Moment
By
MOMENT
Rest
IN
The FLOW
EXPERIENCE
Drop
INto
The Power of NOW
Be HERE NOW
In the midst
Of
GRIEF
In the midst
Of
CHAOS
In the midst
Of
TRAUMA
In the midst
Of
HEARTBREAK
We
DISCOVER
The REST
IN
The FLOW
Surrendering
To the
MOMENT
Even
As the
RIVER
Rushes
THROUGH
Blazes
THROUGH
Us
Sweeping
Us
OFF
Our Feet
Taking
US
Where
We don’t
Want to
GO
Where
We would
NEVER
Wish to
GO
But
HERE
We are
IN
The Fires
IN
The Storm
GOING
Through
The EYE
Of
The NEEDLE
Against
OUR
Will
And
When
We DARE
To
LET GO
Present
FULLY
In the
NOW
Right
HERE
We FIND
REST
In
The FLOW
Life
Ever-Dancing
WILDLY
FREELY
POETICALLY
POETICALLY
Ever-Blowing
GENTLY
HARSHLY
FIERCELY
With
Tinges
Of
CRISPNESS
Biting
Stinging
And
Pockets
Of
WARMTH
Soothing
Comforting
Our HEARTS
Aglow
LOVE
Washes
UP
Graciously
Mercifully
RETURNING
Us
HOME
Right here
We Rest
IN
The FLOW
Amazing GRACE
Echoing
BEAUTY
JOY
CELEBRATION
LIFE
A
Succession
Of
NOWS
Discovering
The POWER
Of
OUR
Very
BREATH
So Sacred
Ever-connected
To
The whole
Of Creation
BREATH
Is
LIFE
Ushering
Us
Into
The NEXT
NOW
The NEXT
DAY
One moment
ONE DAY
At a
TIME
Riding
OUT
The Seasons
Of
LIFE
Letting
GO
Of the OLD
Welcoming
The NEW
LOVE
At Work
Eternally
Holding
Us
WHERE
We ARE
Freeing
Us
OPENING
Us
SURPRISING
Us
With the
MORE
That comes
The GOODNESS
Ever-Present
Even
When we
Must
TASTE
The NOT So
GOOD
Life
Ever-unfolding
Moment
By
Moment
Breath
By
MAGIC
Breath
DIVINEly
Orchestrating
Pulling
US
Forward
Into
REST
Come what may
Made Possible
IN
Thy HANDS
IN
The FLOW
Ahhh…
Heaven
KNOWN
Right here
Right NOW
On Earth.
I
was sharing my journey of walking into this new lifetime following the death of
my late-husband, John, 3 years and 3 months ago. I heard myself say: I found Rest
IN the FLOW, living one day at a time and eventually living in the
moment. Initially, I was engulfed by the
storm tumbling in complete chaos; I was swallowed by the grief ever-biting,
ever-gripping, my breath stuck in my throat unable to move it into my numbed
out body in shock from the trauma. And
the rest that swept through me was
amazing grace at work, silently and fiercely loving me up, flowing into my
shattered mind, body, heart and soul.
The love of the heavens ever-present, each moment of each day flowing
through me, offering me rest wherever I was; laughing over a memory or curled
up in a ball on the floor sobbing with the window open letting the snow blow in
on me which was a welcomed bite as I needed evidence that I was still alive even when I felt dead.
One
moment at a time present to the seasons that came and went, life’s blood flowed
freely through me with valves open wider than I knew was possible. Finding
Rest IN the FLOW has been one of the
greatest gifts born of the greatest tragedy of my life. The power of Now not something I read about and tried to practice; Be HERE Now not just a platitude
espoused by spiritual teachers but an experience of amazing grace, of love
doing what it does bringing through miracles, taking us into the celebration of
life, allowing us to know heaven while still right here on earth.
The
invitation this day is to connect to your breath so sacred which is life itself
flowing through you. Let it take you
into the rest, available every
moment. This fortifies our inner
foundation grounded in Trust, Faith and Certainty that holds us when the external world is stormy and uncertain. Sip from the well of abiding love, peace, joy,
beauty, grace, hope springing eternal within you and within all of
Creation. We are not in control over the
events of life that sweep in and force us to walk through the fires; but it is
possible to eventually find rest in the
flow returning to our breath, in the moment not allowing the mind to
terrorize us by looking too far ahead, wondering if we will ever feel good
again, stressing over who we will be and how we will possibly endure one more
day. Life does not wait. It goes on and on even when we want to pull
the plug and shut it down. But life
graciously gives us rest in the flow poetically
dancing through us breath by magic breath taking us into new life that surely
comes.
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