The Shore of Home
I have sailed across the sea To the other shore It is the same shore Yet not at all the same What seems familiar Is freshly new What is this place Beyond knowing Magical I have been here before
I have sailed across the sea To the other shore It is the same shore Yet not at all the same What seems familiar Is freshly new What is this place Beyond knowing Magical I have been here before
Regardless of your position on any particular spectrum – religious, political, or other – it’s hard to deny that there is a lot of emotion churned up in today’s world. Many people are caught up in “big feelings,” as my daughter would say. The polarized division of “us” and “them” has become a powerful force
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Everything is so precious Tears of tenderness flow freely The heart is open fully exposed undefended The touch of a feather is exquisiteThe sight of a snowflake sublime Everything shimmers with the energy of aliveness Everything is a miracle Life and death in a single breath So beautiful
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It is the pleasure of all creation to sing giving Blessed indeed are those who are open to receive Listen to the stillness in the stillness All of life sings there in one voice
The heart makes no mistakes Mistakes are of the mind Lost in thought Driven by fear All mistakes are one mistake A belief in separation The heart knows not of this The heart knows only love Knowing only love The heart expands forever In the ocean of existence Love joins love in joyful communion Weaving love’s web Throughout creation
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A dewdrop twinkles on the branch A tiny bright star hidden in the pine needles Revealed by the rising sun A gift from the universe Saying good morning!
Always lead with love You will never falter You will never make a mistake For love navigates true and unerring Along paths of infinite connection Revealing the wondrous web of all creation
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Death held out his hand Walk with me a while, he said So I took his hand And walked along beside him At first afraid, I calmed in his presence For he held me dear in love And fear melted into wonder He did not take me then It was not my time But he is never far And life is richer for it
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How marvelous is this life How blessed am I To have lived in this form Long enough to love And to be loved Long enough to awaken And remember who I am Long enough to know What I now know
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All that has happened has brought you here Do not judge what is beyond your understanding You ride the wings of angels Who watch over you with love And carry you on the winds of creation
No need to travel Or journey far Within is vast terrain To explore until You arrive where you began And marvel to reflect On such an adventure
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All has gone silent Quiet in the breath Stillness in the deep It takes a moment to realize That everything has stopped Warriors sleep by the fire A leaf floats down the creek
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I began this year every morning saying a prayer I wrote asking for liberation, whatever it takes. When people asked me what I meant by liberation, I said I wanted to release anything and everything that blocked my awareness and experience of union with the divine. I recommitted myself to my practice of allowing, trusting,
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The Beloved came for me Covered me with soft lipped kisses Enfolded me in rainbow robes And consumed me in fiery embrace All my longing sated I grew vast in magnificent wholeness Beyond the reach of reason Blazing brilliant glory
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I sat beside the creek The ground blessed me with embodiment The creek blessed me with song Mosses blessed me with tenderness Trillium blessed me with promise Trees blessed me with wisdom The sky blessed me with unlimitedness Rocks blessed me with courage Breezes blessed me with love Birds blessed me with freedom I sat on the mercy seat There I met God
The young seek wisdom from the aged What have you learned, I’m asked I’ve learned that I am loved And so are you
The dark of longest night Gives way to coming light Winter cradles longer days The promise of spring Suckles at her icy breast
When Truth is remembered Seeking rests in its embrace No longer searching For what was never lost
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We want to pour ourselves out For our whole selves to be seen By one who will cherish our sacred revelation Here is all of who I am All my stories memories dreams fears secrets longings joys Now I am free Empty of it all Everything has