[Thespiritexpress] Poem tread at Mastery

[Susan McNeil]

How beautiful…
Susan

> On Jan 27, 2022, at 1:31 PM, Alene DiDio via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> Reality this is such an exquisite poem. Thank you
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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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
>>>  
>>> 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.
>>>  
>>> As we are chosen for the difficult task of humanity
>>> we revere it
>>> with the most sacred part of ourselves.
>>>  
>>> As we are honored with this new spirit
>>> we rejoice in the inevitable parting,
>>> that is a reunion with our soul.
>>>  
>>> As we do not know where this path leads,
>>> we trust ourselves to the unknown sea
>>> and discover new lands.
>>>  
>>> As we are not made to be perfect
>>> we find our shadow as a stepping-stone,
>>> to move through darkness into the light.
>>>  
>>> As we are not a finished product
>>> we walk through life and death remodeling
>>> and transforming ourselves.
>>>  
>>> 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.
>>>  
>>> As our feet meet the ground to feel
>>> the blood running through the arteries of our ancestry,
>>> we are grateful for gravity.
>>>  
>>> 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.
>>>  
>>> 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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