The Bookish Kind: I Need A Mantra

Friday, January 16, 2015

I Need A Mantra

I need a mantra

It might be something about the wind and the rain
Or maybe something simple like the woods
But the woods are not simple
They are the forest for the trees

That's it ~

Don't miss the forest for the trees

And that is just the start of mantras to come.
For now I clearly see that words are where it is at for me.
All I need to do is repeat them three times
And the words they become mine.

Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth