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NO LONGER A THREAT by Sarah Carlson

No Longer a Threat A hole in the screen, a break in the skin, a door left open. A worry that something will infiltrate, infect, fester. A constant sense of jeopardy rooted in origins  both understood and not. This powerful effect of the wound is losing its potency as boundaries are determined and continue to fortify in such a way as to allow benevolent permeability. All the while the true taproot  grows stronger with life giving liquids circulating  more and more freely. Mind settling,  heart nurturing,  soul fostering – dynamic and sure  they surge and swirl, providing a fullness  that is at the same time  fresh and familiar. Truth spirals,  grace expands,  love swells, and there simply is  no longer a threat. Sarah Carlson   has many pieces to her whole, as most of us do. Those pieces include: mother, teacher, daughter, friend, widow, sister, skier, ...