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.
Quiet Reflections and Prayers
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
From a quiet prayer,
I set off
on the sacred journey
to the center of my
deepest heart,
turning away from
and letting go of memories
of paths not taken
and steps I couldn’t yet see
as they appeared
again and again
without fail —
always leading me
most directly —
back to my purest Self.
When there is nothing
more to say,
when all I can do
is let go
and listen
to the silence,
I will wait —
knowing that you will
meet me in this place —
beyond the words.
I settled in
to the silence
I had both longed for
and feared.
And though it felt
unfamiliar at first,
I couldn’t help
falling into the purity
of love
and natural rhythm
of life
I found there —
just beneath the surface.
I set down my shield
from the pain of this life
in exchange for the raw beauty
I found within.
And in one moment,
I found enough strength
to carry me through
a lifetime.
I continued on —
holding and honoring
and letting go
of all that appeared
until there was nothing
I couldn’t meet
with love
and rise above.