March | 2023 | Grace And Flow

As the snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils begin to shoot,

I wonder at the journey they’ve taken,

The months of stillness under the cold, dark winter soil,

Safe in their protective bulbs.

The multitude of worms and bugs moving the earth,

The rainwater and snow melt seeping down,

To nurture the seeds, soften their shells,

Nature’s unseen orchestra in action—a prelude to spring.

At times, I too, sit in glacial, bleak darkness,

Entrapped by long-held barriers of protection—

Fear, anger, judgement, undue attachments—

Binding my light, suffocating my soul.

Until I heed the whisper of Grace within,

To surrender to this uncomfortable unwrapping,

Allow His warm rays of Love to soften my hard edges,

Shower every defensive fibre with truth and clarity.

For this, Grace murmurs, is a sacred inner process.

A peeling away of long-held layers of attitudes and beliefs,

To reveal the divine root of essence,

Become the magnificent truth which I am.

I break free from the shackles of winter hibernation,

Rise up in Love through the rich soil of life,

Pierce through great clods of illusion,

Into the clear air of a bright new day.

Vibrant shoots of green pierce through the earth,

Survive onslaughts of frost, wind and rain.

Lithe stems grow up to the light, strong and true.

Jubilant flowers of white, purple, yellow begin to open.

I look down at my feet in the late winter snow,

Tilt my head up to the first rays of spring sun,

Feel the kiss of Grace on my forehead,

Ripples of Love vibrating through my Being.

A glorious awakening: radiant buds of eternal joy.

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I know how the darkness beckons you sometimes, How you turn your back on the light. I know how you walk down paths you know you shouldn't, How you lose yourself in labyrinths of grief and despair. I know you see your well-trodden habits and want to change them, How you're done with reliving these painful patterns, How you're oh so weary of your worn-out ways of being.

I know you feel empty at times, like you exist in a void, With life twirling around you, always just out of reach. I know you wallow too long in pools of fear and shame, Stuck in the abyss between who you currently think you are, And the deeper truth of whom you know yourself to be. I know there are parts of you that you don't love, That have plundered your joy as you exiled them away. I know too that you've felt the kiss of Grace ignite inside you, How you've soaked in the abundance of trust and love that reside within, I know you can believe yourself full, rise-up out of this darkness, For you are not flawed, damaged or failing in feeling this pain. When fear debilitates, loneliness blinds, despair dampens, You are being blessed with a divine invitation to love Grace more, To replace self-judgement with His most gentle and loving embrace. Welcome these dark, banished corners of yourself, Listen, comfort, forgive, re-member and restore His love within, Feel how this awakens all the cells in your body as they vibrate in jubilation and awe, So you can dance more gracefully and play more joyfully with all the richness of life. The dark, the light; the fear, the courage; the resistance, the acceptance- Rise above all of it, a taste of heaven as you regain your divinity, Where the shadows pulling at your feet, are mere tickles at your toes. Dearest One, everything is just fine. It's all a practice in liberation.

Grace And Flow

Month: March 2023

A Prelude to Spring

A Practice in Liberation