hurricanes

Though I know how to rein it in when my thoughts are flying wild all over the place, I am human and being that, sometimes forget. I was reminded of this as I read the words, “do you remember a time when you were distracted by ten thousand things” in the green side bar of a magazine article. Featured on that same page is a poem, a prayer by someone who needed to take a moment; readers were encouraged to write their own piece about what keeps us away from our center. My words followed me from the beach…

expectations self-inflicted, inflicted by others mingle

with soft intermittent angst over the next phase

will I ever conquer the demon that follows me

ever see all that I dream of in the palm of my eyes?

even when I lift myself out of the daily

etchings lace the edges of my escape.

as I sit ocean edge reflecting

the crest and ebb of each wave

release me from quiet worry

allow it to flow out and away.

may the echo of splashing water

wash over me like a baptism at dawn

as I rise grateful.

What keeps you from your inner peace? Write it down, let the words come freely then construct your own prayer or mantra from these thoughts. Let it be what sets you down from the swirl of your own personal hurricane and while you’re landing…

keep your peepers open!®