The Weekly Circle #10
Welcome to the tenth episode of The Weekly Circle! A free Circles in Time newsletter released every Sunday.
Hey everybody,
I spent the past few days in the wilderness just outside of Cape Town. The experience was a reminder of the importance of fully immersing oneself in nature, and to marvel at all the exquisite beauty the mountains, rivers and forests have to offer us. It can be an easy thing to forget when we’re stuck behind screens, in built-up urban environments.
It was also my first weekend off since May and a much-needed break away from all the exciting but intense and exhausting projects that have occupied my attention over the past several months.
As a result of my excursion, I was not able to put together a full Weekly Circle post this week. I’ve expected and accepted that this will happen from time to time. I’ll be back next week with a full post.
In saying that, I did want to pass on a touching poem that a friend shared during our time in the wilderness. The poem is called ‘The Moment’, by Margaret Atwood.
THE MOMENT
The moment when, after many years
of hard work and a long voyage
you stand in the centre of your room,
house, half-acre, square mile, island, country,
knowing at last how you got there,
and say, I own this,
is the same moment when the trees unloose
their soft arms from around you,
the birds take back their language,
the cliffs fissure and collapse,
the air moves back from you like a wave
and you can’t breathe.
No, they whisper. You own nothing.
You were a visitor, time after time
climbing the hill, planting the flag, proclaiming.
We never belonged to you.
You never found us.
It was always the other way round.
Until next week,
Take care,
David
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