“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver’s question is a good one. The question invites us to intentionally consider our plan, our choices, our moments…and the finitude of our lives. It speaks to the part of us that searches for purpose, meaning, and the desire to make a difference. The question also invites us to remember and reflectively evaluate things that have happened, even as we hold in tension the gift of our one wild and precious life.
What has happened in your life this year? What are some things you know about yourself now that you might have been clueless about before this academic year? What are some things you never thought you would be able to do that you did anyway…and in doing so discovered a strength you never knew you had? How are you different now than you were before the academic year began? How did you live your one wild and precious life this year?
This edition of the Chaplain’s Corner contains photos of some of the ways our office celebrated the moments of this year. Each photo is a memorial to a moment, a celebration of students, staff, and faculty living out their one wild and precious life.
On behalf of our office, I invite you to have an incredible and life giving summer. May you rest, breathe, dance, play, sing, remember, celebrate…and just be. May you live your one wild and precious life to its fullest. Carpe Diem, friends. Seize the Day!!!!