This Spirit, did not examine bloodlines, or add up years spent, nor tally words learnt. This identity, called like a lover, impossible to resist. It stood at the door and knocked. It asked only of the heart, and waited for just one word. And with my Yes, came freedom. Unexpected. Arresting. Because I have listenedContinue reading “My Malu”
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HOW TO USHER IN A NEW SEASON
When the road is dusty, narrow and endless, stop looking for the big answer. The finish line is too far away. Start looking for the small, repetitive, encouragements. Name them, write them down, gather them close. THIS is what ushers in the new season, the path to the new horizon. When there is no reliefContinue reading “HOW TO USHER IN A NEW SEASON”
Flash Fiction 100
Do you remember what you told me? You said that every dark moment had something to offer. You told me not to fight so hard, but to spend that energy searching for fuel. Fuel for the future. The future I wanted, and the one I didn’t. You said these new memories would fortify my resolve,Continue reading “Flash Fiction 100”
The never ending cycle of the same daily dayness
Diving deep into more of the same sameness Life is nothing more than repetition The never ending cycle of the same daily dayness Endless doing over Sleep, food, love, work, Repeat What sameness will sweep us up until all the hours are gone? The choices we have chosen Everything and nothing The endless doing overContinue reading “The never ending cycle of the same daily dayness”
Let’s Just Sit
Let’s just sit alone and waiting all by choice for Gods voice Can we pause This long and humble For the Truth worth waiting And some Peace creating Are you ready Can you listen To such truth be told The kind of truth that breaks the mould
Attention Seeks You (not the other way around)
I see you with your dancing smile and wide eyes I see you with your history stretching way back to where it shouldn’t be I see you with your hand extended and your heart outstretched I see your broken spirit held together how no one knows I see you haven’t shattered yet (and if youContinue reading “Attention Seeks You (not the other way around)”
How to hear your hearts desire
It’s true, she said, your heart can’t lie. But have you noticed? Noticed what? In order to hear your hearts desire, you need to get really quiet. That makes sense. It’s not the beat that you need to listen to. It’s the sound in between. That’s where the truth lies. Deep and in between. NotContinue reading “How to hear your hearts desire”
Singing a New Song
. I will sing a new song as the Psalmist commands out of tune and short on rhythm my song may not be sweet but it is new this song scratching in the dust whispered in the heat of sleepless nights echoed in the morning light all you said was new and I have doneContinue reading “Singing a New Song”
All that is Not
. on my list (that is not written down) words chosen carefully (that I did not say) I thank you for all you choose not to do (gratitude) for words unsaid unexamined thoughts and all that is left undone even though no one will ever know (not ever) and there can be no applause forContinue reading “All that is Not”
Attention Seeker – woman with no name
Her blink was slow. So was the way she turned her head, waiting a beat for the rest of her body to catch up. A haze of numbness and all her edges sanded back. A combination of plastic surgery and medication. Impossible to guess her age, the slow motion aged her though, even more thanContinue reading “Attention Seeker – woman with no name”
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