Quiet Reflections and Prayers
When there were
no more words,
I stopped waiting.
I stopped picking up
and looking for
all of the things
that were not quite
what I had thought.
And I listened
a little more deeply
with my heart
and honored,
a little more fully —
all that could not
be written.
I turned down the noise
around me
and inside.
And in that space,
I found my Self.
— Laurie, What’s Right Here
I found simplicity
and grace
from silence,
a quiet joy
connecting me
with just the right thought
in just the right moment
and back
to the silent knowing
beyond it.
I found there was
always space
within my heart.
And there was comfort
where words couldn’t go —
the silent places into which
they faded
and appeared again
in different forms
without ever losing
their true essence.
Let our focus be
on listening
a little more deeply,
below the surface —
that we may hear
a different voice —
the quieter,
more subtle knowing
within.
Amen.
And so I hold
this me
that doesn’t need
to try to be
a certain way.
And though it feels
a little bit risky,
I hold on
just a little longer
and trust
just a little more deeply.
And I see that I am
this me.
I am this peace.
— Laurie, Heart Space
I trust
in this moment.
I have all I need.
It is safe to be still —
to look with love
at all that is
in my heart
and in my world —
to intimately know
the peace
that is here.
And so there was
a quieting,
a sacred holding,
the journey within —
where all was dissolved
into the purest love.
It was my willingness
to allow the surface
to be
a little unsorted
that led me
most directly
to the unseen beauty
and clarity
within the stillness
of my heart.
Here, in the stillness,
there is calm
and comfort in knowing
that hidden within
whatever appears
is something just a little
more magical
than it seems.
Laurie's Notes 