Hello friends,

Sharing a lovely poem. “Let the whole being be free!”
Yes!

“Unfettered, let us walk through our days As reflections to each other Of what is possible,
Of what it is, when Love’s eyes look upon the world And see the truth beyond the shadows. ”

the full poem:

Resting After the Work Is Done
Let the neck be free Begins as quiet suggestion
And strengthens with repetition,
Echoing through darkened cords of tension Down corridors of history Where a sweet child hopes for safety And long ingrained habits
Turn soft pliable flesh into steel cords And soften them again Like waves retreating back to the sea After breaking.

Let the head be free Turns attention inwards To the weighty center of perception
Thinking mightily, powerfully, yet Unsupported without the tower of living flesh It rests so lightly upon,
Inextricably entwined and so utterly Dependent on that intricate balancing act Through which it finds it’s sustenance,
It’s ground, its wisdom, it’s very life.

Why stop there?
Let the whole being be free!
Let this miraculous creation be What it is, without the chains
Of habit and history locking up The un-dimmed light within.

Unfettered, let us walk through our days As reflections to each other Of what is possible,
Of what it is, when Love’s eyes look upon the world And see the truth beyond the shadows.

Alice Gardner, 3/7/14
With my thanks for being privileged to work with her, and with her permission in sharing this.

Namaste,
Dana