In today’s harrowing economy, where our fears can project a tomorrow that paralyzes our ability to dream a different story, a friend sent me this poem by Rebecca del Rio.
I wanted to share it with you because I think it speaks to the danger of clinging to “the stories of (our) life” – past and present – that cause us to mistake what was for what can be.
Prescription for the Disillusioned
Come new to this
day. Remove the rigid
overcoat of experience,
the notion of knowing,
the beliefs that cloud
your vision.
Leave behind the stories
of your life. Spit out the
sour taste of unmet expectation.
Let the stale scent of what-ifs
waft back into the swamp
of your useless fears.
Arrive curious, without the armor
of certainty, the plans and planned
results of the life you’ve imagined.
Live the life that chooses you, new
every breath, every blink of
your astonished eyes.
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Wow. This spoke to me deeply. I will read this every morning to remind me. Thank you!
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