A Blessing On THIS Day
A Blessing on this day, this walk, this moment:
May I honor this body
by listening to what she needs in this moment,
in this right-here-right-now—
a drink of water,
a slower pace,
a pause to rest for a breath or two,
a trip to the bathroom (How many times do you wait til you absolutely, positively must go?!?!)
May I care for this anxiety,
by being curious about
and then listening to
and learning to understand that
by bringing my awareness
over and over and over again
to the breath and the body in this moment,
in this right-here-right-now,
I ease and soothe
at least a little bit of the
crushing, squeezing, clenching of my
hands,
throat,
shoulders,
buttocks,
stomach.
May I be fully present right-here-right-now
in THIS moment,
with THIS person (me, first; THEN the person I’m with, THEN the two of us together, holding both AT THE SAME TIME right-here-right-now)
with this breath, this story, this Being.
May a Blessing be felt
by each Being who reads it
and by each Being in THEIR days,
in THEIR moment,
in THEIR right-here-right-now.
With Love,
Paula.
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