Friday, August 17, 2018

ANYWAY


It's another blistering hot day in summer
The simple act of stepping outside into the harsh sunlight and crossing
the scorching pavement
can take your breath away if you're not paying attention.
Don't let it.
Breathe anyway.
 
A news bulletin flashes across the screen,
telling of another mass-murderer's rampage,
another massive outbreak of suffering crawls off the screen
and into your throat, threatening to lodge in your heart and
take away your faith in humanity.
Don't let it.
Have faith anyway.
 
The phone rings. A loved one has been rushed to the emergency room
she may not make it through the night.
A flash flood of tears threatens to drown your Light.
Don't let it.
Shine your Light anyway.
 
You sit down to meditate, eager to get calm and centered
in the middle of all these muddled thoughts,
while a flashing storm crashes through your brain
full of images and darkly imaged outcomes,
threatening to drown out the Still Small Voice of Love.
Don't let it.
Love anyway.

At least, that's my choice, and I'm sticking to it.
With gratitude and blessings,
    Rudi Harst

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