you are not failing because you still get lost in dark rivers, you are human, be gentle when doubt comes"
~ Sarah Blondin
Today I was inspired by a conversation I had with my Mum on embracing all that we are and what we wish to create for the future. By making conscious choices not to repeat the same patterns and stories we tell ourselves, so we can leave beautifully without effort.
I'm sharing excerpts from one of my favourites, Sarah Blondin. Her work is deeply reflective of the human experience, and reminds us we are all living and breathing and loving together, the same, not separate in this life. She writes and speaks poetically about living from a heart centred place.
This excerpt is from Sarah's poem I Know Sometimes. Take some time over the holiday period to listen to the whole piece, and more of her works on her podcast Live Awake
In peace and abundance,
Wallis
I Know Sometimes by Sarah Blondin
i know you feel hollow at times
like life is escaping you
dancing in front of you
but out of your reach somehow
i know it hurts to live in the disconnect
between what you are currently experiencing
and what you know exists outside of you
beautifully without effort
i know how much it hurts to live there
in the divide between what you feel you are
and what you wish you could be
i know you have tasted the sun on your skin
and inhaled with complete trust
and that you too at times find it hard to move without knowing what's next
that at times life feels paralyzing
i know you work so hard to control the outcome of your life
that you forget to breathe sometimes
that you live on the shallow end
that you forget to go deep, breathe deep
that you forget to meet yourself in the quiet
and breathe yourself full again
that you forget that there is a well of abundance and trust in you
...
i know you long to live more in bliss
where you know you’re intended to live
i know you can feel it vibrating in your cells
when you arrive there
in the grace of bliss
that this
this is where you belong
or when you arrive there you are so alive
as if everything around you is telling you
yes
you’re home
...
give yourself permission to be in all the places you are
without judgement
or criticism
or frustration
let the process of life unfold as it is
change nothing about it
except for the amount of love you shower yourself with
except for the amount of love you give yourself
in both times of great joy and great unrest
