U is for Underneath

Week U | Thursday | Glimmer Group ✨

With Ginny, Langley BC, August 2015

Last week I was blessed by the most wonderful call with four glorious women, thanks to the excuse of our little ‘book club’ here – though we talked little about the latest book and discussed much else of truth and beauty.

RS Thomas

I saw a cartoon some years ago, and wish I could find it again. It depicts two ‘leaders’ shouting at each other across distanced podiums while, underneath them from within the podiums, hands reach out to offer each other flowers.

I was so struck during our time together last week by the ways we all engage in bringing light to the world, sharing and multiplying it, individually and collectively. And wondered how much of that goes on without most of the world noticing, acting as a counter-balance – or more! – to the chaos and evil that’s made so evident to us.

I have a small WhatsApp group for sharing glimmers and, after that wonderful call, find I want to share the practice here, too. From now on, on Thursdays, I’ll share glimmers I’ve made note of, and yours too if you want to share them. Drop me a line about yours while you remember them, or add them to the comments on Thursdays. ✨

Mary Oliver, for Ginny ✨

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