And…
This poem was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869.
And people stayed at home
And read books
And listened
And they rested
And did exercises
And made art and played
And learned new ways of being
And stopped and listened more deeply
Someone meditated, someone prayed
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Someone met their shadow
And people began to think differently
And people healed.
And in the absence of people who lived in ignorant ways
Dangerous, meaningless and heartless, the earth also began to heal
And when the danger ended and people found themselves
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they grieved for the dead
And made new choices
And dreamed of new visions
And created new ways of living
And completely healed the earth
Just as they were healed.
Reprinted during Spanish flu pandemic, 1919

This poem was posted by a friend I think worth sharing

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