Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore,
May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul.
As the wind loves to call things to dance,
May your gravity be lightened by grace.
Like the dignity of moonlight restoring the earth,
May your thoughts incline with reverence and respect.
As water takes whatever shape it is in,
So free you may be about who you become.
As silence smiles on the other side of what's said,
May your sense of irony bring perspective.
As time remains free of all that it frames,
May your mind stay clear of all it names.
May your prayer of listening deepen enough
To hear in the depths the laughter of God.
- "For Equilibrium," by John O'Donahue
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Happy weekend, friends - may February bring you happy thoughts and good times.
4 comments:
Great poem! Thanks for sharing.
One of the things I want to be intentional about this year is reading more poetry, so thank you so much for this poem! Have a great weekend!
I could use a little equilibrium right about now. Thanks for sharing.
love this!!! thanks for sharing...need to spend more time with poetry!
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