When I am on top of a beautiful mountain
Overlooking a hundred-foot flowing waterfall
Sensuously eating a day-old macadamia nut jam-filled Christmas cookie
Made with love by one of the most enlightened women I know
I can say
One hundred percent
Without a doubt
That anything is possible
Yes – that’s right
I said anything is possible!
. . .I can sense your disbelief from afar. . .
What is holding you back?
Does hope not unleash new opportunities?
(and within the light an equal dose of dark secrets)
No matter the content of discovery, what is there to fear?
Even our nightmares are only reflections
Self-imposed by sheer will and intention
The slightest shift in perspective
Yields beauty
An unstoppable force
Breaking through illusion,
Illuminating truth
Down the hill, I see a group of strangers —
Breathing in their joy,
I awaken to a magical world
A Universe, a galactic expanse
All here now
All for me
Such.
Incredible.
Beauty.
So perfect in fact that it’s often missed altogether
Unable to feel
Unable to dream
The mind becomes dull,
The heart numb,
A hard skull —
Forgetfulness is the only limitation
Keeping us from feeling free
It is true: we each hold the keys to our own liberation
The trick is, like life, the keys continue to transform, to evolve
Shapeshifting continually, the path to joy in each moment is a new mystery to be solved
Through connection and ease,
Playfulness and laughter,
We can renew our adventurous spirits
Bear our swords and wear our shining armour
Re-imagine the monsters and mayhem underneath each shadow
(They are only as scary as we make them, after all)
With weapons wielded and love radiating from our untouchable hearts
We can be innocent children
Unafraid and courageous
To discover ourselves
Once again
With new eyes, look and you’ll see
The keys are all around you, and all around me
So enjoy what life offers
For next time the key
Just might be
in the form of something as simple
As a walk in nature
Or a Christmas cookie
♡
Ethereal Ecology 