![]() ![]() A question can often be laced with blame or rage. ![]() ‘I’ve heard David explain that asking the more beautiful question (invariably the courageous one) delivers us the answer we seek. She quotes David Whyte, the Irish poet, who asks – but what is the most beautiful question here? It would take me quite a few blog posts to discuss her ideas, so I’ll focus on just one. She also wove in personal stories and accounts of her hikes through different parts of the world. Her book alone could give you a reading list for a year, and she has many resources on her website here. Wilson’s book is full of a range of sources from conversations with the Dalai Lama, interviews with Bill McKibben, phone calls with Sister Joan Chittister, books from James Hollis. Her title comes from Mary Oliver’s poem, The summer day, which asks us to question what we will do to make the most of our brief, wonderful life. I recently finished reading Sarah Wilson’s This one wild and precious life, a book on climate change and activism. ![]()
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