Yes, it’s a sweet poem, shared with me last week by a friend / colleague. I loved the way that she was sharing her learning. I love the last line in particular — “Breathe until you stop needing anything to be different.”
For inspiration. And some cure.
The Cure For It All — Julia Fehrenbacher
Go gently today, don’t hurry
or think about the next thing. Walk
with the quiet trees, can you believe
how brave they are—how kind? Model your life
after theirs. Blow kisses
at yourself in the mirror
especially when
you think you’ve messed up. Forgive
yourself for not meeting your unreasonable
expectations. You are human, not
God—don’t be so arrogant.
Praise fresh air
clean water, good dogs. Spin
something from joy. Open
a window, even if
it’s cold outside. Sit. Close
your eyes. Breathe. Allow
the river
of it all to pulse
through eyelashes
fingertips, bare toes. Breathe in
breathe out. Breathe until
you feel
your bigness, until the sun
rises in your veins. Breathe
until you stop needing
anything
to be different.
Yes.
“Breathe
until you stop needing
anything
to be different.”
So apropos to this moment in time for me.
Apropos for many of us Saoirse. I love it that you embody such learning, be it for the day, of for this longer arc of life living.