PoetryI thank You by ee cummingsI thank You God for most this amazing day
For the leaping greenly spirits of trees And a blue true dream of sky And for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes I who have died am alive again today And this is the sun's birthday This is the birth day of life and of love and wings And of the gay great happening illimitably earth How should tasting, touching, hearing, seeing, breathing any Lifted from the no of all nothing Human merely being doubt unimaginable You? Now the ears of my ears awake And now the eyes of my eyes are opened. A Secret PlaceThere is a secret place. A radiant sanctuary.
This magnificent refuge is inside you. Put away the incense and forget the incantations they taught you. Ask no permission from the authorities. Slip away. Close your eyes and follow your breath to the still place that leads to the invisible path that leads you home. Be brave and walk through the country of your own wild heart. Be gentle and know that you know nothing. Be mindful and remember that every moment can be a prayer. Praising God. Losing your temper and your dignity with someone you love, Balancing ecstasy with clear thinking, self-control with self-abandon. Be still. Listen. Keep walking. Believe the incredible truth that the Beloved has chosen for his dwelling place the core of your own being because that is the single most beautiful place in all of creation. Waste no time. Enter the center of your soul. Adapted from The Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila Settle in the here and now
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Forgiveness
Is the mightiest sword Forgiveness of those you fear Is the highest reward When they bruise you with words When they make you feel small When it’s hardest to take You must do nothing at all… I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
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