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by Elizabeth Venart, Resiliency Center Director
Awake
in this circle of souls unfolding,
I gaze skyward to stars and spirits,
honoring the travelers before me
and those yet to join us
on the journey.
Moving
in embrace of the Beloved,
humming,
like bees
making honey,
becoming the honey.
We are Sweetness itself,
Pouring Love
from every pore.
From this place of Love,
I remember.
A frozen moment,
Sitting.
Silence bringing pain, not ease.
Sisyphus and the boulder, struggling.
Cave of question and regret.
Then,
In that moment,
I knew not love.
I had forgotten.
I sunk, a thud to the ground,
Alone.
Then.
How far from that moment,
Now.
Looking out upon the community of Love unfolding
Before me.
Knowing –
Resonance in every cell –
This IS my tribe.
I have found my Home.
Yes, there is a me,
with gifts to share, stories I tell –
But I am so much more than a me.
I am so much more when we are a We.
Peace
Healing
Joy
Gifts ripe for picking,
like an orchard of juicy peaches,
Whenever I open my heart
to Love.
When my eyes open
to this moment,
I See the One beside me, within me,
That is me.
When I close my mind and allow
my Inner Vision
to guide me,
I surrender judgment and worry,
laying down old stories
and embracing the new moment,
the ever-unfolding moment
of Now.
Now.
Now there is
Love.
Now there is
Gratitude.
Now I can Emerge
and merge
with All That Is.
Present with What is
and the Beauty
of All
Unfolding.
