Around Me

i love these souls surrounding me 
with love and caring and food to eat

each morning i wake, 
they are there to help in whatever they can or even can't

don't know the force that makes it all work, 
sending angels from above to my front door

i am left to sit still with a smile on my face 
visible only to those willing to gaze

even when times are tough and the road is obscured by the darkness of night without the moon

they appear from the unknown and gently take me home, 
leading me by my breath while i am left amazed

and i thank their heart for being with me 
despite being imperfect with broken dreams

maybe thorns aren't that big and the petals enough bright 
to be an inspiration, relief, and delight

To Be Free

Remember your place in this vast existence, a grain of nothing with the potential to be beyond anything you currently know. Stop during the day, here and there, to remind yourself, to find a perspective that's larger than the uneducated thought with its roots in the past. Go about your day with a smile on your face and a warmth emanating from your hands. This moment is complete and the next will also be. Seek the highest thing for yourself, knowing it may morph into much more than you started with. Climbing a small hill after a lifetime in the valley is a big experience, and yet there are higher peaks still. Enjoy the now with a longing for more. Take care of something or someone but always willingly. Rejoice in missing someone or something, as you have had the privilege to allow these to enter you deeply. Move toward removing the walls of protection around yourself, for this is where possibility lies. You can and are meant to be free.