Busy with very urgent jobs I forgot one also has to die
irresponsible I kept neglecting that duty or performed it perfunctorily
as from tomorrow things will be different
I’ll start dying meticulously wisely optimistically without wasting time
‘Busy with many jobs’ by Tadeusz Różewicz
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Image: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Diego Velázquez, c.1618, The National Gallery, London; Bequeathed by Sir William H. Gregory, 1892.
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In St Mary’s prayer cycle for June 2020, today we pray for those with mental health conditions who do not understand why they cannot see friends or family as before.
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If you would like to contribute to these reflections, please do email Katherine Cox at kvcox-therapy@gmail.com
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