Maybe wisdom doesn’t always ask you to wait until you know. Maybe wisdom doesn’t ask you to know what is wise Before you know what is wise. Maybe sometimes, she comes as you choose to move With eyes that are open And a heart that is soft. Maybe only there, does wisdom impress her knowledge onto our hearts. Why were you so afraid to move? // “Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set […]
I am grateful for the anchor point he offers, You know? All too often, I find myself trying to be more impressive than I am. But then, after a little time, with a much gentler tug on my hand, Than the tug I would give myself He draws me back to the middle. Tells me it’s okay to drop the act, To step into the light, unmasked. With all that I am not, As well […]
Sometimes I get stuck for words to pray And then all you ask of me is to pause *Amidst* all the non-answers; To breathe To simply allow my breath, rather than my words, to be what reminds me of you. That in these moments, each breath can serve as a reminder. That, just as the gentle waves of the ocean continue to effortlessly roll up on to the shore And my breath never fails to […]
Deep in the night Where light is most known in some place other than here At each gust of wind The wind chime moves And with each movement, she makes her simple sound Lets us know that she’s here That the wind tonight moves her Makes her feel Draws out melodies words Important to note though, As simple her melody It goes heart-deep It is not empty noisy words The wind simply blows And in […]
I couldn’t care less if what you say doesn’t come out as precisely as you wished Or if you don’t hold as much knowledge about that thing that you thought you should. I couldn’t care less if the way you do what you do Fails to meet some standard of him or her or that. I am well aware you are more than the words I haven’t yet heard. More than the knowledge or skills […]
I think it was their ability to create new life again after they lost some pieces of it. There were tragic stories of loss in just about every story; family members, friends, money, health, dignity, voice, language, heritage. And yet, In the face of each, perhaps even more deeply embedded, was a stubborn heartbeat that, without even trying drove these people towards creating new life. It’s not that the messages endorsed denying the pain of […]
Standing in the middle Where east meets west, And north meets south The sun shines down warm in this spot And the breeze is quiet and cool, Patiently waiting, circling the soul that has, for whatever reason, Found itself paused in the middle. Whether for weariness or fear Or for grief or disappointment, Or some other such thing. The calm of the middle will always be here, encircling, warming, holding, until the breath has found […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve often felt pressure to step out of what is comfortable, ‘to do the right thing – even when it’s hard.’ Keep pushing through comfort To achieve the dream, to get the reward, and all of that. I still think those ideas are neat. I still hold them as values. Because, It’s ideas like these that give us ambition, drive, progress. But. I’ve also got a hang up […]
Within the bounds of Patience, is an Ocean holding you. Within the waters of Patience is a peaceful current that, without even trying, has a will bent on carrying you to the next thing. Within the bounds of patience, hope, not despair, is found. Patience. When we find ourselves standing in this mysterious space; remember it is one that holds, rather than breaks, the promises made out to you. Patience sees. It sees beyond […]
“I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!” John 14:27 TPT There come times fear is sticky – hard to shake off, and Brave might seem to have gotten well-lost. If we stop and we look from where a voice comes, Is it friendly or foe-like? […]
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