re-establishing
relationship with Spirit
profound sense of calm

letting Spirit lead
surrendered to God-with-me
my will takes a rest

a story woven
around the one thing, the day
the healing begins

pre-surgery lists
only one matters – the friends
who say, “Let me help!

spaciousness of heart
stretching to receive one more
this is what I do

Spirit, you’re smiling
you’re watching what’s coming in
seeing me say “yes”

coherence brings sleep
waking up slow, preserving peace
breathing deep, calm mind

joining up with friend
early morning sun, sit, walk
hearts breathing, smiling

******

however brief
this time becomes
spacious

and I need spacious
these days
it is good
spirit conspires
to bring me
a lot of it

recovering self
breathing deeply, feeling deeply
sighing from the soul

spaciousness of time
a gathering of women
sacramental slow

******

chaos, grief, fear
chaos, fear, grief

here’s the good news:
I used to disassociate
feel nothing
eat to fill the emptiness
die a thousand deaths
from loneliness

I’m not alone
tears flow freely
breathing
standing up
even laughing

painting a yellow sunflower
for the woman who listened
washed my hair
sent me home
with kindness
on my heart

morning

sudden flurry “clang!”
soft underbelly exposed NOW
breathe sigh hum sway pray

EOD

bare bone tender nerves
sleeping sitting it all hurts
wrestling like Jacob

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