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