[Thespiritexpress] A poem read on Tuesday Pathwork

[Dani Spievak]

Such a conundrum!!

On 11/18/23 1:05 PM, Yasskin Marc via Thespiritexpress wrote:
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> boo-hoo what to do?
> tis’ the Demon-of-Doing
> calling out again.
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> to just be quiet
> to just stop look and listen
> the Me won’t have it!
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>> On Nov 18, 2023, at 10:16 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress 
>> <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>> Restlessness on a Day of Rest
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>> There is always
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>>             that need for something else!
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>> Before meditation
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>> a cup of coffee maybe,
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>> a little something to eat,
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>>             a total clean up of the house would be really good,
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>> what about calling a friend for a hike in the forest,
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>>             better check my email first,
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>> it’s getting cold maybe I should build a fire
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>>             or I really should go shopping,
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>> 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,
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>> 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.
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>>                         Now.
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>> What are you really afraid of?
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>>                         It’s that huge responsibility:
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>>                         the infinite power to be
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>> Me.
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