[Thespiritexpress] A poem read on Tuesday Pathwork

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I love this. I could really relate. Thanks for sharing.
Love,
Devreaux





On 2023-11-18 10:16 am, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress wrote:
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  Restlessness on a Day of Rest
> 
> There is always
> 
>             that need for something else!
> 
> Before meditation
> 
> a cup of coffee maybe,
> 
> a little something to eat,
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>             a total clean up of the house would be really good,
> 
> what about calling a friend for a hike in the forest,
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>             better check my email first,
> 
> it’s getting cold maybe I should build a fire
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>             or I really should go shopping,
> 
> why not finish the few dishes first,
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>             and there is that wall in the bathroom that needs a coat
> of paint. . .
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>                         Oh forget it,
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>                         I’ll just vegeout and watch a movie!
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>                                                             *********
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>             Sit down. Take a breath.
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> What’s all the distraction about,
> 
> what am I running from?
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>             Is it my need to express,
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> to put down words
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> on the dreaded blank page?
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>             Is it the silence that comes
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> when all else disappears?
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>             The emptiness?
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>                                                             **********
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>             Will you sit down.
> 
>                         Now.
> 
> What are you really afraid of?
> 
>                         It’s that huge responsibility:
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>                         the infinite power to be
> 
>                                     Me.
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