A conversation about meaning, love, spirituality, and the Mystery that lies beyond all words.
To the Robin who built a nest on our back shed (after the crows came): Thank you For teaching me about life. For demonstrating patience during periods of long waiting. For teaching me about rest and labouring for those you love. For eating the blueberries I put on the fence for you. For looking at... Continue Reading →
The holding of opposites, Seeing from all sides. The tension that arises When both are true, When all are true, When reality is ever true. The shakiness of Uncertainty, and Unknowing. The confusion, and The doubt. The old box that No longer keeps you. The identity that No longer fits. The grief in Transformation, The... Continue Reading →
It's all backwards. Turned around, and Twisted. Good guys. Bad guys God, money, power, Violence, Greed. As complicated as the universe itself, and As simple. And we don't see. Reality, so dimmed by Our insecurity, Our fear, Our desperation for control, Fragile as it all is. The front is the back And the back is... Continue Reading →
I'm reclaiming the word, 'God' I am taking it back. I'm holding it in my heart again I am speaking it again I am letting it in. I am releasing the word From the evil that claimed it, and From the tyranny of fear, that Enveloped my childhood. I'm reclaiming the word, God I am... Continue Reading →
A Conversation With Myself Recently, I have seen The arbitrary nature Of my beliefs. Because I was born here To this family This community This religion White Female... But what then, is beyond belief? More belief, I believe (for even unbelief is belief) How, then do I know what is true? Believe your experience What... Continue Reading →
Being deeply known Is my greatest wish And my biggest fear. (it gets complicated)
I'm noticing a pattern in my life, Been noticing it for a while now. When everything grinds to a halt, When it feels stuck, And looks hopeless, When I am asked to let go, And I surrender completely; A light shines through the darkness, An unexpected breakthrough, A last-minute unveiling, A revelation, Something I could... Continue Reading →
I used to think I knew something Everything, maybe I used to think I knew the way At least one way I used to think I knew me Solid, defined But now, Those definitions I put on like gowns Have worn through Been seen through The stories I tell myself About me and My preferences... Continue Reading →
These Words Too 