surrender

mjd - 2015 - surrender - 

sterling with sleeping beauty turquoise & red coral

freedom is gained

in releasing.

life is change. 

our white-knuckled grip 

of clinging

to avoid that which is inevitable

brings great suffering.

our hands tire and ache.

mjd - 2015 - surrender

when finally we open them,

allowing our fingers to stretch,

we exhale 

and soften.

everything softens.

and in the act of surrender

we find the peace

we had been seeking

all along. 

kinetic

while the world is ever in motion, on this blustery autumn day that fact is gloriously apparent... leaves falling like rain, dancing along the road, flying overhead, forming piles that we sink our feet into...

'climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

the winds will blow their own freshness into you,

and the storms their energy,

while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.'

~ john muir