In his book, The Wisdom of Wilderness, Gerald May talks about “The Presence of Slowing.”
This presence cannot be grasped nor contained;
We cannot hold it for our own…
We can only be aware;
Watching…
Be ready to welcome;
Open to let this Presence wash over us…
Lean into its sanctuary…
And let it go
Mary Oliver’s words come to mind:
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
(from “Yes! No!”, Owls and Other Fantasies: Poems and Eassays