Life is a Process

Now I become myself. It's taken
Time, many years and places,
I have been dissolved and shaken,
Worn other people's faces,
Run madly, as if Time were there,
Terribly old, crying a warning,
"hurry, you will be dead before -----"
(What? Before you reach the morning?
or the end of the poem, is clear?
Or love safe in the walled city?)
Now to stand still, to be here,
Feel my own weight and density!.....
Now there is time and Time is young.
O, in this single hour I live
All of myself and do not move
I, the pursued, who madly ran,
Stand still, stand still, and stop the Sun!

~ May Sarton ~

(Collected Poems 1930-1993)

 

 

 



It is in gathering years that we can create enough distance to be able to turn around and look back at our life.  Otherwise, we stand so close to life itself, we do not have accurate vision.  When life is right in front of us, it is difficult to see the big picture.

It is with the passing of time deeper meaning can be recognized and applied.  Patterns begin to take form and we slowly catch on to the errors of our ways, and accept responsibility for what we have done or left undone.

Life is a process offering opportunities, transitions, and shifts.  From the beginning, our core is nothing but goodness, but during the process of living, we acquire many masks and falsehoods before we finally become determined to return to our true self.  Layer upon layer of old emotions, experiences, and memories are finally discarded as individual awareness strengthens and Spirit nudges us along.

It is a glorious experience to finally stand in stillness, no longer running from who you thought you were.  Our heart is finally filled with love and compassion and we are discouraged no more.  When forgiveness and healing cleanse the soul, we feel safely embraced by the beauty of the world and a oneness with all that lives within it. 

Do not be in a rush.  It takes time to truly recognize our most beautiful inner self.  Enjoy the journey as life unfolds.