Just a Little More Gently

In my continuing quest

to encounter the Bluebird of Happiness

through the exercise of being aware,

I find to my annoyance and chagrin

that often,

no matter what comes up,

I see only the shadow side of it.

I do what's recommended:

I feel the emotion,

sense the anguish of guilt and shame,

and then I let all this pour through me,

and hope that the next time

(for our lives move in a spiral)

the next time,

or the time after that,

the feelings will shift.

 

The ultimate lesson, an indirect one,

is the one I have most needed and least heeded

all my life:

treat yourself and everyone else

just a little more gently.

 

 

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