“To see the world in a grain of sand, And heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.”

~ William Blake

For 200 years, these words have ignited the spiritual imagination of people the world over. Like a philosopher’s stone that transmutes base metal into gold, Blake’s words have the power to transform and uplift human life, to unfetter and set free the soaring spirit of the higher mind—without leaving anything out or behind, staying fully present in the body with feet on the ground.

A few years ago, I met 123 Blakes, kids from two to 12 years of age. I interviewed them for a book I co-authored, The Spiritual Wisdom of Kids. Each and every one of them confirmed the majestic beauty of Blake’s famous lines. Also, these kids (they preferred “kids” to “children”) I spoke with had Blake’s power, too, for they pulled their wisdom from the same well as Blake pulled his. In the same way we learn from Blake, we can learn from these kids. They are wild flowers from heaven. (more…)