A Year with Rumi

I've been playing guitar for a year and a half now. At first it was pure love and I easily played nearly every day, but of course with time enthusiasm fades. It is no longer a new discovery. However this morning I felt love and joy while playing and I was reminded of of a quote from one of my all-time favorite books - The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, "Work is Love Made Visible." Today I felt this love because I had done the work of printing out a bunch of new music to learn. And I had done the work of trying songs that were too hard for me, and then trying them again. And I had done the work of simply picking up the guitar and strumming, because often starting is the hardest part.

Speaking of my favorite books. I'm rereading
I read it in 2009, then lent it to the friend whose guitar I still have. I took it back this year to reread. I enjoy it so much I usually read the day's poem as soon as I get up and again before sleep.

Today begins

"Imagine a man selling his donkey
to be with Jesus.

Now imagine him selling Jesus
to get a ride on a donkey.
This does happen..."

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I was working on my poems, I forget how I ended up here. Anyway, I think on a basic level they are in good shape. Every time I look at them I change things, but at the moment I am feeling satisfied with where they are at.

Two more gratitudes - I think I'll have at least one friend listening to the This American Life show today, which I greatly appreciate.

And I finally remembered to wash my gloves with my laundry, possibly for the first time.