How I See

It is popular to make a “what am I grateful for” list.

I remember this as I look at the beautiful whale painting that my son made and gifted me.

Am I made differently or are we similar?

It’s hard for my grateful feelings to take up my whole space.

All the places that I am connected to my world stimulate my senses, inviting me to feel.

My friends and teachers encourage me to fill with Source and light my being.

I see this not as selfish but as a part of my true warrior spirit, one who is, not swallowed by the inconsistency, but filling and filling, as much as she is able.

She fills and spills, seeding her path as she continues to live. She ceases self criticism, knowing that her life is her effort.

This is how I wish to be, this is one image of fulfilling my life.

Prompt: How do I encourage myself and others?

With love, Laura

P.S. still holding space for my dad