On the Ferris Wheel of life we hold our breaths During the slow and tedious ascents When our feet are dangling in nervous suspense The excitement building with each steady rise White-knuckled against the calm of the skies Awaiting the moment when our hopes will sink Trusting in our soul’s determination to survive. There isContinue reading “Ferris Wheel”
Tag Archives: Grounding
Healing Found Me
Healing found me with my back turned Unassumingly seeping in through my unsettled feet While I stared with sunken eyes at a future lost Already determined that the hourglass of my life Had reached its final clinging grains of sand. I was hurting, dear soul, so very misaligned, Believing I was exempt from experiencing joyContinue reading “Healing Found Me”
Here and Now
There is no need to see the horizon ahead Because here and now, there is hope Love lifting our tired shoulders Even as the way before us disintegrates. There is no need to know what will be Because here, in this wondrous moment, There is peace settling into our souls Even as tomorrow begins toContinue reading “Here and Now”
Milestones
The world as we know it has turned upside-down And we are walking like strangers inside a foreign town Familiar streets now laced with traces of fear Trying to find our roots again in spaces once held dear It’s like we are close to arrival but not quite yet Hearts remembering traumas our brains attemptContinue reading “Milestones”
Music for a Sentimental Sunday
Songs that feel like sunlight!
Resplendent
Eventually we begin to accept the rhythm of life Between the collision of each crashing wave And the soft, peaceful lulls of recovery Learning to balance ourselves in the in-between Functioning even as the next wave builds Exercising unwavering hope in what will be While accepting the reality of future downfalls That there is neverContinue reading “Resplendent”
Grounded
Even tired eyes And burdened shoulders The ever-present worries And the downward pull of health Cannot take the light away from me. No person, event, or condition No barrage of unrest No persistent attempt to derail Could ever silence the hope in me.
As We Float Along
As we float along, We learn the capacity of our fortitude Understanding our limitations Deciphering our soul’s longings As we surrender to the flow of life Unsettled but uncontrolled by circumstance Keeping an inner anchor steady When the rapids rage When the rain pours When there is no other choice Than to allow the streamContinue reading “As We Float Along”
Sunlight
I stepped into the sunlight And all at once My soul began to thaw As if it had been parched for light. I am learning to stand On my own trembling feet Expecting nothing, wanting nothing Just relieved to be alive Still able to feel sunshine on my face And hope for humanity in myContinue reading “Sunlight”
Courage
Courage grows even in starless spaces Ignited within, glowing fervently Burning brightly even as shoulders stoop Urging forward even as fingers quake.
