November 3, 2022

Ah, synchronicity. I love how it flows through life. The day I published my latest post, Dennis found these words and thought they were appropriate to the thread. Absolutely. I couldn’t resist finding an image and creating this piece. 

As we journey through the years, our eyesight changes and we welcome the support of reading glasses, prescription glasses, and even cataract surgery to sustain our vision. Of course this support was not available in the early 1900s when Rilke was writing. When eyesight failed, the work of the eyes was done. For elders of that time, it was good advice to turn to the heart work. 

We are so very fortunate to be able to have our vision for most of our life journey. But because, in this sense, the work of our eyes is not done, are Rilke’s words irrelevant for this time? Perhaps at first glance. But there is something in this that calls for deeper consideration.

Especially as Crone, as elder, it’s important to consider the heart work of releasing all those images imprisoned within. I close my eyes and open to other ways of seeing. 

Beannacht,
Judith