how to exist
somewhere along the precious coastline
i ponder the inexplicable nature of my own existence
i am gifted with the ability to freeze time
a ladybug flies onto my finger
awareness returns
i pause and breathe in deeply so my lungs too
are able to encounter the sweet yet salted ocean air
universe speaks to me
i beg of you
to live extroadinarily
success is simply an illusion
to be alive is quite the gift
how you spend your days is indeed
how you spend your llfe
i am thankful for
everything i have
everything i am
the pacific northwest instilled in me
peace
waiting for the patches of clouds in the sky
to open like portals
to a new existence
reclaiming myself
is to stare and admire the coming and going
of each wave
being brought back to rest at shore
have you ever paid attention
to the feeling that presents itself
when you recognise true liberation
there comes a moment
when you begin to tire of the complacency
begin to tire of this notion
of living to work
working to live
when asked what i do in this life
i respond that i do my best to be, rather than do
to show up with an authentic heart
to ask questions
to seek wonder and beauty in the ordinary
to embody stillness
when is the last time
you sat with yourself
with no goal in mind
nowhere to be
nothing to do
i say
take me
squinting at the sky
the sun blinds me
with the most pure essence of
love
i become one with the trees
cries for adventure emerge from my eyelids
a remember of just who exactly i am
after being disconnected from the body
i am reminded
god is waiting for you
always.
I ask myself
what is it I feel
how am I actually doing
what is it requested of me here
at this very moment
if only you could see through my eyes
you would understand.
do you ever take a moment
to thank this divine creator of ours
when you stare at yourself in the mirror
noticing all you are
i have been awakened
therefore i must unlearn
all the conditioning of what was taught to me
told to me as being true
wanderer
observer of life
truth teller
healer
photographer
seeker
poet
nomad
curator of space
all of these identities
none of them my current job title
the way it should be
for here I am
gratitude.