Dear one, I see you with your hands clenched tight, eyes twisted in agony, the divine squeezed to the size of a mustard seed, nearly unable to breathe, knotted up in past confusion and future uncertainty. You, holding tight to the reigns of control, to they way things should be, oughta be. But, dear one (and I say this gently, with love) — nothing can ever, (ever) be received or given with hands shut. So then, beloved, feel the mustard seed of divinity in your hands? The golden bit of goodness flowing through your being? This is the warmth of…
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Letting Go (Visual Poem)
This is the follow up visual to my previous post. I had fun getting my watercolors and colored pencils out to create this visual poem. It was spur of the moment. I didn’t spend loads of time on it. But, here’s the thing: It’s the freedom to spend short spurts of time on creative endeavors which helps me to keep creating. If I get too bogged down in needing hours to create, I talk myself out of it. But, fifteen minutes – I can do that! So, keep practicing! Even if it’s five minutes. Letting go is throwing caution to…