Into the Woods; Out of the Woods

Artwork Credit: Delphina Raven, lifeismymentor.com

Having gotten lost
And entangled 
Into the thickest of woods
Having to find the meandering but
Deliberate way out

Choosing the forward step
In one’s own Hero’s Journey
No matter how small…

Accompanied by, and 
Cultivated from within oneself:
Integrity
Truthfulness
Personal authenticity
Loyalty
Morality
Courtesy
Careful speech

Using one’s internal mirror
Cleaned often
To reflect 
To examine one’s own life
Often

Knowing one’s own shadows
And darkness in abyss
Come face to face
With evilness within
Each one of us

Calling forth from within oneself
The spear of:
Valour 
Right Action
Indefatigability
Vulnerabilities
Personal power
Benevolence 
Honour

With mastered emotionality
And ruled by reasons and logic
Get intimate with that malevolence
Within oneself
And combat that

Keep walking forward
No matter how small the steps 
Guided by one’s intuitive power animal
And one’s own North Star
No matter how obscured by the 
Dark clouds

You always have a
Choice
When embroiled in 
Unimaginable pain and 
Uncertainties

Move forward
Into purpose
Illumination
Harmony
Love
Living

Or move backward
Into misery
Stagnancy
Waste
Malevolence
Harm

There is always
The opportunity
To pause
And make the
Wise Choice
No matter how dire things seem to
Envelope you

The Choice
Your North Star
Reasons and Intuition
Seek within yourself
Always on the ready
At your command 

Stepping Into the Unknown

Photo Credit: Delphina Raven, Balfour, BC, Canada

Stepping into the unknown
Through that crack of your psyche
Into the deep, dark abyss
Soon enough
You find that you are all
Alone

To find your way through
You find that you have to 
Dig deep
For that well of courage
Clarity
Stillness
Gentleness

When you do emerge
You’ve come face to face
With skeletons
Demons
Darkness
Shadows
That were hidden
But now familiar

Bit by bit
You invite them in
One at a time
To have that
Raw
Honest
Talk of revelation

And reach as much resolution
Understanding
And forgiveness
As you would 
And could allow

Until next time

Grab Life By the Horns

Photo Credit: Delphina Raven, Fletcher Falls, Kaslo, BC, Canada

Sometimes it takes
Aloneness to reflect
On the past—
Lessons, memories, pains, gains

To think and feel
To live and transform
Discard the spent
Embrace the growth

From darkness of abyss
You find
Blessings in disguise
Can’t find it? Look harder 

In stillness of the mind
Eased by spontaneous
And natural movement
Of the body

Bottomless pit of
Forgiveness
And love
Is discovered

Untethering
Non-attachment
Releasing 
Letting it all go 

Comes forth the greatest gift 
Freedom is tasted
Impermanence called life
So...hold onto
The greatest ride

Grab it by the horns