The Immortal Self

And now
for the emotional weather report
cloudy with chance of storm
perhaps a tornado or two
perhaps
even a hurricane

sometimes
emotionally
I become a mess

at the center of the storm
the eye
a sudden low

powered by negative
self-centeredness

the most powerful kind of self-centeredness
is not greed or arrogance

it is insecurity
self depreciation
it is focusing on yourself
and blaming yourself
for
everything

its being overwhelmed with what you have not done
or what you have done
or what you should have done
or should have been

in that place
things are dark
stormy
and we feel separated
and utterly alone

everything that comes our way
is a sign
of impending doom
a indicator
that worse is yet to come


but somewhere
underneath it all
is the immortal self
the self that is created by God
touched by God
inhabited by God
perhaps is God (the Spirit)


somewhere deep inside
is a sacred center
 a place
where we can find God
and yes
find ourselves
and find ourselves as connected to others


and in that place we can find our feet
once again on solid ground
we can find shelter from the storm
we can find
peace

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peace