Poetry is never meant to be literal; but the opposite of grasping just might be digestion… This piece comes from a place I call my balancing act; between the two worlds of yoga and being a Christ-follower. It’s not really two worlds of course! There is only ever reconciliation back to ALL. Imagine where this world would find itself if we awoke with new eyes to see, new ears to hear and a new mouth to speak the TRUTH. Nothing is separate, everything is desiring wholeness. Jesus’ life, message, and archetype have been powerful in deepening my yoga practice. Matthew 5 states: “You’re blessed when you’ve worked up a good appetite for God. He’s food and drink in the best meal you’ll ever eat. ” Doesn’t it seem like it’s the sinners who are hungrier than the so-called saints? May I continue to acknowledge that place of emptiness that longs for the only food intended to satisfy. May I continue to not satiate myself ...
Women's Spiritual Poetry