AWAKENING TO A NEW DAY by Lauren Love

A new poem just flowed through me and I would love to offer it to this inspiring sisterhood!

Photography by Chanel Baran

Awakening to a New Day

by Lauren Love

I want to wake up each and every day

with an anticipation of what shall unfold,

with a childlike excitement about what magic this day will bring.

I want to look out of the window

and notice the light on the trees,

the wind gently moving

the leaves and the aliveness of all that is.

I want to notice the light and the shine,

the sparkle and the magic

that underlies the misery and torment of the destructive mind.

I want to see beyond the fears

and illusionary stories that keep us constrained

and masked from the truth of who we truly are.

I want to stay open, to stay soft

and to allow myself to be seen even when it’s terrifying

and I want to burrow in my cave.

I want to look people in the eye

and truly see them and be seen;

to allow our souls to meet,

to witness without judgment,

to always see through the eyes of Love.

I want to dance with life,

to live in celebration and excitement

of all that is being created in the moment.

Mindful of every word, every thought,

every action, every meeting

and encounter that unfolds within the day.

I wish to see through the awareness that we innately are,

to break free from the shackles of illusion

and all that keeps us playing small,

hiding from the world,

sheltering and barricading our hearts in fierce protection.

I want to be free!

Truly free to see, to feel, to express myself

as the stream of consciousness that I am,

the soul that is me.

Free to love with the entirety of my being:

to surrender to Love.

As I am love,

and so are we,

let us see.

Photography by Chanel Baran

Lauren Love: Lauren works as a Montessori Teacher and Carer of Magical Babies. She is passionate about holistic education for little ones and her intention is to empower and inspire the children and encourage them to develop their innate inner gifts. Lauren feels that teaching kindness, collaboration, creativity and connection are just as important as academic subjects and enable our children to blossom into loving, confident and self empowered adults. The children are the future of our planet and it’s our job to guide them wisely. Lauren believes in teaching the children love and respect, to love and respect themselves, each other and our Earth. Lauren sees the children as our magical teachers and believes that if we are present with them they can teach us unconditional love, presence, how to live in the moment and not be attached to the past or future, to live in a state of joy, awe and wonder seeing every moment through new eyes. Lauren is currently writing a series of holistic books for children and is looking for a children’s publisher. She also works as a transformational therapist offering sessions in hypnotherapy and energy healing. A lover of heart~full conversation, soul connection, nature, holistic education, wellness, travel and sisterhood.. a huge romantic with a deep heart desire for sacred union. You may connect with Lauren via her website here.

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