Unfiltered from the heart

leaning into the awareness of openings
& a quiet yet palpable softening
of a habit-hardened countenance
from within my being
i have sensed a new radiance
emanating

a new lightness
freshness
& presence

while my body fights exhaustion
while i swing from one rung to the next
craving more sleep, more rest
doing my very best
to not miss the next step, the next swing
lest i make a complete mess of all the damn things

even under such tiring conditions
i can feel the softening, the opening
open & soften more
within this movement
this expansion
there has been a felt sense
of a new love moving about
perhaps it had been stuck
behind a barred door before
yet now it is moving
moving throughout my being

a love
a knowing
a newfound acceptance
all unfolding
through a willingness
to allow a journey
of deepening

into what already exists within
my being

{real talk: wow! i absolutely love this post. in doing the final edits this morning, i see it from a place of witnessing – whereas when i wrote it i was still too much “in it” to appreciate it the way i do now. the tears are cueing up. i feel so much gratitude for all who are reading & following}

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