Spiritual Journey Thursday: 2025 One Little Word For the last thirteen years, I have chosen a One Little Word. My 2024 word was "Expand-take a Risk." It served me so well. From sharing art in the community to going to Japan, my world expanded. So in thinking for the word this, several came to mind. I've chosen DREAM for 2025. Langston Hughes' "Hold fast to dreams /For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/That cannot fly. " has always resonated with me. Finding quotes that make me want to copy them down has been trickier. I found two that I used for golden shovels. A golden shovel, riffing on wilde. A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ~Oscar Wilde I disagree with Wilde...it's never a punishment to see the sunrise. And this quote by Anaïs Nin: Dreams are necessary to life. ~Anaïs Nin Dreamers find their way by moonlight Consort with the dreamers the ones who find the tchotchkes and trinkets left on their deck by crows. The ones who know the way to the sea by their whimsy and moonlight ©jone rush macculloch, 2025 (draft) Dreams are necessary to life Anais Nin In my dreams the ravens are at the feeder. They’ve returned the necessary keys and word, I lost last decade to the divine chaos of life. ©jone rush macculloch, 2025 (draft) Invitation for Saturday, January 18, 2025What: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr. Let's create or write poems for persistence, for presence during the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Let's share our work in community. If you are a writer, a poet, a slow stitcher, or artist, join us for a couple hours of creative community. 10-12 EST If you can only join us for an hour, great. Join us. Join here: Creating for Persistence.  WINTER POETRY SWAP JOY I'm always excited when Tabatha Yeatts puts out the call for poetry swaps. I love out poetry community, our connected collective. This year, Tanita Davis and l swapped. Her poetry rock will be on display with my other rock words, She's nudged me with some slow stitching with a little felt embroidery project and given me words for future poems. Thank you, Tanita. 
Karen Eastlund
1/3/2025 12:09:29 pm
Jone: Thanks for this post! I love your poems, especially consort with dreamers who find their way to the sea by whimsy and moonlight. Lovely! The MLK Jr quote also speaks to me. Have a good year!
Mary Lee
1/3/2025 12:19:40 pm
Yeah. Sunrise is never a punishment. Surely he was being sarcastic? I like that you chose bits of his quote for your poem. And those ravens in the second one...oof! What a lucky visitation! 1/3/2025 05:04:59 pm
I like the quotes you found, Jone, and each one takes up a part of life to examine, at least to me. Ravens are special in my family. My husband loved them & collected them in art pieces, and a few books. Since they are known to "take" things, it's very fun that you wrote about them returning things! You session invitation is intriguing but I'm not sure I can make it because of other commitments. I will try! Happy New Year with the lovely "dream" guidance.
Linda Mitchell
1/3/2025 06:00:14 pm
I love your energy, Jone. Dream will be a great word for 2025. There is so much to discover out there for you, us in dreams. I so look forward to learning from your lessons. I'm on my way to sign up for the 18th. Thank you for hosting! 1/3/2025 09:01:33 pm
Your "Dreamers Find Their Way by Moonlight" poem is a special delight Jone. Thank you for sharing! 1/3/2025 09:35:25 pm
Jone, your blog post is filled with wonderful thoughts and a fabulous event in January. Dream is a new one word that I never heard of before. I am sure that you will find many outlets to build dreams that touch your life. I can imagine what you come up with through poetry, artwork, photography, and any other creative task you come up with. Thanks for the invitation to your event. Tanita;s swap is clever - love the rock poem, and providing you with words for future prompts is a great idea. Have a great weekend.
Irene Latham
1/4/2025 05:18:38 am
Dreams ARE necessary. YES yes yes! xo
Kim Johnson
1/4/2025 05:43:34 am
I love the pairing of a golden shovel and the word DREAM. It's like a treasure chest of dreams just waiting to be discovered. This imagery with your form is delightful, and your word creates a feeling of new possibilities. 1/4/2025 09:30:49 am
Here's to more dreams, more moonlight, even more divine chaos! Happy New Year, Jone.
Rose Cappelli
1/4/2025 01:15:07 pm
Here's to lots of dreaming and dreams fulfilled in 2025. Love your golden shovels, and especially "whimsy and moonlight." 1/5/2025 07:51:29 am
Oh I love DREAM for 2025. May it allow you all sorts of DREAMS.
Margaret Simon
1/5/2025 02:12:29 pm
Dream is a dreamy word, so full of expectation and joy. I love both of your poems and how they lead us to imagine. 1/6/2025 06:16:50 am
“I lost last decade to/the divine chaos of life,” rich and powerful post Jone, especially this line! Wishing you many journeys with dream, thanks! 1/6/2025 07:00:51 am
Jone, I love this and I'm wishing you powerful dreaming (and dreams that come to frution) in 2025! And what a fun package from Tanita. :D Happy new year!!
Robert J Hamera
1/8/2025 05:47:41 pm
Jone, when we dream, we do. So many accomplishments started off as dreams.
Denise Krebs
1/8/2025 06:50:07 pm
Jone, your Golden Shovels are lovely and inspiring. I agree about the sunrise as punishment part, and I'm glad you left it off because the first half of the quote is perfect. Thanks for the invitation to the creative time on Saturday. I'm looking forward to it. 1/30/2025 01:18:22 am
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tea
1/30/2025 03:32:59 pm
Weeks later, I'm wondering if I mentioned that the rock that I wrote the poem on came from a neighbor's yard - they were removing their greenery and PAVING IT. An efficiency of deletion, indeed. Comments are closed.
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