Appamada

Feeling out a Channel ~ Saigyo Ice wedged fast In the crevice of the rock This morning begins to melt Under the moss the water Will be feeling out a channel For a New Beginning ~ John O’Donohue In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, This beginning has been quietly forming, Waiting until you were ready for it to emerge. For a long time it has been watching your desire, Feeling the emptiness growing inside you, Noticing how you willed yourself on, Still unable to leave what you had outgrown. It watched you play with the seduction of safety And the grey promises that sameness whispered, Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent, Wondered would you always live like this. Then the delight, when your courage kindled, And out you stepped onto new ground, Your eyes young again with energy and dream, A path of plentitude opening before you. Though your destination is not yet clear You can trust the promise of this opening. Unfurl yourself into the grace of be