nuggets of wisdom from 'The Treehouse' by Naomi Wolf.
The story about a monk who lived in China - he spent his lifetime carving a stone cicada. It was a beautiful cicada. The very last thing he did was to carve a perfect ruby tongue in its mouth. Of course no one would ever see the ruby tongue. But the monk would know it was there. As a monk who was praying with his work, and as an artist, he knew that only when that unseen detail was finished would the stone cicada be complete...
Ordinary details are innately sublime; they are full of glory. When we notice the details, the glory reveals itself. But-----that does not mean we get bogged down by details.
A poem to live by:
STOP
GO BACK
YOU ARE GOING
THE WRONG WAY
Remember - There is room in the Universe for all of us and for all our efforts. No effort ever goes to waste. They all get connected...so, Be happy doing whatever you are doing, NO MATTER WHAT COMES OF IT.
