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the Spaces Between the Wildness

By | Spirit, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Life doesn’t go

According to plan

Along with the sweetest dreams

The worst nightmares

Manifest

In

Nasty divorces

Sick children

Homes foreclosed

Loved ones dead

Jobs gone

Trust violated

Bodies crippled

The changes come

As rapidly as

The monsoon

In July

The wind whipping

The breath

From your lungs

The scream

From your throat

The thunder shaking

The foundation

Of everything

That seemed sacred

And safe

You lose

Your footing

Like an

Uprooted tree

The rain

Pours down in sheets

All over your head

None of you

Is untouched

By its power

A surprising moment

Of chill touches you

As the icy grip

Of FEAR

Wraps around Your heart

Like a vice

What will happen

Next

You wonder

If anything

Will ever be the same

Once the storm stops

All is blown

And soaked

And ruined

But such is LIFE

Unpredictable

Wild

and

Your OWN

Though it is

Nothing

Like you imagined

It can be

Even more

Than you dreamed

If you look

For the beauty

and the healing

The storm

Brings

In the spaces

Between

The wildness

If you stop

To catch

That breath

You thought

Had escaped you

And notice

The gifts

That the storm

Imparts

And the life

That continued

In spite of it

The full moon

Framed by majestic

Clouds

The scent

of rain

and creosote

The space left

For something new

to grow

where the uprooting

happened

Look around

If you purpose

To find the beauty

and the healing

The storm brings

In the spaces

Between the wildness

You will find your heart

And your thoughts

filled with gratitude

A prayer of thanks

Because Life

Is nothing

Like you imagined

But

So much better

Than you dreamed

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The Rest of Your Life…

By | Live NOW | 2 Comments

This tea from my friend Latisha (the Herbmother) reminds me of sunshine! Visit her at www.herbmother.com

How is it possible that it’s Monday again and we’re almost finished with September? I have only started sensing that wonder I experience every year when temperatures start to cool here after a seemingly interminable summer. Saturday, a glimpse at the calendar revealed that it would have been my dad’s 83rd birthday were he still here. That means it’s nearly October. It should be cool!

The fall/winter holidays will soon be here and those are some busy days for most people. I can already feel the pull to do, do, do with no break and that does not bode well for my health or my peace of mind. It’s not good for my family either.

So, consider this post an encouragement – especially if you’re caring for others – to care first for yourself. If you’re not healthy, how can you nurse your family?

Today, get some sunshine, drink something nourishing and delicious (like my tea) and take at least 5 minutes to sit, breathe deeply and just relax.

As my daddy used to say (doubtless, quoting some inspirational speaker, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”

You see, this is not a rehearsal for life. This IS life – the good, the bad and the beautiful. You need rest in your life if you’re going to enjoy the REST of your life. Get it?

Now, when you’re done sipping that tea – Get out there and live it!

The Laundry Can Wait

By | Honest Mothering, Live NOW, Spirit | 2 Comments

Days filled with kids

Are also filled

With laundry

Dishes

And dirty floors

 

Playtime and bedtime

Seem like the best time

To get things done

Kids are occupied

And I can work

Uninterrupted

 

But today, 

Though the baby

was happy

And the older kids

were playing

I don’t get up

And rush around

To clean and accomplish

 

Instead, I relax

Cuddling the baby

Who won’t always be a baby

Watching his siblings

Who are growing

Too fast

But whose voices

still ring

With the sweetness

Of youth

 

Their laughter

And squeals

Echo through our small house

And reverberate in my heart

 

I feel a little rebellious

Not worrying

About being efficient

 

But a stronger

Sparkly feeling

Of joy

Fills my insides

And wraps

Around my whole being

 

I am reluctant

To miss the moment

Doing something so mundane

As laundry

 

So I don’t

 

I sit

And listen

And laugh

 

Homework questions

Ridiculous stories

Made up songs

About best friends

Dresses

Barbies

And the American flag

Are par

For the course

 

What can I say

We are

Equal opportunity artists

 

I let the baby “stay up”

While we eat dinner

Together

A rare event

With a small baby

 

We listen

Eat great food

And watch DGirl

Take bites

In between headstands

 

I don’t worry

About her tablemanners

For once

 

It is freeing

And a little

Like living

At the circus

Fun

And

A bit crazy

 

After dinner

Business

As usual

Commences

Showers

Storytime

Snuggling

 

I love the scent

The feel

The sound

Of my family

 

So I didn’t get

All the laundry done

Today

 

It will still be there

Tomorrow

 

I love my life

Laundry

And

All

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