hidden
beneath leaf
behind hillock
near the sea
After a quick
“not it”
they scampered out of view
they slyly, shyly hid from me
knowing
if mindful, fully present
I’d see.
Listen to me read Hide and Seek here☝🏼
As smarmy as it sounds, I consciously aim to live in wonder, to be curious and surprised and amazed. I’m ever-ready to feel all the feels and experience nuances of the goodness and joy surrounding and astounding me. I also know that some days I’ll feel disheartened, anxious or sad, untethered, unmoored.
Some days being so aware comes easily. Others, effort’s required. Always, though, it’s worth reminding myself that light ever breaks through darkness, and to remember that goodness abounds. I know I can find joy, even if it’s deeply hidden, burrowed down, down, down. In fact, those are the days when feeling wonder and joy are most important of all.
Smarmy or not? Please share your thought!
No smarm, only beauty. And I am really applauding your courage at removing some words from your poem. A graceful distillation!
adrienne maree brown calls it “Pleasure Activism”. I like this!