The heavy rains came
Even the thorned Barberry
Bowed down under the weight
Gray days hovered
Everything heavy
Then this morning
in the soaked grass
The bare dandelions
seeds washed away
became Starbursts
These times are hard. After Friday’s storm, the Roofer came and checked. He said the fallen tree limb hadn’t damaged the roof.
This morning City Workers filled the potholes in front of my drive.
And today once again, mothers are mourning their dead children and
communities the loss of their cherished members.
The routine of life cut open by the horror of killing, rooted in prejudice, racism, and the acts of the wounded who are acting out their trauma and illness on others.
I pray to experience what the mind cannot define or comprehend; the love of God that can hold all of this.
I pray that I remember we are all connected, that there is no “other” unless I close may heart.
I strive to avoid language and words that create the illusion of separation: e.g., they, whites, blacks, liberals, conservatives…. Labels that lump people into faceless boxes that are too easy to dismiss and belittle.
I strive to love myself and to learn what it means to love others: starting with accepting and seeing the person as they are and who they are. “And may that love move me to co-create justice and well-being for all.” bell hooks
Barbara, Please remind me of your training and education. I’m taking Gestalt equine therapy right now, some of what you say reminds me what we are learning.
So poignantly said, Barbara….. and you remind me once again, to breathe, and re-group in a way that is healing.
A powerful post, Barbara, and an essential reminder to keep our hearts open. I like to believe that if enough of us do this, we can reach the critical mass that upends this horror and creates change that supports and enhances life.
Poignant. Well said. Enlightened.
Thank you for articulating what I have been feeling too often lately. Statistics-blah, blah, blah…the pain remains.
Love is always the answer and it starts with me, within me. How I live as part of life and not apart from life is the first step.
Yes … to what you wrote and to all of the above
I am learning relaxation skills, spending time consciously getting centered. connecting to that place where I am one with God and All That Is. Acceptance of what is remains extremely painful and Unavoidable. So why not accept it and go on loving. What else is there really? The flower never sees the seed.