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Just as the sun rises
\nEver so slowly over the horizon,
\nSo I will proceed.
\nBeautifully.
\nUnhurried.
\nSteady.
\nAnd loyal to my desires.<\/p>\n

As the sun
\nMakes its way across the sky
\nEvery day
\nNo matter the weather,
\nI will live.
\nSteady.
\nPredictable.
\nBeautiful.<\/p>\n

I will shine,
\nEven when storms
\nBlock my light.<\/p>\n

I will rise.
\nI will set.
\nNo matter
\nThe state of things.<\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reading Jennifer Louden\u2019s book, Why Bother?<\/i> In one of the journal reflection prompts, she asks: \u201cAre you tempted to raise the bar on yourself and impersonate a robot or a cyborg? Can you look to nature for something else to emulate?\u201d Reflecting on this question, I saw the gentleness of the sun\u2019s path across our sky. It\u2019s predictable, we can trust in it, and yet it\u2019s also beautiful and peaceful; not robotic at all. This insight prompted me to write the short poem below about how to live like the sun rather than a machine.<\/p>\n

Image credit:\u00a0“Great Salt Lake #57<\/a>\u201c by KellyB.<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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