Letter 4384
Walking this path worn into the edge of the field. I almost always stop at the same wall to rest and take in a view.
Awakening alone in my dwelling, I almost always first drink a cup of water before starting the day.
Laboring in the garden, I almost always wear the same hat, as the sun is bright up here.
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Almost always.
What of the days I do not? A different path may take me a new way. Perhaps I may drink juice in the morning. Perhaps I may enjoy the bright sun.
Even in the midst of habit, I can choose anew.
Consider:
Can I choose again?
Reading:
❖ “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance
❖ “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
❖ “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV)
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~B.R.
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