I am home and recovering from the stem cell donation. It was a big experience—both physically and emotionally. Mostly I feel tired and foggy-brained from low platelet and hemoglobin counts—to be expected after the procedure and sure to improve over the next 2 weeks. So, as I wait for my brain to clear and my energy to rise, I thought I would share something this week from my book, Broken Open. It’s from the very last page—it’s a prayer for being brave and open on the journey of life. I thought of it today because it starts with a Rumi poem that I lean on when I am tired: "Drum sounds rise on the air, and with them, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, I know you are tired, but come. This is the way. May you listen to the voice within the beat even when you are tired. When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead. May every experience in life be a door that opens your heart, expands your understanding, and leads you to freedom. If you are weary, may you be aroused by passion and purpose. If you are blameful and bitter, may you be sweetened by hope and humor. If you are frightened, may you be emboldened by a big consciousness far wiser than your fear. If you are lonely, may you find love, may you find friendship. If you are lost, may you understand that we are all lost, and still we are guided—by strange angels and sleeping giants, by our better and kinder natures, by the vibrant voice within the beat. May you follow that voice, for This is the way—the hero’s journey, the life worth living, the reason we are here."
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:58:02 +0000
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