A Thursday Poem...
It doesn't interest me
if there is one God
or many gods.
I want to know
if you belong
or feel abandoned.
If you know despair
or can see it others.
I want to know
if you are prepared to live in the world
with its harsh need to change you.
If you can look back with firm eyes
I want to know
if you know
how to melt into that fierce heat of living
falling toward the center of your longing.
I want to know
if you are willing
to live, day by day,
with the consequence of love
and the bitter
unwanted passion of your sure defeat.
I have been told,
that in this fierce embrace,
Self Portrait -by David Whyte
Also in Musings
🦄 The Magic of Unicorns 🦄
HONDURAN BLACK OPAL
Honduran Black Opal is rare and unusual.
A unicorn of the gem world.
This seemingly simple grey/black stone
flashes a rainbow of color when the sun shines on its face
allowing you a window into its mysterious world...
🌬Gem Silica Juiciness 🌬
GEM SILICA
Gem Silica is a blue green and most rare variety of chalcedony...A highly silicated form of chrysocolla.
This particular piece
came from high in the Andes of Peru
and it's color and quality are amazing...
🍀 Grossular Garnet Goodness 🍀
GROSSULAR GARNET
Soothing the nervous system,
Opening the heart,
allowing for more spaciousness and awareness.
When I feel this green garnet on my skin
I there is a calming.
I notice the receiving of my breath.
I notice the beating of my heart...