One of Mary Oliver's most famous lines is "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

I see it quoted all the time out of context, usually on insipid inspo posts about living life to the fullest.

Every so often, I like to go back and re-read the poem it's from, The Summer Day. The meaning of a line can change quite a bit when you read it in context.

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@fullfathomfive I like that Mary Oliver encourages us to re-imagine and re-evaluate what 'living our life to the fullest' means. Her thoughts get me off to a good start every day.