And when there is
much noise
and movement,
I assure you
I’m still here
in the silence.
Look a little closer,
into and through
your own heart.
I’m still here.
Tag: anorexia recovery
Something Beautiful
It may not look,
at times,
like much is happening
at all.
But I am still here,
listening
to silence,
holding this nothing
you can’t see
until it transforms
into something beautiful.
The Quiet Place in My Heart
When the outer world
becomes loud
and I feel I have lost
my inner space,
when I forget
all I have learned,
remind me
of the quiet place
in my heart
where all is okay
no matter what.
Help me to hold
all that is
not quite beautiful
and to let go.
Amen
More Beautiful Than That
I spent a long time
searching for comfort
or relief
or acceptance
or understanding
or something else
outside of me.
I wasn’t sure really
what I was searching for.
But it wasn’t that.
It was simpler
than that.
It was more beautiful
than that.
From This Space
I let go
of the search
for understanding
and relief outside
of me.
I began to reconnect
with my own heart
and with my experiences
in the world
in a gentler way.
And to my surprise,
this gentler way
was so beautiful
that just one whisper
from this space
was enough
to drop all that was
untrue and unneeded
forever.
Stillness Within
I found it was
possible to walk through
whatever appeared
on the surface of life.
I found comfort
in my ability
to hold and honor
my own experience,
meeting the outer world
with renewed compassion —
trusting
it was safe
to remain connected
with the natural
stillness within
when the contrast
seemed most vast.
The Space Within
I wondered how long
I could be
in the stillness
of my heart
and in a healing world.
But I had walked
the edge
and let go of
the space within.
And I had found
my way back.
And so I vowed
to hold the gap
in-between us
for as long as it took —
until we were one.
Quiet Prayer
And so it is,
with an open heart
and open hands —
that I offer the purest love
and gratitude to all that is
in the highest good
for all of us.
Amen
— Laurie, Heart Space
In That Space
I turned down
all of the noise
around me
and inside.
And in that space,
I found my Self.
— Laurie, What’s Right Here
A Little More Naturally
I found I began
to create
a more peaceful life
a little more naturally
as I continued
to flow
out of this space
within my heart.
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