“And why not you?”
Hold these ancient promises in your heart
and mind, and gather courage from them.
Of course you must participate: You are,
at once, both the process and the product.

BeingSong

Sometimes, in my dreams, I am transparent.
All darkness and divisiveness have flown,
And, limitless, I stretch to the horizon
And take in all the wonder as my own.

I lay me down in cool and bubbling waters
And drink up the sweetness of the earth,
And flow within the heartbeat of the planet
The clear and sweet refreshment of our thirst.

And sometimes, in my dreams, I am a child.
I look at all the world with open eyes,
And, certain of my knowingness and being,
I revel in the sunshine of my heart.

I lay me down in cool and bubbling waters
And drink up the sweetness of the earth,
And flow within the heartbeat of the planet
The clear and sweet refreshment of our thirst.

Sometimes, in my life, I am a color,
A blue with purple edge and golden gleam.
I faint back from the dazzling of my glory
And wonder if I wake or if I dream.

I lay me down in cool and bubbling waters
And drink up the sweetness of the earth,
And flow within the heartbeat of the planet
The clear and sweet refreshment of our thirst.