The Spark of Contact
Dear Members of The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara Community,
"Only that which is utterly intangible," writes D.H. Lawrence, "matters. The contact, the spark of exchange. That which can never be fastened upon, forever gone, forever coming, never to be detained: the spark of contact."
How deeply lucky we are that our children know such a spark (and for so many months while many other children didn't). We celebrate this, and are grateful for your commitment to WSSB.
Enjoy your long Easter weekend.
With gratitude,
The WSSB Admin Team
PS The penseé of the day is by Jack Kornfield:
A Path With Heart
A path with heart will also include our unique gifts and creativity. The outer expression of our heart may be to write books, to build buildings, to create ways for people to serve one another. It may be to teach or to garden, to serve food, or play music. Whatever we choose, the creations of our life must be grounded in our hearts. Our love is the source of all energy to create and connect. If we act without a connection to the heart, even the greatest things in our life can become dried up, meaningless, or barren.
All other spiritual teachings are in vain if we cannot love. Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if, with our hearts, we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given. What matters is how we live...so that we can say on whatever day is the end of our life, "Yes, I have lived my path with heart."
PPS The poem of the day is by William Stafford:
You, Reading This, Be Ready
Starting here, what do you want to remember?
How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?
What scent of old wood hovers, what softened
sound from outside fills the air?
Will you ever bring a better gift for the world
than the breathing respect that you carry
wherever you go right now?
Are you waiting for time to show you some better thoughts?
When you turn around, starting here, lift this
new glimpse that you found; carry into evening
all that you want from this day. This interval you spent
reading 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?