Hope wins

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”

― Nelson Mandela

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what does my life show?

I suspect I will not always like the answer

as I rant on FaceBook

and seek to impress, instead of seeking to encourage

as I fall fearfully

into anger

and cynicism

I see all too clearly

fear and insecurity oozing from my pores

and yet

I have my moments

when I sense

that the Divine has touched the earth

in a baby in straw

yes

but so too

in the sun on the mountain

and in

Sacred Presence in my soul

and I hope

for love, joy, and peace

then I see the world with new eyes

then I feel compassion

for myself and others

then I respond, and give

and forgive

then hope wins