Reflections

One Last Hope

Laurie's Notes

A large part

of my own healing

came out of

symptoms that refused

to subside

until I began

to reach

from some place

deep within.

The hunger

for truth began

to outweigh any desire

to turn back

or take an easier

path.

In fact,

it was that one

last hope,

the risky move

to go straight

to the core

without knowing

how or if

I would find

my way back

that saved me.

Quieting

By a Whisper

Laurie's Notes

I found

love expanded

and flowed

and gathered

all that had

felt separate

and dishonored

in me,

without ever

imposing.

It taught me how

to shine my way

through any amount

of darkness.

I understood

the sacredness of

honoring the delicate

unfolding of life

as it moved

and naturally became

more of itself.

I learned to grieve

as I let go

without becoming

stuck in my own

grieving.

I learned to move with

all things —

back to my own source.

I wasn’t interested

in winning

or attaining

imitations of love.

I wasn’t stopped

by cluttered thoughts,

but urged on

by a whisper.