Unfiltered from the heart

the first inclination
with nearly any threat or sign of danger
is to resist it, to fight it, to contract my being (muscles & all)
& to shelter in place; to go within
to close the heart
as if this all would keep me safe

there is pain in the contraction
it blocks me from my love
it blocks me from the Universal flow
it blocks me from others
& it blocks me from, you know, God

it takes a conscious decision
again & again
to remain open
against the adamant desire to hermit
& cloister oneself within

tears will often well-up
& threaten to take hold
fits & sobs
even stomping of feet
may ensue

to keep & hold the vessel open
is for everyone to choose
in the face of any adversity
even with odds stacked against us
even when all feels lost

this is where our power lies
it is more vast than we may ever realize

the key to entry is through the heart spaces
as Rumi said, “the wound is where the light enters”
& also, “keep breaking your heart until it opens”

one of my all time fave quotes is from
Anaïs Nin
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”

may we each choose to be a beacon of light
in the darkness
embracing the suck (and dark) of it
to some degree, at least
is required

Amen

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