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. 

surrender

mjd - 2015 - plant skeletons

open to the stillness

between winter and spring,

though the earth 

beneath your feet 

is charged with eager life.

bear witness

to the skeletal remains

of those 

who have burst forth,

lived

weathered storms

and died.

bear witness 

to a seemingly

fragile nature

that is belied 

by great strength 

and 

great tenacity. 

this story

is like your own.

you stand.

between heaven

and earth

you are rooted

and soaring - 

in that balance

in that exquisite place

may you thrive. 

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lovely rustic holding vessels by the ever talented
marsha neal.

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