I have been haunted by the impression of an image (because aphantasia, etc)... In this unseen image, I am watching myself from behind as I ascend towards something, and just as I come to it I stop, stepping back and turning away. It always felt to me like falling-- falling short, falling down, falling away … Continue reading After Image
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Prayer a Day- November 14
It is amazing how much “too much” and “never enough” so often entwine in our hearts… there are as many iterations of this as there are thoughts in our heads, sorrows on our shoulders, people in the world. For me, it is most often that I can never be enough to make up for all … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 14
Prayer a Day- November 13
Today I am graniteSun warmed, stubbornly aliveHarboring strange and clinging grassesShelter to the nimbleAs the waters pour over and through meTeaching me to know my ownever-changing shapes in the worlds.I am gratefulFor the heights and depths sounding in meFor the relationships that situate my lifeFor the opportunity to nourish the lives of others.Solid, I stand.Solid, … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 13
Prayer a Day- November 12
Peals like bells in the shadowed glens of my secret selfspeaking jubilantly of transformationand the lustrating fires of your forgeBrighid, I am gratefulfor the time between, for the quenching waters of your healing well flowing within meEven as the quiet voice of my own heartlongs for the invitation inherent in the crucibleof relationship with self, … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 12
Prayer a Day- November 11
I honor you, sweet and healing honey.Your depths transport me to the mountainous woods from which you come,awakening the reverberation of some distant drum behind my breastbone,of stalwart Earth embracing my spine.You made welcome my Allies,Musty, rooted Chamomile,Woody, redolent Lavender,Truly cordial, enlivening a heart weighted by sorrowNourishing all that lies within.I thank you for your … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 11
Prayer a Day- November 9
I see in myself those things I rebuke in others:The lack of compassion,The dismissal of what lives between our words,The impatience with those who just don't understand as I think they should.Ogma, I pray you turn the light of your countenance upon me that my bias may be illuminated.Help me to champion right-action justly through … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 9
Prayer a Day- November 8
Some weights we must carrySome wounds we cannot healMay these weights then remind me to feel into the gravity and glory of beingMay these wounds then be thresholds through my heart and yoursChiron, Wise and Wounded One, I ask your aidThat I may have the fortitude to abide here in my own wise and wounded … Continue reading Prayer a Day- November 8
Prayer a Day 2020- November 7
Words flow across an image of the Cumberland River at sunset:A Prayer to the CumberlandAs I walk to the river's edge there is a welling darkThe kudzu reaches as though to enfold, inviting me inThe sunset dances on the waters and I prayI pray that I may sink into my own darkness as gracefullyI pray … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 7
Prayer a Day 2020- November 6
On a background of office clutter is written a prayer to friends I'm letting go:Spirits who surround me, friends and comforters and guides, I value so much the gifts you've brought to me through being in this home, in my life. As with all things, we have changed, and for some of us our time … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 6
Prayer a Day 2020- November 5
A cantrip-esque prayer for healing, this can be repeated 3-9 times untill it feels right before adding the final line. It was originally written for a friend and I've it since for my godkids, my husband, even the dog, and by both wrapping the actual person or a poppet or image of them using my … Continue reading Prayer a Day 2020- November 5