I found your Substack through the Beyond questionnaire and am so glad I did! Your answers there felt beautiful and resonant to me, and this post here was a delight. I felt pulled into a slow, mindful cadence reading it. It just so happens that I sat and watched a spider capture a wasp a week or so ago. The wasp was understandably frantic (or so it seemed) and moving furiously, but the spider was patient and strategic. In the end, she won the meal. I watched for maybe fifteen minutes and wished I could have stayed longer. It’s so easy to miss those little moments - and all too often, I do!
An extremely moving, beautifully written piece.
I found your Substack through the Beyond questionnaire and am so glad I did! Your answers there felt beautiful and resonant to me, and this post here was a delight. I felt pulled into a slow, mindful cadence reading it. It just so happens that I sat and watched a spider capture a wasp a week or so ago. The wasp was understandably frantic (or so it seemed) and moving furiously, but the spider was patient and strategic. In the end, she won the meal. I watched for maybe fifteen minutes and wished I could have stayed longer. It’s so easy to miss those little moments - and all too often, I do!