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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Chicken Little
How long does it take to get over nearly dying? When will I quit feeling so anxious and scared? Sometimes I do really well and get on with my life and other times I'm paralyzed with panic. I'd get counseling now but can't afford it yet. Fortunately I do have friends I can talk to and that helps a lot. I've been really concerned lately about Virginia, my friend Paige's daughter, who is also a friend and like a niece to me. She was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of weeks ago and is going through all that now. She had a biopsy and lymph node assessment. It's infiltrating duct breast cancer with some node involvement. Her oncology appointment is Friday at Vanderbilt. Sometimes it's just too much, isn't it?
12:40:00 PM
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