Savor
The Sensations
The
bitter taste of trauma seasoned by salty tears
must
be savored in equal measure
as
hot cocoa slowly sipped wrapped in a warm, soft sweatshirt
reminiscent
of hugs surrounding by friends in the sangha
seasons
and sensations come and go
when
we allow nature to just be
not
holding on
or
avoiding
gentle
embrace.
In
the darkness of winter
peace
and solitude can be found amidst the cold
as
snowflakes gently silently fall
look
closely and see the glittering diamonds that will be reflected by the morning
sun
savor
the sensations
release
the grip
of
fear or grasping
allowing
heart and mind to breathe it all in
and
let it go with a deep exhale.
Mary McManus poet, blogger, and yogini left her award winning career as a social worker at the Department of Veterans Affairs in May 2007 to heal her own life. During the dark night of her soul she began to express herself through poetry. Her pen became a divining rod for healing, light, love, hope, possibility, health and wholeness. Her journey of transformation took her to the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and, in 2011, to her yoga mat. Mary holds a BS in Public Relations from Boston University and an MSW from Boston College. In January 2013, Mary graduated South Boston Yoga's 200 hour Body Awakening Teacher Training Program. Be sure to visit her website here and follow her inspirational blog here Mary's books of poetry are available on Amazon here.
Thank you for reminding us, dear Mary, of how important it is to fully embrace an experience before we move beyond it. Pushing away life -as uncomfortable as it can get sometimes- is surely not going to move us through that discomfort any faster. It needs to be fully breathed in with our heart and mind first, as you poetically state, before we can "let it go with a deep exhale". Ahhhh! That feels good! This is a perfect meditation for the holidays when many face difficult sensations. Thank you again for sharing!
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