A Spanish Song

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From the front porch It beginsSoftlyGaining volume and cadence The tune of Spanish music I smileFor I’m back in MexicaliThe streets of Santa AnaStanding before a cathedral in Sevilla In all the places This tune … Read More

Becoming

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I’m a late becomerSeems like most other knew Who they gonna be since they were youngNot me I spent 30 years taking emotional careEncouraging others’ dreamsBeing the girl they Needed me to be until My … Read More

For Today

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For todayMay mercy greetForgiveness winMay compassion seek the truest of friend May space be madeBeauty make wayMay your pace be honored As you wade into a hopeful flow Of letting go We are but children … Read More

Channeling your inner Mary Poppins

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Imagine walking down the streetChanneling your inner Mary PoppinsYou drop intoA slice of timeA sliver of historyTo bring all of you to this present moment Let all extra float up the chimneyHurt and unhealthy attachmentsLike … Read More

Back Porch Moments

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Offering spiritual directionFrom our homeMeans inviting directees into our space To the front room, or today, our back porchWhere bossy birds chatterWisteria blossoms fall on shouldersMama God holds a brave soul on the couch A … Read More

Consider

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Consider the personsituationor circumstance that causes you the most angst Look at itLook closerCould it be that this facethis thingor experience scares you?Distracts your thoughts and zaps your energy? Now, consider the personplaceor experienceswhere you … Read More

The gift of Time

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What is time?Is it money?Working hard?A paycheck?A to-do list? Is timeSomething we double-book?Squeeze all the errands to fit into a tidy schedule? Is time wasted?Spent?Used?Enjoyed? What if time is a giftTo give yourself? A shift … Read More

Everyday Intentions

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Let all that ____ go. Forgive yourself. Them. Free yourself from prison. Pay attention to what your body is holding. Trauma? Heaviness? Pain? Tend to your body and breathe. Move toward Hope. Hold up a … Read More

Dear Honesty

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Dear Honesty, I’m a bit timid when it comes to youDon’t get me wrong. I’m in love with you.I believe in you, but it seems when I bring you around, others don’t respond warmly. “Please … Read More