mary jane dodd
fragile strength talisman/be still - mjd 2014
at first
we seem to catch moments
of stillness
the way we did
fireflies
as children.
seeing their flashing light,
we would run carefully
up to them
trying to catch them
ever so gently
in cupped hands.
exciting and unique moments,
we feel like
it must have been the place
or time
that brought it into being
for us.
and so we return
to that place or time
to find it again.
fragile strength talisman/be still - mjd 2014
awareness
trickles in
as we contemplate
how to return to to this place
of tranquility.
we begin to notice
that stillness
is not about
external circumstances
or
perfect states of being,
nor
are they required to be
present first for
stillness to exist.
as our moments accumulate,
they grow closer and closer
together.
in the gathering awareness,
we come to realize
that moments of quietude
are always within our grasp.
fragile strength talisman/be still - mjd 2014
we hold the key
to make them manifest.
and with that knowledge,
we walk in light.
