What I know for sure is this: We come from mystery and we return to mystery. I arrived here with no bad memories of wherever I’d come from, so I have no good reason to fear the place to which I’ll return. And I know this, too: Standing closer to the reality of death awakens my awe at the gift of life.
I’m old enough to know that the world can delight me, so my expectation is not of the world but of myself:
Delight in the gift of life and be grateful.
~Parker Palmer “On the Brink of Everything“
Yet another wonderful passage I found first on Barnstorming.
I love this, and so agree. And thanks to you I discovered Barnstorming, which has become one of my favorite blogs to follow.