It's Time

 

It’s time we stop playing small, 
small shoulders, small mouth,
small voice, small ideas about ourselves.

We are big, expansive, infinite,
full of the confidence that comes 
with knowing, standing in presence,
seeing the bigger picture, holding our own.

No room for smallness here.
No room for retreat, for bending over,
accommodating,

It’s time to play it big,
to yell, to dance, to step into
and own who we are, regardless of
who we are with,

to dress big, bold, confident,
to walk tall, regal, shoulders back,
chin raised, flashing eyes,
smile on our lips.

We are a goddess!
We are eternal.
We are the expression of the everlasting,
of love and light and beauty.

No room for smallness here.
It’s time.

The Way

 

 

Though we have 
forged ourselves wings, 
we are not masters
of the sky.

 

 Though we've built boats 
to sail the seas, 
we know not
the mysteries of the deep.

 

And though we walk over 
and tunnel under the Earth,
we feel not
the beating of her heart.

 

Creators and thinkers,
inventors and tinkers,
gifted, but we miss
the magic of this life. 

 

Students, not the masters,
let's learn from Mother Earth
the language of the senses,
the way that leads to love. 

 

Thank You

 Thank you, Mother, for your bright glow
that leads my way in the dark,
reminding me that I am safe and
that I can find my way home. 

Thank you, fresh breath of cool evening air
that blows through my window,
allowing me to clear my head
and breathe deeply.

Thank you, dear friend, for being near
when I am feeling alone, in need of
a shoulder to lean on and
truth spoken from a kind heart.

Thank you, Light, Beauty and Love
for reminding me
that there is good to be found everywhere
and that everything will be alright.

Human

When is it ever done?

When will we have arrived

at this mysterious place

called ‘Wholeness’,

this sense of 'Being Healed'?

The true mystery is,

why we ever left it

in the first place,

giving up a state of being

safe, loved and complete

to embark on this 

wild adventure called

Being Human.

Inhabiting a human body with

all its pain and suffering…

Why would anyone willingly

trade ecstasy for agony?

And yet, 

to be human

is also this:

To be swept up

in a wave of rapturous bliss,

to feel tender fragility

in all its beauty,

to grow, to evolve, 

to create.

To know the darkest night,

alone in the cold,

then see the light of dawn,

hear the sweet chorus of joy,

feel the warm sun on your face.

The destination of 'arriving' 
may lie far off in the distance,

but the highs and lows

of the journey itself, 
are the magic of being alive. 

And this beauty 

is what it means to be

Human.

Courage

 Into the dark I step,
fear, like a skin I cannot shed,
wrapped around me.

 The path has been chosen,
but the way
is not smooth. 

Have there not been
enough sleepless nights,
enough tears shed? 

Storm clouds lie ahead,
and yet,
and yet...

I still see the sun shining
above the clouds,
and hear the birds sing.

I feel the cool breeze 
upon my skin, 
the sun on my back.

 Courage is the choice
to take the next step,
in the midst of fear.

Trusting, believing
that all will be whole,
and all is well with my soul. 

 

 

Confidence Grows

 

 

Like leaves 
on the trees,

in bold shades of green,

It begins 
as a seed,

underground and unseen. 

 

Just a hint
of new life,
of the strength from within,

 

Just a dream,
a desire
for growth to begin.

 

Fragile at first,
no more 
than a breath 

 

As roots then 
take hold
in firm, solid earth. 

 

Small, but alive,
and slowly
it shows,

 

with each
passing day,
my confidence grows.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Soul

 

Look at you,

Beautiful Soul,

every curve of your body,

every wound, every scar,

 

when freed 

from your fears,

you are safe to be

just who you are:

 

A healer, a weaver,

a dancer, romancer,

a light bringing beauty,

a radiant star!