I live my life through the words I write
For most of my life
I have struggled
and do struggle
to see the forest
rather than the trees.
The split seconds
the brief and beautiful moments
where all I can see is the forest
the unified whole
seem so fleeting
when my gaze habitually resumes
onto individual trees
my heart shatters
at the let down
at the loss
at the implied regression.
Pause.
Breathe.
Zoom out.
See the forest
beyond
and within.
It’s always there.
Beauty all around.
Pause. Breathe. Relish the magic.
Life: our greatest gift.
The weather forecast
predicted a 90% chance of rain
all day today.
Watching through the window
the pavement remains dry.
Predictions are, what they are.
No one can predict the future
and yet,
you prepare for all possible outcomes
as though you will be rewarded for such effort.
Sit with your anxiety
listen deeply to its voice.
What is it really trying to say?
Trust me when I say:
Take things one breath at a time.
You will get through this.
Stay at home with your family.
Light a candle, bundle a blanket.
Travel only if you must.
Slow down, relax, take a breath.
Turn down the volume to find quiet.
Remember,
the world may be hard
but it’s also soft, and gentle.
Still
as the tiny beads of sand
resting in the bottom of an hour glass
finding, at last, their resting place,
for now.
Dawning Words 