The Clearing

I've been invited to share my own personal experience with my transformation in the last year.  One of the (many) things that has helped me grow into a more beautiful and strong person (both inside and out) has been having an open mind and letting go of what does not serve me.

For those that may be going through their own "growth" period or for those that have seen the light at the end of the tunnel, I think you will enjoy this poem. 

Paige



The Clearing

I am clearing a space here,
where the trees stand back
I am making a circle so open
the moon will fall in love
and stroke these grasses with her silver
I am setting stones in four directions
stones that have called my name
from mountain tops and riverbeds, canyons and mesas
Here I will stand with my hands empty
mind empty, under the moon
And if something takes my life,
if a sudden wind sweeps through me,
changing everything
I will not resist
I am ready for whatever comes
But I think it will be something small,
an animal padding out from the shadows on delicate paws
or a word spoken so softly I hear it inside
There is a way to live
that makes each star a cell
Come stand with me here
it is cold I know,
and silent, nothing is happening
The next breath, and the next,
is the new life.

-Morgan Farley