Some Days……
Some days are filled with ease.
Breath after breath,
Easily
Flowing.
Some days actually are.
Some days are clogged
With anxiety,
Breath stuck,
Mind racing,
Heart
Pounding.
Some days my body feels
Like deep, comfortable home.
It does,
Some days.
And some days…..
What body?
Is there a body here?
Some days
I know I am protected,
That I’m held,
That being
An old woman
In this changing world
Isn’t life’s
Personal
Vendetta
Set
Against me.
Some days I know
No matter what happens,
I will find my way.
And some other days,
Nibbling anxiety
Eats away at me.
Some moments
I speak my truth
With ease.
Some moments
I’m too busy
To show up
For
The
Moment.
Some moments.
Some moments,
I am touched deeply
By the people,
By the things
Around me.
Some moments
I am running away.
After all these years!
I am still running away
From
What
Is.
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Of course I am still running away.
It’s the human dilemma.
How do we know the bigger truths,
That we are One,
That all is well,
Regardless
Of what is
Happening,
While living
In a body
That continues
To age,
And living
With
Galloping,
Wiseass
Minds?
It’s all true.
All are parts of me.
And the work,
I believe
For me at least,
Is from moment to moment,
From day to day,
Practicing.
Practicing being kind
To myself.
Practicing living in an aging body.
Practicing living in these complex moments.
Just practicing.
Kindness to myself—
No matter how I am showing up—
That’s the key.
Kindness makes it all
So much easier
To return
Back
To our heart-space.
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And you, dear folks?
What parts of you are hard to bear,
Hard to abide?
What parts of you
Are easier,
Clearer, brighter,
More assured?
How do you support
Your journey
From one
To
The
Other?
~~~
I have two offerings for you this week, dear friends.
The first?
Harvest Moon, by Neil Young.
Why?
Simply because it’s a wonderful, lovely song.
Please do listen—give yourself this five-minutes musical meditation:
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My second offering of the week—
I was honored and blessed to be interviewed by Donna Ferris, for her fabulous Bounce Back Stronger podcast. Donna is an author, coach, Reiki Master, etc., with a vast range of expertise. She has a powerful brain and a kind, connected heart. And—we like each other a lot!
Here we go. Here is Donna, here is Aruni and here is our podcast offering to you.
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Friends,
Summer has landed,
Blessing us
With
Her
Beauty.
May we ride the waves
Of our lives,
Noticing the challenges,
Attending to the next steps
Life asks of us,
While relaxing in the arms
Of so many shades of green.
May all beings benefit from our shared words.
Truly,
Aruni