For a New Beginning
In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.It watched you play with the seduction of safety,
And, the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this.Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plentitude opening before you.Though your destination is not yet clear,
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life’s desire.Awaken your spirit to adventure;
John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.
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4 Comments
Earl
Wonderful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend, Monte.
Monte Stevens
You’re welcome and hope you have a great weekend, also .
Mark
Perhaps obvious, these words make me visualize someone standing at the edge of a precipice, contemplating that first step. I can relate to them in a variety of ways.
Monte Stevens
The words open up the imagination to see more than we think we can see. I also relate. Hope you have a great weekend!