Without a Doubt

I learned the value of

tenderness and became willing to

set down many things in exchange for

a deeper connection with life.

I knew without a doubt that

whatever appeared would eventually lead

back to a tender place in my own heart.

And so I became willing to bear the ache

of leftover traces of unhealed and

unresolved experiences —

to be in a place where there are

no guarantees —

to show up in each moment

with a quiet prayer and renewed reverence

for the sacred journey,

however it unfolded.