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Holding, Letting Go

The Most Precious Gift

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Laurie's Notes

In my darkest moment,

when I thought

I was most lost,

I received the most

precious gift —

the subtle knowing

of the exact, perfect mix

of holding

and letting go

at once.

Tagged awakening, Comfort, healing, peace, poetry, recovery5 Comments
Unsorted

Until There Is Nothing Else

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 Laurie's Notes

Cover me in words

of the heart,

the untainted —

the inexplicable.

Whisper all that is

most true.

Remind me

again and again.

Tuck your love subtly

into my heart

until there is

nothing else.

Amen

Tagged awakening, healing, poetry, prayer, recovery, truth11 Comments
Waiting for Words

No Words

August 28, 2016August 28, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I turned around,

remembering all who had

reached out a hand

when I thought

I was lost,

when I couldn’t hear

my own voice

or find my own

sacred ground.

And at last there were

no words,

no more questions —

no other choice

but to reach back.

Tagged awakening, healing, inner peace, poetry, recovery2 Comments
Remembrance

Divine Remembrance

August 27, 2016August 28, 2016 Laurie's Notes

When you reach

a quiet place

and there is sadness,

when the world seems

a little too intense again,

close your eyes

and remember

the softness of your soul.

— Laurie, What’s Right Here

Tagged awakening, Calm, Gentleness, healing, Meditation, peace, poetry, quiet, recovery, sadness, softness8 Comments
Quieting

Unbroken

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Laurie's Notes

In the calmest part

of my heart,

that which

in all the shattering

couldn’t be broken,

there is solace —

here.

— Laurie, What’s Right Here

Tagged awakening, Calm, Comfort, healing, peace, quiet, recovery, solace, stillness, wholeness1 Comment
Quieting

Quiet Connection

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Laurie's Notes

There is a

quiet connection

in the stillness

of my heart —

a peace containing

all emotions

and yet only love.

— Laurie, What’s Right Here

Tagged anorexia recovery, awakening, eating disorder recovery, healing, love, Meditation, poetry, quiet, recovery, silence, stillness11 Comments
Unsorted

Never Again

August 25, 2016 Laurie's Notes

When there were

no words to match,

when the outer world

failed to reflect

what was most true,

I vowed to stand stilll,

to hold my ground —

to never again

let go

of the stillness

within my heart.

Tagged anorexia recovery, awakening, Calm, eating disorder recovery, healing, heart, holding space, inner peace, Meditation, recovery, self mastery, stillness4 Comments
Holding

Sacred Holding

August 22, 2016August 29, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I hold what is here

like a silent prayer,

a quiet acknowledgement —

a reverence.

It isn’t something

I learned.

It is trusting

my inner healer,

my own inner knowing —

an innate understanding.

This holding reaches

deep into my being —

touching a place

that couldn’t be reached

in other ways.

— Laurie, Heart Space

 

Tagged awakening, Calm, heart, holding space, inner peace, poetry, recovery, silence6 Comments
Continuing On

Hidden Somewhere In-between

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 Laurie's Notes

Let our hearts

be open.

Let our wounded places

be held —

reminding us

of our true nature,

helping us to continue on

when we feel like

giving up —

guiding us safely back

to the subtle,

wordless beauty

hidden somewhere

in-between the letting go

and rising above.

Amen

Tagged anorexia recovery, awakening, healing, Meditation, poetry, prayer, recovery, self mastery, stillness17 Comments
From A Quiet Prayer

A Simple, Quiet Prayer

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 Laurie's Notes

There was a deepening,

a surrender,

a sinking in

to my own deepest heart.

And though there were

no words to describe

or explain,

there came, instead,

the sweetest

kind of silence

as each attempt

was replaced by

a simple, quiet prayer

and faded effortlessly

back into nothing.

Tagged anorexia recovery, awakening, healing, heart, poetry, prayer, recovery, self mastery, silence, stillness7 Comments

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