For A New Beginning

For A New Beginning

In out-of-the way places of the heart,

Where your thoughts never think to wander,

This beginning has been quietly forming,

Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,

Feeling the emptiness growing inside of you,

Noticing how you willed yourself on,

Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety

And the gray promises that sameness whispered,

Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,

Wondered would you always live like this.

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,

And out you stepped onto new ground,

Your eyes young again with energy and dream,

A path of plenitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not yet clear

You can trust the promise of this opening;

Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning

That is at one with your life's desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure;

Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;

Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,

For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

John O'Donohue

(To Bless the Space Between Us)

This lovely poem was read to me during a group celebration for my transition into new chapters of my life.  Four lovely 'sisters of my heart' gathered around me and these softly spoken words resonated within my inner being. 

Without their love, encouragement, and insight, my spirit would not have so easily awakened to this lovely adventure awaiting me!

*I will carry all four of you in my heart forever ... Nancy, Sandy, Mary, and Kristal