Tag: self mastery

Continuing On

With Each Small Surrender

Laurie's Notes

For a while,

I followed the endless

promises of another 

way out

of pain and longings —

only to be caught

in cycles

of up and down

and forward

and back.

And so I began

to follow the pieces

of me

that could lead

in a different way —

calming and evolving

with each small surrender

and bit of courage

to keep showing up

as healer

of my own heart.

Letting Go

Beautiful Emptiness

Laurie's Notes

With all of the pieces

gathered up,

after having glimpsed

the true peace

at the bottom of

the deep abyss below,

I let go

of everything

and jumped.

I stopped seeking,

stopped questioning,

stopped trying

to know the exact right

way to do it.

This time,

I trusted the pieces

to fall where they needed

to fall.

And I held on

to the beautiful

emptiness in the very center

of my heart instead.

Unsorted

Where There Was Calm

Laurie's Notes

Because I had tired

of the endless searching,

I dared to go

to the edge —

past the pieces

I had tried to fit

together and arrange,

beyond the chaos

on the surface

and below,

not giving up,

not waiting for

one more minute

or one more

reason to turn back —

determined to

find my way

to the very center

of my heart

in that very moment —

where there was calm.