Whatever our gift, we are called to give it and to dance for the renewal of the world. In return for the privilege of breath.*
Robin Wall Kimmerer

Why are we not better than we are?**
Eric Threthewey

We have been given a wonderful gift,
Each breath we take is a reminder;
We have a great gift to bring –
If we can overcome the many voices for
holding back:
“This is good enough”
“I have nothing better”
“I have nothing to bring”
“Nobody would want it”
“I’m just thankful I’m still here”
“The world owes me more”
…

Figuring out our gift and
bringing it into the world is
the best way towards everything being
better.

Good things seem to take a long time. Bad things seem to happen all at once. And while there’s some truth to these broad strokes, not being able to calculate when the bad things might happen all at once isn’t a good enough reason not to build good things. Even if it takes a long time.^

*Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass;
**Maria Popova’s The Marginalian blog: Why Are We Not Better Than We Are: How Poetry Saves Lives;
^Gabe Anderson’s blog: Good Things, Bad Things.