Holding – Laurie's Notes

Again

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 Laurie's Notes2 Comments

It was difficult to hold

many things.

It was difficult to comprehend

that the world wasn’t

how it appeared on the surface.

I had known that at an early age

and had continued on.

It was disheartening to know

and be unable to be heard —

as so many times before.

Yet I remained thankful for strength

to hold it all anyway —

and to remain connected

to God and to my heart

this time

and to welcome new friends

and new experiences

as I learned to notice

and nurture the smallest

bit of hope and pure joy

again.

Before the Words

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Laurie's Notes2 Comments

I vowed to be still in my heart

just long enough

for words to form

to comfort all that was

unsettled in me.

And then I found

the comfort came before

the words,

in my willingness to be

with all that is here —

in the presence of

my own soul.

This Natural Unfolding

June 14, 2017June 17, 2017 Laurie's Notes4 Comments

I learned to

listen to

and follow

what resonated with

my own inner

healer.

I was led to

treasures and clues

that my heart

understood.

I learned to gently

hold a space

for this natural

unfolding in myself

and others

and to trust each of

our higher selves

to arrange the pieces.

The Embrace

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 Laurie's Notes2 Comments

More and more

attention was placed

on the embrace

of love

that enveloped

all of my

experiences.

It no longer

made sense

to continue focusing

anything less into

form.

All That Was Tender

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Laurie's Notes4 Comments

I found that

I could filter

and then hold

all that was

tender within

and all that was

reflected back

just a little gentler.

And so I vowed

to hold these things

a little longer —

sure that they would

grow.

Enough

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 Laurie's Notes4 Comments

Sometimes it was

hard to hear

the quiet prayer

in my heart

Sometimes life became

so noisy

and the best I could do

was to hold on

to the knowing

beyond doubt

that it was

in fact always there —

no matter what.

Somehow that was

enough.

Space for a New Way

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 Laurie's Notes4 Comments

I hold this space

for a new way

of being.

I honor the

sacred journey

in me

and in you.

Amen

This Silent Holding Prayer

December 11, 2016December 12, 2016 Laurie's Notes17 Comments

I found this

silent holding

prayer began to

reach far —

through the

wounded places —

into the tender,

most creative

magical spaces

in my heart

that couldn’t be

reached in other ways —

the ones that

carried on

so gently

through any kind

of storm.

Most Natural

December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 Laurie's Notes4 Comments

Out of necessity,

I became willing

to remember how

to see with

my heart —

to dare myself

to hold my focus

just below the surface —

to toss everything

and trust

what was needed

to come back down —

to meet my Self

in each moment —

to notice again and again

that I was indeed

still okay here —

until this was

the most

natural place

to be.

This Sacred Space

November 27, 2016 Laurie's Notes6 Comments

Let us be

steadfast

in our own

evolution.

Let us remain

centered in our own

deepest hearts,

moved to action

from this place

and not the shifting

ground around us.

Help us to hold

this sacred space

above all else.

Amen