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Just found this beautiful poem in my spam folder along with all the threads of appreciation.
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I want to add my voice to the song of praise - so beautiful - these lines made the breath catch in my heart...
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It’s only when I stop resisting the original pain
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that Sin dissipates out of existence.
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It’s only when I acknowledge the state of bliss
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always existing
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Pregnant with the love of encountering the truth of these words,
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~£yn
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On 10/31/2022 10:11 AM Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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The pain of Separation
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I am always discovering myself
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in the little corners
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that had been left in the dark for so long.
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I have felt the pain of separation
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from the very beginning
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but didn’t know I was born with it.
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It became this underlying sadness
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that ran like a gentle stream
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over the bed of the multi-colored pebbles
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from all the events of my life.
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I didn’t know the name of so old a presence,
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but it became a melancholy,
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affectionate friend
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enveloping me through the stages of life.
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It’s only when I stop re acting
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the suffering of the world
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that I find contentment hidden behind it.
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It’s only when I am totally empty of myself
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that I find the truth of Self.
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It’s only when I stop resisting the original pain
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that Sin dissipates out of existence.
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It’s only when I acknowledge the state of bliss
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always existing
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that an inexhaustible source of strength
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is activated within.
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I find myself to be
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a resourceful being I can count on
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to lead me to safety every step of the way,
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opening the joyful path for me to step on
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and keeping me inspired,
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breathed in spirit,
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pregnant with the love
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