Six Word Friday-Kept

It is 6:30 a.m., so tired.

I wish I could've kept sleeping.

Yet work awaits, another day teaching.

One more week, then it's summer!

Oh summer, I wish would keep.

It always goes so very fast.

Now my life involves letting go.

As I let go of toys

and clothes and bikes and things

part of me let's go of

the small years of my boys.

So bittersweet is them growing up.

As I let go of marriage,

the attachment of my family together,

I am both saddened and freed.

We will always be their family,

even though it looks different now.

My boys are kept, by both.

I let go of so much.

Yes, things both physically and metaphorically,

clearing out that which doesn't serve.

Things like a mixer, a TV

(that never ever actually gets used),

anger, bitterness, impatience, blame and jealousy.

What I vow to keep close are

my boys-they are my lifesavers.

I will not cling to material,

but to that which really matters:

integrity, love, truth, consciousness, compassion, God.

Yes, these I will keep close.

In my heart, love is kept.

There also lies faith and forgiveness. 

My dreams are kept until manifestation,

or as gateway to another dream.

We have a path to walk,

through dark forests and sunny meadows.

In God's hands I am kept,

my boys are kept, We're kept.

Resistance is futile, must.let.go.

I cannot control, but can trust

I am kept, I am safe,

I am moving forward in light. 

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Six Word Friday- Charmed

I rarely use the word "charmed."

I am, however, charmed, graced, blessed.

The sparkly eyes of my sweet boys,

The squeaky sound of small voices,

Laughter from the bedroom at bedtime,

A ten year old super helper,

A five year old, so willing,

My boys: may they be charmed

as they are so very charming.

I am charmed by apple blossoms,

And lilacs, and flowers, and herbs.

I catch a whiff while walking

that makes me stop, and breathe.

I am charmed, always making it.

Money is tight, yet always enough.

We eat well, have a home.

We pray together and sing rounds. 

Life is not easy, but charmed.

We have faith, and it works.

For more "charmed," visit Melissa's blog.

Six Word Friday- Wisdom

Blogger was down yesterday, so this post for six word Friday is being posted on Saturday, because I really want to still post it!

Wisdom resides in our very hearts.

We are born with it there.

Our experiences and awakenings add to

what we already know is true.

This map in our gut knows.

It knows the way to truth.

Our heads hold knowledge, it's different.

Wisdom resides in our body knowing.

Wisdom surrounds us, we have opportunity

for constant reflection, in others, ourselves,

the trees, wind, gardens, all life.

We get to play it out,

this life of learning and re-learning.

Little bits that inspire and remind.

We are human, we will fall.

We will fly. We will remember

our truth, our light, the wisdom

passed down, stamped on our hearts.

Six Word Friday- Yesterday

Yesterday: gone, but surely not forgotten.

All of our yesterdays shape us.

The good, the bad, the ugly,

all those yesterdays have likely held,

just as today and tomorrow will.

This life: a gamut of emotions.

They flood in and out continuously.

Yesterday, I wanted to grab hold,

keep the good, push the bad,

attach myself to whatever the feeling.

Today, tomorrow, and the following days

I hope to flow, with trust

that nothing sticks, except for love.

Love was there yesterday, and today,

and stays constant throughout it all.

For more "yesterday," visit Melissa's blog.