[Thespiritexpress] Poem tread at Mastery

[Alene DiDio]

Reality this is such an exquisite poem. Thank you

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> On Jan 27, 2022, at 11:04 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>> To A Family Honored with a New Spirit
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>> As we are entrusted with this body
>> we carry it light
>> and easy.
>>  
>> As we are made to walk upon Mother Earth
>> we follow the path she opens  
>> with great tenderness.
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>> As we are chosen for the difficult task of humanity
>> we revere it
>> with the most sacred part of ourselves.
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>> As we are honored with this new spirit
>> we rejoice in the inevitable parting,
>> that is a reunion with our soul.
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>> As we do not know where this path leads,
>> we trust ourselves to the unknown sea
>> and discover new lands.
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>> As we are not made to be perfect
>> we find our shadow as a stepping-stone,
>> to move through darkness into the light.
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>> As we are not a finished product
>> we walk through life and death remodeling
>> and transforming ourselves.
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>> As we are created poets, musicians, artists, creators, homemakers,
>> we choose the limitless vision that will open a new way.
>> All of life is a teacher.
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>> As our feet meet the ground to feel
>> the blood running through the arteries of our ancestry,
>> we are grateful for gravity.
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>> As we honor the ones who have passed away,
>> we see the divine in all we encounter
>> and find the medicine we bring to others.
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>> As we look up at the sky and recover
>> the perspective of the above
>> we see ourselves dancing to the music of the galaxies.
>>  
>> Thank you for bringing a new child into this world to dance with us.
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