I hear you I hear the voice who has held silence for ten thousand years who yearns to be seen, to be honored free to love and be loved I see you I see the hand who reaches through your heart wanting to gather good souls near you ask: will they feel me, will they truly know I am here I feel you I feel the eyes who tuck their truth into the depths of night who lie awake praying for wings to grow come nurture me, shed your light on my soul I know you I know the soul who longs … [Read more...]

The sun is our gift in winter, when nearly always we are insulated by a dark blanket of clouds. Its radiance transforms our landscape. Snowflakes float in air as if particles of crystalline fairy dust. Naked tree branches contrast starkly against sky of azure blue. Miniature diamonds sparkle atop the snow-covered ground. All we have to do is step out from our enclosures. Bright light streams through closed eyelids, to where it so desperately is needed. All this waits to nourish our … [Read more...]

First, you must float, and lose the fear of falling to the muddy bottom. Spread yourself on the water, let it carry you with cool arms after catching you from a fall. The water is your friend, a friend supporting, lifting, carrying. A best friend. You might be tempted to tug at the covers of the water, and curl up into a fetal creature, sinking in the encompassing comfort, dreaming till you drown. Resist. You are resting on the water, a silky membrane covering your back. Relax … [Read more...]