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kristen lanzer's avatar

Tender is the heart

I feel its strength

and sorrow

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Susannah Rigg's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful sharing, I am sending balm for your tender heart. I too collected sea glass hearts when I lived by the ocean and they always came at moments when I really needed to know things were going to be ok. I keep them by my bed now I lie in the mountains.

Here is a favourite poem of mine by Hafez:

TRIPPING OVER JOY

What is the difference


Between your experience of Existence


And that of a saint?

The saint knows


That the spiritual path


Is a sublime chess game with God

And that the Beloved


Has just made such a Fantastic Move

That the saint is now continually


Tripping over Joy


And bursting out in Laughter


And saying, “I Surrender!”

Whereas, my dear, 
I am afraid you still think


You have a thousand serious moves.

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sarah e webb's avatar

oh Susannah, thank you for sharing this poem ~ it's new to me, but one I'm going to hold close to my heart ♥️

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Susannah Rigg's avatar

Thank you for the lovely invitation to share!

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Dina Varellas's avatar

Thank you, Sarah. Beautiful piece. I loved this: “It’s a practice of patience and slowing. Of getting close to the ground, of letting your eyes adjust, then softly, softly allowing what’s already there to begin to emerge.” Xo

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sarah e webb's avatar

thank you dina 💛💛

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Amie McGraham's avatar

so much empty

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sarah e webb's avatar

i don't completely understand how her passing has just gutted me but it's like i feel it in my bones ~ so many touchstones to hold close.

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