Becoming good earth

" Be grounded. Be crumbled so wildflowers come up

.... where you are. "

                                                          - RUMI

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 there are the old truths

the one’s woven down deep into the fabric of creation

since the dawn of time,

when Sacred Song danced across the waters

and we came to be

certain things have been true

that there is something eternal about every human being

that we participate in the Love that created and sustains the Universe

we may not take them out and look at them very often

but they are there

lurking in our souls

some of them we like better than others

some of them are lived out more easily

and some?

some are mystery,

and some seem like utter foolishness.

and yet they are unavoidable

as obvious as the earth beneath our feet

this is a truth we all must know

true strength is to be found in giving one’s self away

we are so concerned about “giving our power away”

and not taking care of, and protecting ourselves

that we forget this

O, there is another truth;

we can only give what we have, what we have received

but when we hug ourselves to ourselves

we become like plastic water bottles

impenetrable, eternally separate

alienated the from earth around us.

and what good is that

may we rather be those enter into

the muddy mix of this world

yes, we will leave pieces of ourselves,

here and there

but the richness of who we are

as Sacred Children

Fueled by holy fire

will nourish

the places where we are

and the people whom we meet

and we will rise