living – Page 7 – Picking Up Roots

At Work

what stands before you,
the weight upon you,
it is not personal,
the world is not conspiring
against you,
you have not been chosen;

we are but specks
of the finest dust,
we are just part of the machine;
the obstacles we face
are the circumstances
of living a life,

I can still take the air
there is breath in my lungs,
I am nothing
I have choices
I am free

Grounding

put yourself closer to the Earth,
feel its life
as your heart slows
to match its beat;

open yourself to its energy -
let it course through you -
feel your troubles
fall away;

listen to your shared heartbeat
let yourself melt
into the Earth,
become one

disappear
find peace
see yourself

Wrestling Change

change is everywhere,
we wrestle it
as though we might win,
halting its progress;

we do not fight the seasons,
though we may not
like their shifts,
we understand 
their inevitability
lies beyond our control,
we flow with them;

so too we must flow
within our lives,
adapt to all
that moves around us,
seek out opportunities
to grow;

this is not new,
take a moment
to look within,
discover the subtle shifts
that have taken place 
over time:
see the wisdom
change has brought

understanding this
go into the world