Look Around In Wonder

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Staunend umherschauen
-von David Griswold

Schau dich um, schau dich um,
Sieh dich um im Staunen,
Verfolge die donnernde Wolke oben
Die den Fluss unten speist.
Schau oben und schau unten
Und sieh endlich nach innen,
Du wirst sehen, dass dort ein Fluss fließt
Und wenn du das tust, spring hinein.

Sieh den Keimling, der aufsprießt,
Sieh den Baum, der sich biegt,
Schau immer wieder durch die Jahre
Wie nichts jemals endet.
Beobachte den Falken und beobachte die Katze
Und beobachte die Beute, die sie jagen,
Beobachte das Kind, das sich ausstreckt
das langsam zu laufen lernt.

Sieh zu, wie sich der krause Farn entfaltet
Und sieh, wie er sich wieder kräuselt,
Erblicke das Sonnenlicht durch den Nebel
der über dem Moor hängt.
Sieh, wie der Mond durch die Blätter blinzelt,
Und schau, wie die Sterne Gestalt annehmen,
Sieh, wie die Erde sich dreht und dreht
Eine Sonne, der sie nicht entkommen kann.

Achte auf deine Hände und auf deine Füße
Und beobachte dein sich veränderndes Gesicht,
Sieh es im Glas eines Flusses
das nie an einem Ort bleibt.
Sieh, wie sich die Berge langsam erheben
Und zum Meer hinabsinken,
Beobachte, wie deine Brust sich hebt und senkt
In perfekter Harmonie.


Schau dich um, schau dich um,
Schau dich um und staune,
Folge der donnernden Wolke oben
Die den Fluss unten speist.
Schau nach oben und schau nach unten
Und schau endlich nach innen,
Du wirst sehen, dass dort ein Fluss fließt
Und wenn du das tust, spring hinein.

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Fragen zum Nachdenken: Welche Beziehung haben Sie zu dem Begriff des Flusses, der in Ihnen fließt? Können Sie eine persönliche Geschichte erzählen, in der Sie in den Fluss gesprungen sind, den Sie in sich fließen sahen? Was hilft Ihnen, sich staunend umzusehen?

David Griswold ist Autor, Dichter, Erzieher, Vater und Musiker. Er schreibt Kindergedichte in den frühen Morgenstunden, bevor seine Kinder aufwachen.

Seed Questions for Reflection

How do you relate to the notion of the river running within? Can you share a personal story of a time you jumped into the river you saw running within? What helps you look around in wonder?

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14 Past Reflections
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CandaceLamoree
Feb 9, 2023
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
TT
Jan 11, 2023
I am always blessed by your pieces of writing.And this poem which i just read is an amazing one...keep shining n stay blessed.Thanks a lot
RU
Ru
Jan 9, 2023
The river running within, to me, is a river of joy, love and compassion..jumping in is getting back into, becoming one with the spirit, who we truly are. Gratitude for the generosity of the beautiful web of life, helps me look around in wonder and awe at every single element of nature I encounter. What a precious precious gift it is to be alive on this beautiful planet and witnessing life in myriad forms! My heart fills with warmth and gratitude again and again!
AU
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PE
Jan 4, 2023
Beautiful.......
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Ela Baijal
Jan 3, 2023
I relate to the notion of river running within is nurturing and discovering our purpose and evolve our soul, grow it. Watch the world being present in the moment as a ' drishta' , watching it unfold as we ourselves unfold our journey. Loving and living each moment with gratitude. Personal experience would be when i invest time & energies in meditation and it grows my love without boundaries for one & all. I feel unconfined and anyone who comes to me feels nurtured. This all changes if I don't flow with my river within, as then i get agitated ,disturbed. Thus, sitting with myself and staying connected to the inner river ,the very source is the food for my soul. That keeps me positive and helps me see the beautiful world around me in wonder. Especially discovering this beautiful community of ' awaken circle' has made my inner rivers flow smoother as found so many like minded people. Beautiful poem this is. Thanks for sharing.
GA
Gayle Jan 8, 2023
Yes, Ela, I concur. Well said.
ER
Jan 3, 2023
We have a popular saying in Spanish : “Wonder is the Mother of Wisdom”. But the problem is that most people seem to be motherless, orphaned, having been robbed (in schools and homes) of their natural childlike sense of wonder!
HA
Jan 1, 2023
Mediation and silence lets us dive deep and observe, the breath , the sensations, the feelings, the thoughts. I think that's what is the river (of thoughts) . Observing within gets us to the habit of even observing deeply outside
DD
Dec 31, 2022
The river within is also the river without. There is one river, and everything is part of the one river which is the source of all. There are times that I jump into the river within. For example, in relating to someone I have jumped into the river within, jumped into what I am experiencing and related from it, simply being present in it and from it as I am with and relating to the person with me, having no agenda, not knowing where I or the current would go. Jumping into the river within in that way has always been positively magical. My having had a glimpse of the river that we are all of helps me look around in wonder.
TE
Dec 30, 2022
Beautiful encouragement to practice awareness until we jump into the river within, and become the wonder missing nothing...
JP
Dec 30, 2022
I love to read and re-read this beautiful poem Look Around In Wonder by Davis Griswold. It's a song of Wonderment, a song of Wow. The Wow experiences are happening in the Outside Natural World as well as in the Inside World, the world of the Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual dimensions. Both worlds offer gifts of surprise, wonderment and inspiration. It's a dynamic world with its own rhyme and rythm. The follwing four lines of the peom touch my heart and inspire me to live a life of wonderment: Look above and look below And look at last within. You'll see a river there, And when you do, jump in. The inner river is the river of delightful surprises, amazement, and fulfillmemt. I have been blessed to have such wow moments when I am in the midst of nature deeply enjoying the wonderful Divine creation and in the company of loving and caring people. It happens when I am walking on the spiritual path, receiving and offering gifts of unconditional love. Wonderment happens when I do... View full comment
JO
jo Dec 30, 2022
Beautiful Jagdish! Beautiful too David! So deep!❤️
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