Belly, lungs, and heart
join together to soothe brain’s
self-created pain.
JDG
Belly, lungs, and heart
join together to soothe brain’s
self-created pain.
JDG
Most roads aren’t
straight for long, but
it’s in the curves
that skills are tested
and beauty can be found.
JDG.
May you have courage and strength,
because you will need it.
May you have energy and good health,
because you will need it.
May your spouses be strong
because you will need them to be.
May your advisors tell you the truth,
not what they think you want to hear.
May you listen to all sides
before making decisions.
May you work well together
and respect each other.
May you form good relationships
on both sides of the aisle.
May you reunite this country
because you will have to.
May you surpass your own expectations
because the future of our country is in your hands.
( A Guest Post By Margaret Nea )
For the new leadership, filled with hope, of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
We give grateful thanks
For their integrity, decency, courage, and their passionate belief in our democracy
We give grateful thanks
For their ability to choose advisors whose wisdom is profound
We give grateful thanks
For their ability to communicate with leaders of the world and with the people of our own country
We give grateful thanks
For their willingness to listen, to be open to ideas from all sorts of people across racial
and political divides in order to make effective judgements
We give grateful thanks
For their empathy, compassion, and understanding of those who are hurting
and despondent, those whose voices are yearning to be heard
We give grateful thanks
For their belief in themselves, for self-confidence to go forward with intelligent
and ethical decisions
We give grateful thanks
For the influence they will have for peace in worldwide situations and global crises
We give grateful thanks
For the millions of prayers from our country and from all over the world that will be
lifted up for the positive leadership of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
We give grateful thanks
Waiting for words
to bubble up
and spill over,
but it seems
the well is dry.
Nevertheless,
I lower my bucket,
hoping it will fill
by and by.
JDG
My soul longs for peace,
but it seems there are some things
my ego has to
learn first – like how to let soul’s
longing guide my behavior.
JDG
Grey mist of morning
rests on the land,
exploring
the heavens
without leaving home.
JDG
My internal first responder
sometimes sees danger
where none exists.
I thank him
for his readiness
and let him know
my prefrontal cortex can handle this.
JDG
Sometimes,
like a tree in winter,
we’re stripped bare
in preparation
for a fresh start.
JDG
Sun-lit day, cloudless sky –
nature’s reminder
that nothing, not even
the darkest of times
lasts forever.
JDG