Saturday, October 4, 2008

Still and Quiet

As a child,
when I danced through the streets,
I was told to 'be still';
when I laughed out aloud,
I was told to 'be quiet'.

Oh, what a different world it would be,
if only we all stayed truly 'still and quiet'!
Instead,
we are all frozen and bottled up,
exploding all over the place!

Oh, what a joyously painful challenge it is,
to open up and come alive,
to thaw and melt,
to flow like a gentle stream,
surrendered to and guided by the terrains of life
into the vast ocean of the divine
to be immersed in its stillness and quietness
blissfully and eternally.

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