This gave me time to sit, journal, observe, and be. It is always a choice - to stay in the quietness of centering presence or to dwell at the fluctuating edges of storm turbulence. It became a time of personal gathering in and evolving. So, here is an invitation to you dear reader. Pause. Breathe. Center. Find and cultivate a time of stillness .... not waiting for storms to push you into it.
The
Invitation
There's
an invitation in stillness
to rediscover what has always been.
The
ever active mind and ego protests,
requesting doing over being.
Before
the sunrises each morning,
there is stillness upon the land.
Before
the bird takes flight,
there is preparation of spreading wings.
The
inner quest is a cherishing of deep truth,
the action of centering self care.
Pause
now, and then again, until
balance appears as mindful presence.
This
is the open heart greeting the world,
connecting mind with wonder, grace,
and the mystery of your being.
richard hammer
9-30-17
