The Well of Age
For a gathering where those present were going to dive into conversation at The Well of Age, this blessing came to me. It is to live in wonder each day, realizing our breath, not our number, is what is so extraordinary.
I am such an admirer of John O’Donohue and his book of blessings, touching life over and over again with his words, words that could only come from his heart.
So it was delightful to look to him for mentoring and give writing blessings a try. This is the fist one I wrote.
It came to me today after a long conversation about the preciousness of life.
Cherish every moment.
Blessing for Wonder in Age
From the moment we took our first breath
A moment not one of us can recall
To THIS moment
Our breath unceasing
Rhythmic
Breathing in
Breathing out
May we fathom in some way
That miracle – THIS miracle
May we overflow with wonder
In how the well of life
Serves up our breath
Deeper than we can imagine
Every moment
EVERY moment
All of our breaths
Artificially packaged into a number
Who can say how many breaths you or I
Take in one year of life?
May our breathing
Moment by moment
Hour by hour
Day by day
Year by year
Inspire us to honor its gift
By living fully
Robustly
In joy
In dancing and singing and laughing
In service
In connection
To each other
To nature
To this world
May we remember
Age is but a number
But breath
BREATH IS LIFE
Blessings for how the awareness
Of this ever present companion
Will magnificently guide us through
Whatever age we are
And into
Whatever ages are ahead of us.
Dawn Sully Pile, MA, CPCC
