Short poems and sayings to sit with, gathered in one place:
Waiting
How do they do it? The ones washed ashore.
Who in a broken pile put themselves together?
Who after the hurricane sort the rubble for the nails that still can hold.
Who after being cut dream of stitches. They are the heroes.
The ones who like an old tree grow around anything.
The ones who grow another arm, another leg, another way. And what starts the growing?
Is it the rain on the turtle’s back as she never wavers?
Is it the look of the fox before he disappears in the woods?
At what instant does the break in the bone realize it must join its other half?
Taking Risks
“Come to the edge.”
We can’t. We’re afraid.
“Come to the edge.”
We can’t. We will fall!
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
An Addict Afraid: The Life Unlived
I’m afraid of the life unlived
The child inside me who hollers at echoes
And sits cross-legged, to wait.
My time gets short
And I want to rest, to listen,
But the child inside me who runs in circles, and plays with his paints,
Won’t rest.
My body doesn’t work
And I want to laugh, and others laugh with me,
And the child inside me who laughs at everything and everyone,
Knows that I’m lonely,
Knows that you’re lonely,
Knows his God, our truth,
And wants, so badly wants, to laugh with you.
Find Your Treasure
Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You’ve got to find the treasure so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.
The Path to Destiny
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
For longer reflections from the Serenity Room, read Serenity Room: Self-Care and Transformation, Serenity Room: Embracing the Struggle and The Serenity Room: Freedom of Recovery.
