Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#December 22, 1823
#OTD Thomas Wentworth #Higginson, American #Unitarian #Minister & #Abolitionist, is
born.
He once #Lost his #Congregation for being too #Progressive.
He #Discovered the #Poet Emily #Dickinson, & they became #Friends.
He asked,
"How many #Lessons of #Faith + #Beauty we should #Lose if there were no #Winter in our #Year?"
#Seasons #Season #Ephemeral #Change
#Suffering #Growth #Wisdom #Joy #Hardship
#Prose #Sermon #Verse #Lesson #Gardener #Garden
#Poetry #Poem #Question
#December #otd #higginson #unitarian #minister #abolitionist #lost #congregation #progressive #discovered #poet #dickinson #friends #lessons #faith #beauty #lose #winter #year #seasons #Season #ephemeral #change #suffering #growth #wisdom #joy #hardship #prose #sermon #verse #lesson #gardener #garden #poetry #poem #question