All poses felt safe.
And then the loveliest
-immediately after Plank and just before Downward-facing Dog:
Forehead, chin, palms, all of it,
descends to the Mat.
Surface to surface, exhaling.
All is momentarily calm.
And then another in honor of the rain.
1. There is only one True path and it is as wide as the Earth and as authentic as the human soul.
2. It is right that I not put first the objects of my affection (even my child). From Him who is first corresponding blessings flow.
3. Call upon the Name who is set apart.
4. All work and no meditation…leaves the roots of the soul in shallow soil.
5. The family given to me is ordained -cherishing it holds a promise.
6. My anger finds me guilty.
7. Passion has a particular home.
8. What you have is yours unless you choose to share it with me.
9. Words hurt. Words heal. Everybody.
10. “Lisa, be content with what I’ve given you.” -God
I’ll re-search every last article and throw it to the floor.
Eager to prove the science junk that says the method should be linear and logical.
I am calling for my smile,
I was sure it had been lost
or was sold for a fool’s ransom
without thinking long-term cost.
What a gift that soft voice woke me
to its absence and the shame
and that mindfulness and value
make me remember its name?
Protect them I will
Kept wrapped inside all my heart
Ten-fold joy returned
Lust: For the life not lived.
Fear: Of the life that should be.
Fixed Feet: That bid me “stay.”
Here: Lord, I’ll trade you for there.
One with word of gold,
one with solemn promise says
honor to create.
Movies with sappy endings
are fine enough,
but when the double feature
has you falling to the floor
because of the over-acting
-that’s just too much to bear.
