Wander down a country road
Flowers in your hair
Dance inside your living room
Without a single care
Wish upon a shooting star
Or say a sacred prayer
Live your life with pure delight
Lay your true self bare
-gws
Delight
Tag: Joy
Possibilities
I fall in love multiple times a day
I am wooed by the beauty of the waking sky
The feel of hot water on my skin
The rich deep smell of brewing coffee
Enchanted with my children's laughter
A stranger's smile as we pass on the street
A friend's text message saying hello
Captivated by the crescent moon in a starry sky
A blazing sunset over a summer ocean
The fog spilling into the valley over the coastal mountains
There's so much to love if one chooses to look
So much to be delighted by
All it takes is a willingness to see the possibilities in the world
-gws
On Joy
My word for the new year is "joy" This is not a word I feel in my bones right now The feel of it in my mouth is foreign I cannot swallow it because it catches in my throat But it doesn't want to crawl back out It wants to be consumed so it can plant itself inside of me It wants to grow and flourish like a flowering vine Wrapping itself around my heart and soul And pulling me out of fear and despair Joy wishes to drop its seeds into my darkness like a lotus Where they can take root and bloom within my disturbance Transforming my world from muddy hopelessness Into vibrant newness and luminous hope -gws
Earth Dance
May I always dance to windsong with bare feet pounding cool Earth Exalting life with every reverberation through my being -gws
Profound Gratitude
Given gifts of joy Being fully seated in the body Experiencing full presence Lingering moments of stillness Rooted in sense memory Reminding me how to be fully whole Fusing me to the earth and heaven In the space between breaths Leaving me in profound and All-encompassing gratitude for being alive -gws
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