It only takes a reminder to breathe, a moment to be still, and just like that, something in me settles, softens, makes space for imperfection. The harsh voice of judgment drops to a whisper and I remember again that life isn’t a relay race; that we will all cross the...
I hold my face in my two hands.No, I am not crying.I hold my face in my two handsto keep the loneliness warm—two hands protecting,two hands nourishing,two hands preventingmy soul from leaving mein...
Come new to this Day. Remove the rigid Overcoat of experience, The notion of knowing, The beliefs that cloud Your vision. Leave behind the stories Of your life. Spit out the Sour taste of unmet expectation. Let the stale scent of what-ifs Waft back into the swamp Of...
I go among trees and sit still All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water My tasks lie in their places Where I left them, asleep like cattle…. Then what I am afraid of comes. I live for a while in its sight What I fear in it leaves it And the fear...
A gentler world beginsin the way you touch your heart.Be soft with the light inside you.Caress your body with this breath.God is nothing elsebut the place where the sun comes upin your chest.You are the glimmering destination.You are the golden honey daubedon the...
Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, and every pond, no matter what its name...