This poem has been part of my heart's out of the way places for years now. Seeing this Orca mama's grief is such a reminder of the elemental wildness found in all of creation. If we human animals allow ourselves ro know our place in that wildness, the ocean of grief becomes a safe place to carry our hearts.
It was so hard for me to retire. I grieved the loss of a career that I thought would last longer. Felt a little lost. But ever so slowly I felt my energy return and have been able to think about new beginnings. My coworker-friends have commented on how much lighter I seem.
"This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge."
This couplet describes well how new ideas and desires often take time to surface, because we need that time to be ready for them.
In out-of-the-way places of the heart...
This poem has been part of my heart's out of the way places for years now. Seeing this Orca mama's grief is such a reminder of the elemental wildness found in all of creation. If we human animals allow ourselves ro know our place in that wildness, the ocean of grief becomes a safe place to carry our hearts.
“Your eyes young again with energy and dream”
It was so hard for me to retire. I grieved the loss of a career that I thought would last longer. Felt a little lost. But ever so slowly I felt my energy return and have been able to think about new beginnings. My coworker-friends have commented on how much lighter I seem.
Learn to find ease in risk