Welcome, life's toil! I thank the gracious Giver
Who find my heart and hands their work to do;
That labor done still multiplies forever,
And each swift hour and moment claims its due
Ellen P Allerton, 1894
Who find my heart and hands their work to do;
That labor done still multiplies forever,
And each swift hour and moment claims its due
Ellen P Allerton, 1894
Labor Day….
The day that celebrates the American worker
Born out of the unrest over poor wages and unsafe working conditions
It is now a day of barbecues and saying good bye to summer
But it is not the day, but the word that has me excited
Labor!
It comes from the Latin word “laborer”- to strive or endeavor
And in modern French and Portuguese, the word means to plow.
It is the root word of laboratory! Labor is not just about doing, but about bringing forth.
Sowing the seeds
Clearing the weeds
Moving the boulders
Labor!
Creating a place to make things grow for you and those you love
Labor is about being mindful…of moving through the fields of life with a sharpness that makes a way for the new
and that's poetiquejustis
