Poems and Beautiful Words

“I meditate because
life is too short and sitting slows it down.
I meditate because life is too long
and I need an occasional break.

Sometimes I meditate
because my heart is breaking.
Sometimes I meditate
so that my heart will break.

I meditate because
I’m composed of 100 trillion cells,
and from time to time
I need to reassure them
that we’re all in this together.”

Wes Scoop Nisker

I was busy;

but not in a way most people understand.

I was busy taking deeper breaths.

I was busy silencing irrational thoughts.

I was busy calming a racing heart.

I was busy telling myself I am okay.

Sometimes, this is my busy –

and I will not apologize for it.”

― Brittin OakmanThe Anatomy of Peace (formerly titled "How to Live With My Body"

There will be days when you do not feel

fearless

and you choose to get up

and go to sea anyway.

And my friend,

let me tell you,

this is what it means to be brave.

It is that gentle shove toward the water

that says "I will go,

and I will go afraid."

It is not a feeling.

It is not a thought.

It is that inward wind that pulls you out of sleep

and says "I will go forth,

with all I have now:

a breath, a dozen steps,

and a pocket full of fears,

but no matter what tries to pull me back,

I will find the strength to be here."

Morgan Harper Nichols