-BEGINNER’S MIND-
Unable to move, he watched…
As every thought became a bird
leaving the comforting nest of ego-mind
He began to shake, he watched…
As every leaf of attachment fell away
A multi-coloured carpet of yesterday’s dreams
lay before him
Each departing step into Promise
kissed the earth with gratitude
For all that struggle has taught
about forgetfulness.
Unable to speak, he listened…
Not so much with his ears
but with his whole body
Every hair on his skin
became a vibrational receptor
His whole being oscillated
between fear and courage
All strength melted into trust
All knowing became
the pregnant pause of potential
And the joy of possibility
Unable to control, he served…
And from such servitude
A rich tapestry of living abundance
blossomed all around him
He witnessed how love
becomes greater and more powerful
when given away
He was unable to take anything
without giving something away,
And often it was that
to which he most desperately clung to
Unable to resist, he surrendered…
He wept a lifetime into the soil
Visions of hope and renewal
emerged amidst the heaving breath
of his convulsive chest.
Unable to DO anything, he collapsed…
…his house of cards,
and like the morning sun,
He embraced his Beginner’s Mind.
-TruGuy Stefan
(Sun-Day Nov. 17th, 2024)
