Reflections – Page 7 – Laurie's Notes

In-between

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Laurie's Notes

When I really

got down to it,

the healer

in me

desired the same thing

as the part of me

hidden beneath

layers of distraction.

Parts of me

had gotten lost

in trying so hard

to protect

and process

as best they could,

while believing they were

separate.

The further away

they got,

the more attention

they demanded —

leading to a never-ending

struggle.

Relief came

in each moment

as I stood,

not as those fractured

pieces,

but as the whole —

reaching back

and embracing

that hidden part

that knew her own

voice —

welcoming

and releasing

all that stood

in-between.

Sacred

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Laurie's Notes

For a while,

I followed

my mind

and all that it

held to be

true.

But I found

the mind rarely

spoke of truth

without the heart.

And the heart,

though gentle

and soft,

always found a way

to remind it

of what was truly

sacred.

Returning

January 14, 2017January 15, 2017 Laurie's Notes

There was

a turning around —

a softening —

a quiet letting go —

a returning to

my own natural center.

And there,

finally.

was peace.

Courage to Wait

January 13, 2017 Laurie's Notes

Because I dared

to stop

to hear

the faintest

whisper

of a prayer,

I sensed

the time had come

to take the bravest

move of all —

to see that,

in the end,

winning and being right

was exchanged

for words

from a higher place

and the courage

to wait for them

to form.

To Listen with My Heart

December 31, 2016December 31, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I found myself

listening to life

in a way I could only

discover through direct

experience,

an exploration of how

this worked for me —

aided by my observations

of others,

my willingness

and innate ability

to listen with my heart

and trust what it revealed.

More Tender Than That

December 25, 2016December 25, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I kept searching

until I found

something that could

stop me

in my tracks.

I had let go

of many things.

I had tried so hard

for so long

to sort out

thoughts and all those

wounded places.

I had struggled

and given up.

I had been turned away

and breathed back.

But in that moment,

it was really much

simpler and

more tender

than that.

I found I was

the quiet prayer

in all of it.

Not So Long Ago

December 19, 2016December 20, 2016 Laurie's Notes

All things became

infused with

and flowed out of

this quiet prayer —

this same subtle,

inaudible whisper

I strained so hard

to hear —

not so long ago.

Prayers, Reflections

Where There Is Calm

December 18, 2016September 26, 2017 Laurie's Notes

Help us to

notice the place

in our our hearts

where there is

natural calm —

where all parts

are accepted

as they are —

where we intuitively

hold and set free —

where quiet prayers

are whispered and answered

as one movement

Amen

Part of the Whole

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 Laurie's Notes

The point

in taking this path,

if there was one,

wasn’t to get

to some

sorted out place,

but to see

that wherever I landed

within

this delicate process

of holding and letting go

was a beautiful part

of the whole.

Without a Thought

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 Laurie's Notes

And so I held this space

in my heart

above all else.

I let go

and held and released

shattered pieces

of a me

I thought I was —

again and again

as they came

back down,

for a while —

until I knew

it was safe

to let go completely —

to be a lighter,

more subtle me

that could hold

and let go

of everything

without exception —

without a thought —

all at once.