May 29, 2024 – A

We all need the right combination 
of the same things
in order to be who we are,
doing what is ours to do.

The birthing process goes on,
and on, and on...
throughout our life.

We are always being born again for the first time.
Always coming to life,
finally, at last.

Waking up to who we are
and what our life needs of us
within the context/circumstances
of our living.

And the people around us at any time
assist or inhibit our birth at that time.

We need people who see us when they look at us,
who listen to us when we speak,
who know us for who we are.
who can be trusted to keep us safe.

How many people like that have you ever known?
How often have you been someone like that
in someone else's life?

To see what we look at,
to hear what we listen to,
to know what we know,
to be who we are capable of being,
in each situation as it arises,
is to make an exceptional difference
in the lives of those who live with us
in this place--
and in our own life as well.

Wanting what we ought to want--
what we need to want--
instead of what we want,
and being at peace with ourselves
and our life,
and being open to what's what
and what's called for
throughout all of the times and places
of our living
will have a powerful impact upon
the way life is being lived around us.

And all we will have done
is to have seen and heard
what is to be seen and heard,
and responded to it in ways that 
were right in that moment.

We have to be intuitive to live like that.
And comfortable/confident with ourselves
and our ability to deal appropriately 
with anything that comes up,
any time, any place.

To be so grounded in the good
is to be a blessing and a grace
upon all times and places--
and that is well within our reach,
though it exceeds our grasp too much of the time.

And it is up to us to do what needs to be done
about that in the time left for living.
"There's nothing to it but to do it" (Maya Angelou).

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