Tag: healing
Calming the Outer Storm
It is a slow creep –
the way the stress of life builds.
We live bombarded
by the need to rush,
bending over backwards
to meet the demands.
The expectations given
feed our perfectionistic patterns
and we get lost
by the constant doing.
That is what living from the outside
is like.
It exhausts and
makes us into fools
who think we are being productive.
To live from within,
one must commit to
slowing the pace, and
nix the needy drive
that cares too much
what others think and believe –
that invests in having
and holding
all the things
that make us look good.
True peace resides
where inner knowing lives –
blanketed by what is true,
and by the power
of the unseen.
Living from the inside
means listening to
the whispers underneath –
the voice that beckons
and seeks to heal us –
Take a walk on the beach.
Let your feet crunch a wooden path.
Allow a cat to rest in your lap.
Bow your head and offer a prayer.
Observe and honor a compassionate moment.
These are places where the whispers await…
To live from the outside
is to get lost
in the whirlwind of
the superficial.
But to live from the inside
is to be fueled by
purpose and
to be connected to
a larger dimension –
a place that
too few find.
Love is the main thing, of course.
It is the thread that connects us
at the soul
to God’s heart.
The only way to find peace
on this weary planet of ours
is to realize
that each one of us
is born to be free.
Our job and journey
is to discover that.
When we do,
the peace within
which passes all understanding
will bless us
and enable us to be a blessing
for others.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
No Matter
The ground may shift
and the weather, change
on a daily basis.
It does not matter.
The look in your eye
may have less sparkle
for a day – or more…
It does not matter.
The body might morph
into a vessel of pain
or disease…
It does not matter.
Change is everywhere.
It is not what Life is.
It is simply experience –
the classroom of Life.
Life is within
and it is everlastingly
with us
as the heart of everything –
the place of Love,
of God,
of Peace,
of Truth.
This is where we connect
and get our fuel
to endure our experiences.
Don’t allow
the pull of distraction –
or the disease
of the personal,
hold you to
all that does not matter.
What a precious waste
of Life
that is.
Your ground awaits
and patiently protects
the gifts of
Joy and Presence
which belong to
you.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
Making the U Turn
When the trip wire
gets touched
and partially healed places
wound again,
take a breath.
Your usual patterns
of blame and retaliation
will not serve you.
In fact,
they will deepen the wound.
The truth is
the world will always
try to trip you up.
And the world
is everything outside of you.
To survive with grace
and even joy,
no matter the obstacles before you,
live from the inside.
That is where truth lives –
the place of your divine self.
Nothing outside of you
can destroy your peace
without your permission.
Turn away from drama.
Go deep.
Look at yourself.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
The Call of the Light
Breaking through the gray
as the darkness begins to enfold me,
it appears:
Remember me? I am here.
I barely hear its message.
I am too caught up in the gloom.
Remember me? I am here.
The light persists…
but the darkness holds on.
Look up, look out. There is more.
The invitation gets more urgent
for the light can see
more than I can.
It does not want
the darkness to swallow me.
The light begins to reach out
and touch me.
It opens my heart.
As my heart warms and flexes,
my vision gradually blooms –
the shadows retreat
and the glow arrives.
I am healing
and the light
leads me forward.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
Artwork by my sister, Martha Harris: “Beacon”
Be Well
This Golden Crack
Like a canvas
before the artist’s brush,
we get our markings.
Our unique hues
and textures
create the picture
of what seems to be true
about us.
But sometimes life is lived
more like a ceramic pot –
one that gets cracked
along the way…
shattered, even –
the mending of which
is complicated work.
It takes the artist’s hands
and keen attention to detail
to put the pieces together,
beautifully.
It is a necessary process.
This breaking,
followed by the recognition of the mess,
enables us to be held
and mended.
When we submit to the
Master’s hands,
and allow for the
hard work to be done,
we are fashioned anew.
Our cracks become golden
and essential.
We are forever changed, and
we shine with humble strength
from our broken places.
Like the Velveteen Rabbit,
we have been loved into
becoming more real.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
Do it now❤️
When Praying
It starts with stopping
and then a deep breath –
the kind that really fills you,
and reaches to the bottom of things.
When you begin to settle
and peace starts to bloom,
you wait.
There is nothing to say.
It is a time to listen.
The longings will arise
and you simply hold them.
With grace and acceptance,
you lift them –
first to your heart,
and then up in surrender.
It is this gesture,
this gathering of yourself
which connects you to
who you are.
For there is no separation
between you and God.
You are a drop of water
in God’s ocean.
You belong –
and all it takes
is listening and bowing
to remember this
and be healed
of want and need.
Copyright© Cynthia Cady Stanton, 2018
The Stickiness of Unhealthy Habits
Becoming and Beholding 