Will's at the baseball game with some of his buds
That frees my whole day to write
On the other hand, while enjoying Ravi's presence, yesterday
I'd exchanged calls and lengthy texts with a courageous young woman, who
Was truly at the end of her rope with love gone wrong, and
As this young woman has nestled in my heart as close as would
A daughter ever since her fifteenth year, my energy source feels as
Spent, today, as the rest of me feels relieved when considering
Every hurtle that my 'daughter', by mutual consent, overcame by
Making sound use of her decision-making process, repeatedly
In fact, each time she chose to call or text while brainstorming with
An experienced coach, who calmly and patiently coaxed her to
Give birth to her own subconscious sense of inner conflict, she
Bore the pain necessary to tunnel through
Her many layered wall of denial, and
As I coached while she labored, painfully, to blow
Old mind sets, creating smoke screens of confusion, out of clarity's way
We both played witness to her courageous
Sense of humility rising to meet each next challenge, resultant in
Expanding the narrowness of an old comfort zone, which
Had blinded her from identifying one particular mindset that
Had felt written in stone, and each time she consciously felt ready to
Push through another layer of denial, guess what appeared in
Her mind's eye, clear as daylight?
The open door to readiness appeared within her sight as
Magically (naturally, intuitively) as if
Opportunity, was beckoning her bright mind to walk
Freely over the threshold into the realm of existential freedom, where
Change for the better waited to
Welcome this young woman, daughter of my heart, home
And thus, as she and I conversed throughout the day
We both grew ever more aware of this fact:
Little by little, the young woman's sense of readiness to
Give birth to her own deeper truth pushed
Emotional combustion to blend the best of the old with
The best of the new until a brand new sense of
Conscious awareness of change for the better seemed to
Develop all on its own ... at last! And if you wonder why
I mentioned patience on the part of her coach ... Well ...
It's important to remember that I place a high value on
Respecting each person's ability to develop the
Readiness to soften stubbornness before it's possible to
Confront deeper truth, hidden behind layers of denial
(Been there, done that painful birthing process, last year, myself)
At some point down the road, you shall meet
This young woman, whose subconscious, teaming with
Emotional combustion, had impregnated her
Conscious mind with denial of personal needs, which
Went unmet for nearly two years ... And throughout that
Extensive length of time when denial had
Divided her mind into two separate parts, her spirit
Couldn't help but carry the weight of
This elephant inside her mind, and
Having clarified the fact that at sometime in every life
We all have need to give birth to an elephant, for
This reason or that, you can see why she and I have
Sound reason to feel mentally spent, today ... on the other hand
The fact that I, like the young woman, had labored to
Cleanse my mind of undeserved guilt, last year, offers my spirit
A deeply gratified sense of personal satisfaction, concerning
A job well done, for this reason: Just as I'd labored until
My inner life and outer life matched, I recognized her need to do the same!
Wait! Did you hear that flutter of wings?
Quick! Look up to see Socrates, throwing us his eye-twinkling wink!
Hey ... Guess what just happened, naturally?
Yours truly gave birth to a post, today, after all! :)
And now, right before the weary mind of this brainstorming coach
Readies itself to sign off for today with no plan other than to
Accept opportunity's invitation to rest my whole self while
Swaying gently, back and forth, on my patio swing ...
I'll relax this beautiful day away right after ...
Offering up a pair of pictures that's sure to bring forth laughter—
(The first of which was taken in Napa :)
When Little Monkey See What Big Monkey Do ...
Little Monkey Face do it, too :)
That's all folks! :)
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