March 20-B, 2023

When we have nowhere to turn,
that leaves us with turning to ourselves--
to our original nature
and our innate virtues,
the things we are good for,
the things we do best,
the things people turn to us for.

We turn to ourselves for the same things.

To ground us,
steady us,
stabilize us
for standing firm
and stepping forward
to meet whatever needs to be met
here/now,
rising to the occasion
and assisting the circumstances
in becoming what they might yet be
in each situation as it arises
one step at a time.

We always have who we are,
who we have become
over the full course of our life
to right here, 
right now.
Here we are.
Let's see what we can do!

We can start by being still
and silent,
emptying ourselves
of our fear and uncertainty,
looking/listening
for what arises,
emerges,
occurs to us in the silence,
as a way of dousing the future
a little at a time.

Take a step in that direction
and see what opens up
and where the path might go 
from there.

We have what got us here,
and we can count on it from here,
with balance and harmony
keeping us grounded/centered,
and the flow of energy
leading the way
we have what we need
to meet the day
and do what needs to be done there--
"as it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be," 
the path without end!
Amen! Amen!

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