Resolutions

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

I resolve:

To spend more time

talking with trees;

To speak my truth

and the truth of those

who cannot speak

for themselves;

To let Nature set the

rhythm of my days

and nights

and the seasons of

my belonging to

this world;

To laugh with children

and some adults too;

To throw a wayward

starfish back

into the ocean;

To dance to the music

that moves me;

To mend a broken wing,

mine,

or someone else’s;

To shine as light in the darkness

and become an ever-truer

friend to my shadows

and demons;

To pick up my paint brushes again

and write songs that

I will never sing;

To learn the constellations

and share nights with friends

under starry skies;

To wear purple more often

and paint my toenails

red,

and start contemplating

how I can become

one of those cool

old women when

the time arrives;

To make love,

honoring the sacred

and enjoying this embodiment;

To smile in pictures,

and smile when there

is no one around to notice

that I am smiling;

To find myself in awe of life,

every day;

To hike in the rain more often,

splash in puddles,

and listen to streams;

To see gardening as co-creative process

and value the time shared

with the Mother;

To be fully present as I prepare my

meals and as I nourish my body,

savoring each bite;

To be of service in my work

and play

and to play;

To meditate on abundance

and express gratitude

at least as often as I

breathe;

To forgive as an act of

duty to my soul,

a means of

expanding my heart,

and the laying of a

stepping stone on the

path to a better world;

To build community

and mirror beauty

back to all beings;

To be courageously vulnerable

and hang out with uncertainty

as if we were childhood

friends.

To simply be enough.

And.

To love you,

because I can.

~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

Published in "Sacred Reciprocity: Courting the Beloved in Everyday Life" 

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