All of nature flows in cycles.
I look to the world around me
To learn about life
To observe the movement, the change,
The expansion and the contraction,
the dance of life that is moving in a constant flow,
circling outwards and returning inwards,
And again,
To feel the pulse of creation, to learn how to swirl and flow
And how to ReTurn.
The breath is with us
from the moment we are born
to the moment we die
creating circular movement in our bodies
and circular movements in our spirits,
expansion of our chest and belly on the inhale,
and return inward on the exhale.
The more complete the exhale
The deeper the inhale that follows.
Can I allow myself to open to the breath of life,
To the new, to the unknown,
To the risks of tomorrow?
Can I allow myself to return inwards,
To rest, to renew, to accept?
Cycles of light and darkness,
Life is a dance between day and night,
Between light and darkness.
The sun rises, the sun sets,
Establishing the boundaries of the day.
Day is our work time,
Night is our sleep, rest time.
The deeper our rest at night,
The deeper we experience the new dawn.
Sometimes our days are very long and arduous,
And we crave the rest time to let go, to renew,
Maybe to hope for a better tomorrow.
Sometimes the nights seem too long,
And we yearn for the glimmer of light of a new dawn.
I look to nature to learn about life,
To observe the movement and changes,
To learn about the cycles of life,
And the cycles of the spirit,
To learn to value my Safe Space,
And to find the inner strength
For embracing my Brave Space.
In a constant ebb and flow, ebb and flow
Swirl and turn,
Nurture and ReTurn,
Learning the balance of opposites
That create the cycles of life.