I have no words
for what has happened
to my heart.
There are no words
for the quiet kind
of joy —
having found just enough
courage,
just the right hands,
and the pure determination
to walk straight through
all that was illusion
into all that is true.
Laurie's Notes 
I love the joy! 😊😊
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Yes! ♡😉
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This is so beautiful Laurie. Sometimes in my meditation I practice tonglen, which is a meditation of giving and taking on the medium of the breath. I take in the pain of others into the vast blue sky expanse of my heart, and I give out joy, peace, contentment. It’s a practice of allowing your own feelings to arise, to merge with them, to breathe them in for all beings who are having the same feeling. Your poem reminded me of how I sometimes breathe in the pain of the belief that life would be better if certain conditions were met–I breathe this in for myself and all beings. Then I breathe out contentment, gratitude, openness to things as they are now. Your poem reminded me of this contentment practice, the quiet joy that comes when one’s eyes and heart are truly open to this moment. And yes, this takes great courage–I agree. ❤
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Yes. I feel the same way when I read your poems. ♡ Getting to the same place in our own way maybe. I love that. ♡
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Yes. All paths lead to the same place. 💖
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Fun to see for ourselves! Thanks for being here 💜💛💚
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Such a sense of freedom! I love this poem. Wonderful.
James.
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Thank you for visiting and sharing. 🙂 Have a good day
~ Laurie
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