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Daily Bliss – August 24

Daily Bliss

Her power 

Fierce and raw 

Once born of her commitment 

To anger 

Now residing in her inner space 

Fierce and raw 

Alongside peace and contentment 

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Posted On: August 24, 2020

Daily Bliss – June 8

Daily Bliss

In the end, she thought
Does it even really matter
If I shed these angry tears
Does anyone ever listen?
And in the pause
Between life and breath
She knew
And she went back out
To live another day

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Posted On: June 8, 2020

Let the Light In

Poetic Healing

In this world as I see it now
There is darkness,
So much pain, fear
And justifiable anger

And there is also light,
Seeping between the sensational headlines,
Weaving through the hateful words spewed across the aisle,
Lights in the cracks of institutional walls
Crumbing under our own weight

There is light if I choose to see it
There is light if I choose to be it

If I don’t succumb to collective fear
But instead rise up in solidarity,
In truth and power for my fellow beings
Letting my light seep through the cracks,
Crumble the walls,
Create a barrier for hate,
Offer a healing salve for all who hurt

Let the light in
Let the light in

©SpiritLed 2020

Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash

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Posted On: March 1, 2020

Daily Bliss – November 22

Daily Bliss

She’s dark coffee
And sips of wine
A little bit of anger
And a whole lot of pain
But boy, how she shines

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Posted On: November 22, 2019

The Path that Leads Us Home

Poetic Healing

Where, in this big, beautiful world,
Did you realize that you were one
With the flowering trees,
The tiniest ant,
The most majestic lion,
The mountaintop itself?

When did they speak to you,
With cries and longing
Of their tragic hopes for this world,
Shattered, yet optimistic,
Their existence proof
There is beauty still around us,
Their hope a pathway to graze

Yet do not ignore what else they bring,
Their righteous anger
For a world gone mad,
Their peace,
A path that leads us home

©SpiritLed 2019

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Posted On: July 28, 2019

Daily Bliss – July 17

Daily Bliss

Sorrow, joy, flames of anger

Wrap your passionate arms around us

Help us remember that we, too

Possess your daring

And deserve to feel your passion

Springing from within 

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Posted On: July 17, 2019

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