“Starting here, what do you want to remember?How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?What scent of old wood hovers, what softenedsound from outside fills the air?Will you ever bring a better gift for the worldthan the breathing respect that you carrywherever you go right now? Are you waitingfor time to show you some better thoughts?When you turn around, starting here, lift thisnew glimpse that you found; carry into eveningall that you want from this day. This interval you spentreading or hearing this, keep it for life -What can anyone give you greater than now,starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?
Many thanks to Jeanne C. for sharing the poem to the left as we closed our first official Third Act Quest weekend retreat.