A Timeless Poem

You may have seen the poem below on social media in recent days. We thought this was so beautiful... timeless... and what a poignant reminder that we're not alone in this. Others, billions of others, have been through similar and much worse throughout time. These are not unprecedented times, seasons come and seasons go, and it's so important to roll with that ebb and flow of life. Try not to fight it, but rather, grasp the lessons, learn new ways of living, create a new, healthier normal, rest and heal.

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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
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
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.
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Written in 1869 by Kathleen O’Mara.
Reprinted during Spanish flu Pandemic, 1919
Photo taken during Spanish flu

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