For the times
when the outer world
and my inner thoughts
become louder,
let me remember
the strength in holding
a little longer
and connecting
a little more deeply
within my heart.
Amen.
For Just A Moment
Self-love and compassion came,
not as neat little package,
but in my williness
and the willingness of another,
to stand right in the middle
of the messiness of life
and in the heart
together —
for just a moment.
In My Heart and Yours
May I always remember
the purity I found
in the presence
of the truest kind
of love
and the sweetness
of its surrender.
May this same love
be reflected
in my own heart
and in yours.
Amen.
That First Courageous Step Back
When the world around me
becomes so noisy,
when I am overwhelmed
and can’t hear
the quiet whispers
of my own true voice,
let me always remember
the calm
that is in my heart
and the strength
I found there,
in that first courageous step
back.
No Turning Back
Because there was
no turning back,
I followed
each little piece
of my heart
just a little further
down —
all the way
as far as it would go —
until it dissolved
into me.
I Will Wait
For the times
when there is no step
to be taken,
when all visible roads
lead further away
from my heart,
I will stand firmly.
And I will wait.
On the Edge of Timelessness
Out of silence,
we met ==
on the edge of timelessness.
For a moment,
I was not alone.
Then you faded back
into the silence.
And though my heart ached,
I found you again.
And we were one.
The Real Magic
To my surprise,
the real magic of life
didn’t come
in neatly wrapped packages
or at the end a long path.
It came in the last bit
of courage to hold on
a little longer
and to take
just one more step —
not knowing where
it would lead.
It came in the quiet,
tender moments
I couldn’t have planned
and couldn’t imagine
having missed.
Where Pain Merges With Tenderness
Just past my thoughts
of healing,
beyond the stories
on the surface
or perhaps in the middle —
a little deeper down
where pain merges
with tenderness,
I found the me
I once lost,
this me
underneath.
Without the Words
And so I stood still
in my heart,
surrounded by the many
thoughts I had gathered
and set free —
the quiet whispers
that had led me
ever so gently
back to this sacred space.
And I found my prayers
had always existed here —
without the words.
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