I heard this poem today and have been drawn back to it several times.
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Accepting This – Mark Nepo
Yes, it is true. I confess,
I have thought great thoughts,
and sung great songs—all of it
rehearsal for the majesty
of being held.
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The dream is awakened
when thinking I love you
and life begins
when saying I love you
and joy moves like blood
when embracing others with love.
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My efforts now turn
from trying to outrun suffering
to accepting love wherever
I can find it.
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Stripped of causes and plans
and things to strive for,
I have discovered everything
I could need or ask for
is right here—
in flawed abundance.
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We cannot eliminate hunger,
but we can feed each other.
We cannot eliminate loneliness,
but we can hold each other.
We cannot eliminate pain,
but we can live a life
of compassion.
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Ultimately,
we are small living things
awakened in the stream,
not gods who carve out rivers.
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Like human fish,
we are asked to experience
meaning in the life that moves
through the gill of our heart.
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There is nothing to do
and nowhere to go.
Accepting this,
we can do everything
and go anywhere.
Accepting This – Mark Nepo
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Take some time to consider the value and worth within your humanness.
With Intention, Sarafina