Windows To The Spirit

Step
by step
I enter
the labyrinth
of my existence
praying for a clean heart
to purge the chimeras
that haunt me from the dark corners
of my mind,  to live with great joy, and
to renew a right spirit within me.

As
vessels,
our lives are
filled with many
different mixtures.
Health, happiness, passion,
strength, faith, trust, intelligence,
wisdom, humility, judgment.
All there but in different proportions.
As our needs change, so does the recipe.

Where
forces
interact,
concentrated
with extreme passion,
tested by elements
of pride, envy, and self-doubt,
lies the crucible within us.
A vessel waiting to be re-formed.
Until we are empty, we cannot be.

Dreams
surface
deep feelings,
fears, or longings
we are unwilling
to express in the light
of the day.  Hidden in the
darkness, our subconscious runs wild
churning up crazy anxieties.
Relief comes knowing it is just a dream.

We
all have
edges, places
where challenges
meet limitations.
Some days we push limits;
others we give in to them.
The keys to honing sharp edges
are focus, commitment, persistence,
and the core belief that you can do it.

My
body
no longer
moves easily.
The effects of age
humble me to accept
unwelcome limitations.
Adaptation and compromise
replace pushing of boundaries…yet
there is gentle grace in the new normal.

We
all see
the world from
a different
point of view.  No two
are exactly the same.
And as much as we would like
things to be clearly black and white
there are also many shades of gray
and color to imbue diversity.