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From A Quiet Prayer

Always

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 Laurie's Notes

By grace,

I remembered

the power

of staying centered

within my heart

while offering

my part in the unfolding

of the story

we all share.

I healed

my own heart,

transformed darkness

within myself,

held and let go

of all parts

of me —

traded in every last

resentment in the search

for a deeper truth

and the slightest bit

of hope

for the remembrance

of this sacred journey

called life.

I healed

and transformed trauma

and found

a quiet prayer

connected with truth

and compassion

for all

could travel far —

reaching places

where few words

could go —

joining together

with others —

healing what had seemed

unhealable.

I honored

and traded

my own story

for a prayer.

And so I offer

this living prayer

always.

Amen

Prayers

To My Deepest Heart and Yours

November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I honor all

that has been

dishonored,

misunderstood

or misinterpreted.

I hold this

silent prayer —

that we will

always find our way

back to what is

most pure.

I hold the place

in me

that remains unhealed —

as a gesture of hope —

as proof

that it is possible

to be the unfolding

sacred journey

and wholeness itself —

together.

I offer

this prayer

to my deepest heart

and yours.

Amen

Unsorted

The Call To Listen

November 9, 2016November 11, 2016 Laurie's Notes

There came a time

for the setting down

of seeing only

the surface,

when the call

to listen

to silent prayers

of our hearts

and my own reaching

for truth

could no longer

be ignored.

And so I let go

of tightly held

ideas of how

life should be

and began

to show up

as I was,

as it was,

trusting in the

pull toward wholeness,

however it appeared

on the surface.

From A Quiet Prayer

Nothing Lost

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

Within the great

unlayering

of my heart

and the holding of

each precious piece,

I found

the most beautiful

treasure —

the gentle,

natural setting down

of all that was

no longer needed —

knowing nothing real

could ever be lost.

Prayers

One True Heart

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Laurie's Notes

Thank you

for gently whispered

prayers and the beauty

found in our one true heart

reaching out

for itself,

refusing to be bound

by lesser things,

daring to see

and embrace

its own true beauty.

Thank you for those who

dare to reach back.

Amen

From A Quiet Prayer

The One We Can’t See

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Laurie's Notes

It’s a funny thing

this being,

me and you —

the one we can’t

ever see.

And so I try

to gather something up

to show us

what it is —

every time

new pieces.

Perhaps we didn’t

understand.

It’s not a riddle

to be solved.

Just watch them —

where they land.

Prayers

From This Place

October 16, 2016 Laurie's Notes

Give us strength

to hold our ground

in our hearts.

If ever there was

a need for such strength,

it is surely now.

Help us to remember

what it feels like

to listen

from this place —

to filter out

what is most true —

that we will

always find our way.

Amen

Unsorted

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Laurie's Notes

I found there were

places along the

winding path

of my heart

that remained

unsorted.

It was these unresolved

pieces of my own story

that I came to honor

as doorways

into the mysterious —

the place where words

couldn’t go

and only the purest love

was felt

in their place.

Reflections

No Other Choice

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 Laurie's Notes

Because of

the most challenging

of circumstances,

I was drawn directly

into the center of

my deepest heart.

From this position,

from this blessing

in disguise,

I was able to

walk through anything.

Looking back,

I wouldn’t have chosen

anything at all

over the peace

I found in that moment —

when there was

no other choice.

Softening, Unsorted

Into Wholeness

October 2, 2016October 22, 2017 Laurie's Notes

I began to notice

a natural softening

in myself and others

as I aligned to my own

true essence —

a subtle shifting

that bypassed

the need to sort out

every personal flaw

and pattern.

There was a sense

of relief

after having struggled

and identified ourselves

with the parts

that were evolving —

an embracing —

a relaxing into

our own inherent wholeness.