A Blessing For the New Year
As we draw the curtain on 2011, I give gratitude to you, the readers of these posts. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to practice consistency in this new vehicle of self expression. Without you, there would be no motivation or accountability — key to my creativity. For those of you who have offered comments either here or privately, your words bless me. For the rest, your listening is equally precious.
May 2012 be fruitful in all the ways that bring you joy. I offer this Blessing for the New Year from To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue.
Bennacht
On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.
And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The gray window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a flock of colors,
Indigo, red, green
And azure blue,
Come to awaken in you
A meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
In the curragh of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.
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My dear friend, Carlin, introduced you to me almost a year ago. I have gained little bits of insight (and awe) from you and look forward to more. Many “aha” moments!
Thanks Mary for all your wisdom and the joy you bring to these sharings…… from your heart! Hope your New Year’s celebration is wonderful and 2012 brings lots of great adventures!