Regularly falling into the silence behind all things.

6 Jun 2012

i feel therefore i am

Think positive, be positive, look on the bright side, 
you can fight this, this too shall pass.

imbalance of our generation.



I lift my face up to the sun-bursts of enthusiasm, joy, and bliss.

Give me also,
the steel blade of heartbreak,
the lip-brush of melancholy,
the infernos of anger,
the dull thud of ennui,
the shredded rags of anxiety,
the wastelands of loneliness,
the dark corners of fear,
and the bottomless pools of grief.

And I am whole.

27 comments:

  1. yes!!

    all the joy and positiveness would lose it's meaning if it was all we ever had.

    there is a lot to learn from those dark moments. may not seem like it at first, sometimes. we just have to have an open mind, and heart.

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    1. haven't writers always toyed with the idea of utopia? and it's never quite right, never feels right... perfection, happiness, always.

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  2. so true, looking at the bright side is a generally healthy attitude if not exasperated to the point of being actually unhealthy...

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    1. yes. there is so much wisdom in the dark depths. that leads to true 'health'. completely unattainable in the light.

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  3. oh darling, yes...yes, i know, and yes, this is truth.
    xo.

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  4. we certainly do emerge stronger.

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  5. truth and beauty--thank you!

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  6. I am a feeler, of my own and others; a soppy sponge. To me the dark stuff is the most important (not saying to only focus on it) but it is the real soul work. Its not necessarily important to be positive in the face of darkness as it is to be present.
    I personally like "this too shall pass" because each moment will pass good and bad and I need to be reminded this is all fleeting take each moment for its gift.

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    1. ah yes, in that way, it is, enjoy because it is fleeting.
      but usually it's used in the way that we're wishing our lives away - don't think about it and it will soon be gone.
      we both say - think and feel about it!!! lol

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  7. Yes Yes Yes
    embrace it all
    the darkness is not as scary as it seems
    it gives us such treasured gifts
    in the darkness I find my light

    love and light

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  8. ("the shredded rags of anxiety"),.....thanks for always saying the right thing :)
    and yes..you are so wise....all these parts we aren't crazy about make up the "whole" that we are. You rock!

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  9. I like the whole, real Monica,
    whenever I come here I always have to go away and think a little bit more!
    Thanks for the soul nourishment, like tea and toast your words satisfy. x

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  10. Ennui, anxiety and loneliness are all where I am right now. Thank you for being out in the blogosphere Monica. There is hope for me yet...

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  11. Also reminiscent of my week...

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  12. beautiful, Monica.
    this is the song of my skin and my soul.

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  13. yes, this is so beautiful..
    Thanks :)

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  14. you can write beautifully, woman.
    XO
    C

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  15. complete only when the whole of the universe resides within...

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  16. The whole of our experience makes us who we are.
    Namaste!
    Becca

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