Like an egg in a shell
My heart has been sealed away
It’s so much safer in there
But when its time to grow the egg must be cracked
There is a time for everything
For some the time never comes
It takes great courage to look deep inside
It’s so much easier to avoid
To drink from the waters that blind
Soothing is what we seek
Joy and peace and gratitude
These aren’t gifts, they must be earned
By letting go
By seeing the real full bodied truth
We don’t usually know what that looks like
It’s so much easier to pretend
To hyper focus on something
Point all our feelings there
We must get out the anger fear and pain
We can’t make it worse by seeing
From someone else’s point of view
It’s too important to feel we are in control
Everything will fall apart if we open our hearts
What if we get hurt
Can’t take another blow
So we walk around in armored jackets
They help us not to feel
It’s so easy to be brave when you deny
All the losses and regrets
It’s just too sad to face
Until you see someone who gave it all
They sacrificed their own life for another
The other never understood the cost
The price was all or nothing
What a love so deep and so wide
So all consuming
A calling to give another safe passage
From the beginning till the bitter sweet end
Who will comfort you
When you gave up all for one
The others were left behind
But they are here now
To walk and not to run
To sit with you inside your hell
And be the light in the darkness
For it is your turn to feel the love
Your turn to be guided and protected
The world it whizzes by outside
No passerby can see you
But you are not alone
Something greater than yourself
Will now pick you up as you carry your load
And both of you will find
We’ve been here all the time
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At some point you have accumulated enough understanding of the world
That you know who you are becoming in it
It’s so incredibly vast that no one of us can catch it on a whim, or by intention
It is the universe
It is all our wild dreams
It is our hopes and aspirations
We need gatekeepers and door openers
It’s not easy, and most will stay at one level forever
Others will realize that they can climb the stairs to another level and explore
Some may keep climbing
None of us were given the playbook
If you dare, you will live in the moment
oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, let that stay or be
It’s okay when you realize that all you were ever instructed to do and believe is flawed
Don’t panic
Don’t abuse the one you hold dear and trust
Don’t lose what you have grasped
Don’t own
Don’t possess
Just be with
Just know
Just understand
We are a part of something greater
Can an ant understand a butterfly
Does a fox know what it is to be a falcon
It’s OK not to understand what has not been given to you
What you must do is realize that the universe gives you a team
Play as one
A beaver knows how to give shelter in the most unusual places
Places you never would have sought out
So just accept this and know
There is a master plan
Walk your path
Or fly
Or swim
It’s perfect to be different yet as one
What benefit do we have in judgement of what we do not understand
Simply raise your arms, or wings or face to the sky and receive
And know
We are in this together
Not to fight- although sometimes that’s what it takes
But to find
Our common ground -so that we may
Find our part, our piece
And just live it out
To the end of our days
May you find those who understand you
Who support you
One life to live
Make it count
Let go of the pain
Embrace the love
Focus on the good
Reach for the highest goals
We find ourselves when we learn ‘It’s not about me”
But “US”
Together
So be it
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It’s a twisting and turning labyrinth trying to get to you
I can see within my mind the picture so clearly from where I stand
I already scouted out the land as I hovered above it in flight
I studied the earth below with all its dimensions
Trees and brush, hills and valleys
Streams and rivers
I can see the path that will get us to where I want us to go
But you cannot fly and your scope of vision is limited
There are others to consider but you are the one I must convince
Should you stay or should you go
There is a life with either choice
I am impatient to go now that I can see the path
You cannot see it yet
I try to describe to you what I see
I ask you to trust me, we should go
This place no longer has my heart
Something is calling to me and I feel it in my soul
I speak to you in riddles you say
You cannot trust what you cannot understand
So you close your mind to me and hope I will stop
Trying to rush you is only turning you away
I am overcome by emotion
I speak in tongues you do not understand
I become frustrated and I snap
You recoil and grip harder into the ground
You have your own vision
This place still holds your gaze
Your heart is opening to all that lies here
You are expanding and growing here
I am losing my feathers here
I love you, I’m sorry I cannot stay here
Must I walk this path alone
I am hurting you desperately gripping onto you
You feel angry and confused and frightened by my intensity
You go your way trying to recover
I perch in a tree and stare at the horizon
Another sunset is coming. another day over
My time is limited compared to yours
I see things totally differently
I never thought we would part
I am broken if I stay and broken if I leave
The colors are flooding as I just feel and stop thinking
Breathe, just breathe
Tomorrow will come and I must try to mend what I have wounded
But you have retreated so far within
You are shocked to see me this way
I am broken that you cannot see what I see
I know I will have to leave
You know it too
The anxiety is passing as now I feel just sadness
No I do not know what I will find when I go
That is both the beauty and the fear of it
But I know one thing
I can fly, I have instincts that tell me when a change is coming
I am not in control of this, and it will not leave me alone
Experience tells me not to wait too long
For there is a world out there that is calling to me
Come to me, I will show you treasures for your soul
You must risk it all
And you will find what they will one day need
So be brave my heart
Be strong and know
That when destiny calls
She will show you wonders and secrets
When you love someone, when you love many
You know that you must be true to yourself
And when you are, they will one day see
That you did it for them and you
The heart is so powerful and must be obeyed
One life to live
Time is short
Make it work, make it beautiful
I love you all so much I can hardly breathe
Thinking of missing you is poison to me
But the process has begun
It will take shape now that I see it coming
I will obey and trust
That all will be well
I love you so much
We will find our time again
Better than before
Healed by obeying our individual paths
I am proud of you for knowing your own
There is no fear in love
We will mend and begin again
But for now I must fly
I must find what I was born to find
So I can bring it back to you and lay it at your feet
So we can have something to celebrate
I see us laughing and dancing in a field
The children are running around us in circles
We will look at each other and know
It is well with our souls
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Remember your first day on the playground, how you felt when you met your first best friend? Two completely different souls from different backgrounds discover each other in the chaos, confusion and uncertainty of childhood, away from home and all that is understood. Two friends meet eyes and they just know they get each other. This is how the visual and performing arts interact every moment. To find your art soul you must remember your inner child.
Mother holds the hand of her child walking in the park
The flowers are blooming
Bakers are selling their creations
The band is playing, children let go of their mothers hands and run to the music and dance
The sidewalk is chalked by those compelled to express themselves
On such a fine spring afternoon
The tents house the artisans ware- paintings, sculptures, pottery, woven rugs, photos of far away places and faces
The gentle breeze moves across the grass and can be seen moving hair and clothing and flowers and clouds and swaying leaves
There is a swirling, stirring feeling rising up in the sum of all these parts
It is as a stream that flows, and all that step in are swimming in the same water
It is the music of the universe that flows inside all of our hearts
It compels us to express ourselves
Run, don’t walk
Don’t just stand there
Jump at the opportunities all around you
We are all just longing to get back to it, that place where magic exists, and dreams are birthed and hope rises us up and takes all our cares away.
This is the power of the visual and performing arts and of nature.
They take us back to when we can remember.
They tell the story of what happened when we grew up and what we experienced or heard about that moved us so much we had to create something to respond to it.
We must remember.
It is imperative that we do remember.
The stream is the same, the expressions are many.
It is up to you to step out of the shadows and jump into the stream.
Get carried away, let yourself go.
Listen to the music, express yourself.
Paint, write, sing, play,
Get back to your inner child!
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I make my moves, mistakes and all, in this game of life
On the fly, adjusting to the wind and the waves
They are torrential and monstrous
I am only human
Why do you want me to be more than you are
It makes no sense that I should be perfect
But I reach, and I try
I grasp and feel the power
I trip and split my flesh open
Darn it all
Why is every move I make
Measured and critiqued
While all I give is grace and forgiveness
Who is the fool and who’s the sage
Can we simply turn another page
For tomorrow may come
It may be too late
To fix what’s broken
I love you
Strive to trust,
To open your heart
I cannot carry the weight of all your fears
Nor can I cure you
I can only say this
I love you
I’m not going anywhere
I will stay right here until you can see
I love you
Know me
Trust me
Rest and feel secure
You are in me and I am in you
This is us
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Waking up to find a total eclipse of the sun
Its a strange feeling and there is no light to shine the way
A low frequency sound is running in the background
Everywhere I turn a foul wind blows
What once brought me comfort now is gone
What once I trusted now has turned
I travel in the dark seeking the source of this darkness
People are feeble and falling under the weight of their fears
I pick up my pace and start to run
Going by memory I race to the boulder by the sea
I climb the slippery rock coated in wet algae
Determined now, I am driven by an instinct that cannot be denied
And there my eyes see the culprit hovering above
He is blocking the sun with his massive scale covered armor
His talons stretch towards me as a threat, but I stand tall
“So its you again” I say, and he blurts his fiendish laughter
“I thought I killed you”, I say
“I exist wherever people let me exist”, he spurts sarcastically
I remember the golden rule, you cannot make anyone else believe
Nor can you cause them to see what you see
When people are blind they don’t even notice that the sun is eclipsed
They carry on in darkness, not even knowing what they’re missing
The true sun, the light of day never rises for the blind
But they don’t know any better, they just feel a little or a lot confused
But not for my people I think, I will not let them fall prey
“Ahhhhh”- I let out a long sign while I stare at the beast
His grin is consuming his face, he’s a cocky mother fucker
I spit on the ground in protest, he giggles profusely
I watch him in fascination, not in fear and he can sense it
Straight faced we have a stare down, showdown
I laugh my own fiendish laugh and he frowns
He knows when he’s pushed me too far, my old foe
He’s trying to make a comeback, he’s been bored with humanity
It is just too easy to spin their tops and he wants a challenge
I walk to the pile of rocks I stacked a long while ago and tear them down
They’ve been there on this boulder top since the last time we had a match
“I knew it was you, I can always see when you’re back in town” I say
He watches me dig, he knows what I will find when I get to the bottom
He shakes with anticipation which is a mixture of terror and excitement
“I’ll give you this one day, but when tomorrow comes you’re gonna wish you stayed away
from this town” I say as I reach the bottom and grip my glowing sword
I rise it high above my head and now I feel the power surging through my body
My heart connects to my weapon and I stare for one last moment into his eyes and say
“You’re gonna get it VASTATOR DRACO
They don’t call me Dragon Slayer for nothing”
Whoosh, he bellows his thunder, lighting, rain and gale force wind
I turn my back and climb back down the boulder and back home
He twitches, I’ve got him thinking now, Does she know something I don’t know
I giggle as I think to myself, Of course I do Sweetheart, I’m your mother.
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I awaken with a start, hearing a sound deep in my mind
It is the sound of horses pounding the ground while running
I am flying above them and I swoop down and soar beside them
Their nostrils flaring, and their breathing is forced and loud
I lift up into the sky and veer to the left and rise up high
I reach a current and soar with no effort
I let the wind carry me while I search the canyon
Below me the herd races on, consumed in a cloud of dust
My gaze takes me to the mountaintop, I follow the line
Diving I plummet towards a precipice and land there
Above it all now, the miles and miles of terrain stretch before me
Below me I see rivers and canyons, the cloud shadows dance
The air is warm and the smell is a mixture of dirt and wildflowers
I wait here now for whatever has awakened me
Gripping the rocks’ edge I scan far left to far right, below and above
Nothing catches my eye or draws me in
I slow my breathing and let go of the search
I know now it was not without but within
I close my eyes now with great anticipation
I can feel the wind slowly moving my body
My feathers ripple in the breeze
Slowly like an awakening I sense the object of my search is near
It rises up within my soul more tangible than the mountain
It is the stream within my soul ascending up inside me
Rushing waters tumbling and filling me up
I am the valley, I am the canyons, I am the horses running
Their is a river flowing in me and I welcome it
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So the wind is shifting and I know it
I can’t deny the inevitable
The time is coming and I can feel the blows of the storm coming
How much can any of us prepare for it
I know it’s going to hit and hit hard
It will devastate me
It will bring an end to an era
I will reflect and go on
But there will be yet another void
I must fill the emptiness with hope
A resolve to make everything count
So while I wait, I will not fret
My time will one day come as well
So I will live my life with all my heart
Not letting another decide where it goes
For when the day has come and the shades are drawn
The sun will rise again and it will set
It’s the time I spend while I’m here now
That will enable me to leave my mark
And so I will let it count for those who come behind
I want to show the way with no fear
No anger and no fight
Just with all my might I will tell
That I was here to show the way
To show the way while I can still see
Just love while you can still feel it
For tomorrow will come
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Two hearts collide and an electric current flows between them
They swirl around each other like planets orbiting the sun
Drawn to the light within and the heat that flows they fixate
Two sky divers jump into the air and fall fast
Tossed by currents and forces that separate
They run with the wind, against the wind and crab through it
Their eyes are fixated on meeting to grasp hands
Steadily they make their way while falling fast
Their hands grasp and the struggle is over
They spin through the air together until
They come so close to the ground and let go
For alone they must land upon the ground
They pull the lever and release their shoots
Suddenly they jerk upwards as the wind fills them up
Slowed down now they concentrate on landing
They toggle to the mark they desire to land on
Here comes the earth, faster, larger, speeding towards them
Feet hit the ground and they step onto the earth
Two lovers smile and turn to see they have landed safely
Invigorated, they feel alive and empowered
They walk towards each other and reach out
Grasping hands they know the force of life
They know the power of the struggle
They know they overcame it
They know they will jump again
They know the forces will be there
They know they will
Run with the wind, against the wind and crab through it
Their eyes will fixate on meeting to grasp hands
They will make their way to each other while falling fast
They will grasp hands and spin through the air together
But when they hit the ground they will find each others hands
They will walk in peace and sit under a large oak tree
They will picnic and nap and absorb each other
They are one heart and two minds
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Feet clenched, holding on tightly, balancing through the shifts in the wind, the bird hangs onto the wire. This is not a place to stay, only a quick vantage point to scout for food, to be safe above the commotion, but it is not a safe place.
Little woman, hiding in the shadows, never reaching the full light of day, holding on tightly, balancing thoughts that sway her emotions, trying to stay away from the commotion, but this is not a safe place.
Wings are folded that were meant for flying. Tattered by winds and rain, many storms this bird flew through, now resting on the wire, not a true rest, too much balancing and gripping and searching.
Little woman, ravaged by time and circumstances, soul was meant for soaring, but too much rain and wind, too many storms she has passed through, now resting in the shadows, not a true rest, too much balancing and gripping and searching.
Infused by an impulse of inspiration, the bird spreads its wings and lifts off of the wire and fly’s upward until it reaches a warm current and gently is carried through the air above the meadow, filled with wildflowers and warm sunlight. She lands among her kin, home at last.
Little woman is stirred by an impulse of inspiration and steps out of the shadows, heart pounding she steps into the light and is swept away into the warm breeze, fragrance of flowers, she closes her eyes and dances through the meadow, spinning round and around and when she stops she sees her kin walking towards her, home at last.
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What is this feeling that is consuming my heart? How is it I have not known it before in all my years and through all the tears of what was lost and never gained? It is arising within me like the sun coming up in my soul. It is flooding me and making me float. I had been traveling for so long and laid down in this dried up river bed last night to stare up at the stars, so bright, so luminous, so energizing. Somewhere in the night I fell into the deepest sleep, it was cleansing my mind and shutting off the valve of past rivers feeding my soul with their polluted waters. Now I have awakened, as the water has lifted me off the ground and is gently carrying me, and moving my body down the stream…. floating… being held….. mysteriously carried. Where did this water come from? How did this river awaken and come to me? From what source has it emerged?
Where is the fear that the unknown used to give me? Has it washed away? Are these waters too pure for fear? I am gently placed on a rock in the stream. I climb up and stare at where I came from, but I’ve come so far, and around so many curves, that I cannot see where I once was. The water breaks in front of me on the rock and rushes by me on either side and comes together beyond the rock. There is a song rising, I hear it. It is the sound of the waters breaking and the echoes on the mountains’ side coming to me and its rising in volume. I focus and the words are not a language but an etching on my heart… I feel them like a prayer, this prayer is becoming so intense that I cannot contain it anymore.
Here I am!!!…… I am here!!! You didn’t forget me, did you? You were always there, weren’t you?!!!! Thank you for not giving up on me, you knew I’d come to you! I am not afraid anymore, so let me drown in you, I know I will die, and then be resurrected into newness that I have never known. Come now, sweep me away, I don’t want to stand on solid ground, I know that I must lose control and yield to your power and your way. I’m ready, ready to drown in you, ready to die and be resurrected into you. For you only harm to heal, you only want to make me what I was born to be. So hurry and take my life now, let me be reborn into you, into these waters I will fall now, I will drown only to awaken brand new, leaving all the damage behind. Take me, take me all the way to the other side where I want to be. Take me all the way to the other side, where I long to be.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………………………………………………………………..sweep me off my feet
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………………………………………………………………I am yours forever…
Ohhhhhhhhhh…………………………………………………..you are my maker, I in you, you in me..
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Here I am again, I’ve been traveling down this road for so long now, and once again another fork in the road.
What is this life other than a labyrinth that we must travel, at the end of which we leave this world.
I stand still in the middle of a quiet road and simply observe the roads that split off and wonder where each of them might lead to, and which one would be the best choice for me.
All in all, I have come to learn that there really is no wrong answer, there are simply better choices than others to make. Now I have only to step where my intuition is leading me so that I can maximize my energy and make something magical happen in my life. Yes, I want a magical mystery tour. I want to leave the mundane and predictable behind for good and walk right into a new realm.
So what is my heart saying? This is all I am listening for, some sort of cosmic answer is there if I can only hear it. I turn my face to the sky and slowly turn and look at the great blue expanse with the streams of thin clouds slowly moving by. An impulse rises up in me and I know that I will choose the road this time with the wind at my back. I have been traveling for so long against the wind by choice, now it is time to have the assistance of the wind as a friend, to make my steps lighter. I turn left and start to walk down a road that I have never seen before, that I have no idea where it will end up or even if it will lead to where I want to be. All I know is, I will see what I am looking for, I will focus on finding what my heart wants which will reveal itself to me in stages. This is very peaceful and I can already feel it.
Girl on a path
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