[Thespiritexpress] Poem I am not Safe

[Jima Abbott]

From Carlie

I want to follow my “own path” and also feel the of joy that I garner from your writing.  Thank-you Riantee

Love Carlie



> On May 29, 2025, at 9:57 AM, Roz via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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> I love this Riantee!  It is so you , and gorgeous , and a reminder to me to be with Spirit always and to trust!
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> Love, Roz
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>> On May 29, 2025, at 9:00 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>> I Am not Safe
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>> I am not safe, my children, 
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>> you are right, 
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>> I am foolish, I take too many risks! 
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>> An irrepressible old lady, probably,
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>> an unreliable mother, maybe,
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>> a wild creature without culture, oh yes,
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>> an uncivilized visitant, that too,
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>> an unlikely warrior, a naive dreamer, an ignorant moujik, 
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>> and all of it. . . but just maybe.
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>> I want to tell of the safety I have found:
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>> when I trust the universe, the universe trusts me to be safe.
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>> My safety can only be measured
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>> by the amount of faith I put into my next step, 
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>> a casual act to me, 
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>> a foolish one to many.
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>> My safety resides only in the trust I put 
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>> into what is presented to me, 
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>> on a road that reveals itself as I go 
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>> when I enter the Mystery,
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>> a path I follow knowing that I don’t know 
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>> but that my foot knows. . . every inch of the way.
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>> If I don’t see obstacles, obstacles will not appear
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>> even when they are pointed to me.
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>> Some say I am foolish, 
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>> others that I am braver than most, 
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>> but bravery has no measure. 
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>> When others go to the very end of their limits, 
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>> the amount of courage it takes them is the same as mine 
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>> when I go to the end of mine.
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>> There no longer is any other. 
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>> You are right, I am out of my mind, 
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>> but out of my mind is where I want to be
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>> for it confers safety to my heart
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>> and two hearts placed close to one another 
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>> soon come to beat in unison. 
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>> Together, we are in no danger
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>> for danger like sin can never exist  
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>> in a world where everything fits.
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