And when there is
nothing left to do,
I will hold,
and I will let go
at once.
I will surrender
to the vastness
of this love —
honoring,
holding space and allowing
for the deepest kind
of healing to unfold.
Straight Through
Many times I reached
the place
where words can’t go,
where I somehow knew
that a step
in any other direction
would be less helpful
than standing still.
And so I found
just enough courage
and strength
to be still in my heart
and to keep going
straight through.
This Gentler Way
I began to trust
in the unfolding
of this life —
letting go of the need
to force
or try
to heal
or connect
or figure out.
And in each step
into this gentler way,
I found all I had tried
so hard
to reach for
and cling to
for so long.
Gentle Reconnection
I hold what is here.
I hold without needing
to alter my reaction
with force.
I hold.
And I trust —
holding the pure emotion
underneath the stories —
honoring
and holding space
with an ever-deepening love
and gentle reconnection
with this life.
Amen.
From A State of Prayer
I stand still
in honor of
all that needs
a little more holding.
And from this stillness,
from a state of prayer,
I offer this love
as others have done
for me.
Amen.
Effortless Reaching
And so life became
a movement,
a prayer —
a continuous holding
and letting go,
an effortless reaching
toward the next
natural shift upward
and within —
no longer fearing
what was hidden
or clinging to what appeared —
meeting all experiences
with unspeakable reverence
and peace.
Only Love
For the times
when words can’t be found,
when we feel disconnected
and lost,
let us know
that at the core
we are
and have always been
only love.
All Along
And so I began
to show up
little by little —
letting go
of all I had gathered
and carried
and held on to
and hoped for
for so long.
And though my steps were
often less than graceful
and parts of me
were sometimes frightened,
I never forgot
the truth
and the peace
of who I really am
and had been —
all along.
After All
And so it was,
after all,
the quiet whisper,
the courage to trust
each small step
through and past
all that appeared —
the secret path
I couldn’t see
that led me always
back in
to my deepest heart.
By Grace
And so by grace,
by my own persistence
and a little mystery,
I found way back
to my purest self.
And in the sweetness
of the return,
I didn’t long anymore
to be understood
or accepted
or loved.
I longed only
to somehow share
just a little
of the raw beauty I saw
in everything.
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