Honoring the Unseen: Reflections on What Keeps Our World Turning

What goes unseen often matters most. Today's meditation centers around six powerful words—loving, kindness, compassion, heart, hands, and head—inviting you to weave them into your own meaningful mantra. 

The heart of this episode features selected passages from Alison Lutterman's moving poem "Invisible Work," which perfectly captures the countless unacknowledged acts that sustain our world. From the young mother running "rings around herself" to keep her child safe with no one to validate her efforts, to the worms tunneling ceaselessly so the earth can breathe, to the bees that "ransack this world into being"—this meditation honors all forms of unseen labor.

During these unprecedented times, this reflection feels especially poignant. We pause to recognize frontline workers who have shouldered immense burdens throughout the pandemic, often without adequate acknowledgment. The poem reminds us that even in our most isolated moments, as the Chippewa poem says, we are "being carried by great winds across the sky." 

This gentle meditation encourages self-compassion by acknowledging the invisible work we all do to navigate difficult circumstances. It invites deeper awareness of the intricate web of visible and invisible support that sustains us daily. Take a few moments with this episode to honor not just the unseen labor of others, but your own daily acts of courage, patience, and perseverance during these historic times. Listen again whenever you need to remember that you're part of something larger—a world being constantly "stitched up" by countless invisible hands, including your own.

Link to the original poem: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/invisible-work/

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