“Walk as though your feet are kissing the earth.” – Thich Naht Hanh

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Recorded Reading (1:22): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1lg7ud2jix9mwgt0c5r31/Walk-as-Though-Your-Feet-are-Kissing-the-Earth.mp3?rlkey=r1mzmxwpskfe0pu5da3cbbjlu&dl=0

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Walk as Though Your Feet are Kissing the Earth

Walk as though
Your feet
Are kissing the earth

Lift your eyes as if you are
Lost in wonder
At living on this beautiful world

Handle every possession
As though you may
Never see it again

Greet everyone you meet
As a long lost brother
And newly discovered teacher

See every fallen leaf
As an irreplaceable
Painting

Each individual flower
As priceless
Sculpture

Feel every feeling as though
You know you will never be
Privileged

To feel this exact
Same feeling
Ever again

Be
Here
Now

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This poet presently lives at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level.

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