Thresholds

An original spoken word poem by Amber Bartek. A beautiful encounter with transition - a poignant movement from one year to the next. Explore the letting go of the old, and inviting in the new. Happy new year!

Transcript

Thresholds by Amber Bartek.

We reach the threshold,

Feet pointing forward,

Remembrance,

Looking back on this momentary space between,

This crux that alights the way,

The transition into all that is new.

Crossing life's thresholds,

Invites us inward to reflect,

Sifting back through moments,

Meandering through memories,

Photographs and emotions replaying in our mind's eye,

Listening to our soul's cry,

Etched and reverberated within,

These feelings held,

The grace,

The softening,

Witnessed.

We release one year and step into the next.

We invite in the magic,

The mystery,

The sweet serendipity and we pull our weathered,

Weary,

Battle-worn hearts out of the darkness we have endured,

Finding that golden or silver shine within the mud and muck.

We recount the lessons,

The learning of these past twelve months,

Hearts opening to the evolution,

The growth,

The changes,

Eliciting divine transformation.

We are poised at this uncertain threshold,

Wings unfurling from our backs as we open our beautiful wings,

Earned through great struggle,

Heartache,

Fear,

Worry and pain and we open wings outstretched across infinite possibilities.

We trust our wings,

We trust our deep inner knowing that all is well and we open our wings to this glorious rebirth to hope and take flight,

Soaring steadily into the dreams we have dreamt,

Knowing they are already ours.

We greet this new year with a soulful kiss and the gratitude of hearts overflowing with eternal love.

Reviews

Gorgeous speaking voice, loved the message as well 💜🌞🔮

Thank you for the remembrance to open our wings 🕊️🕊️🕯️🙏🕯️🕊️🕊️

Felt so much inside listening and feeling my bodys reaction 🙏

This was nice it came to me as I transition from my life before my mother’s death to the time after. This is another transition. I’m happy the algorithms in IT brought it to me now. 💛☺️

Truly poignant and powerful. I have listened over and over and feel I have only heard and felt a small fraction of it's meaning and clarity of our lives, our loves and our
losses.

That was beautiful and exactly what my spirit needed!! Thank you so much 🙏💖

This was beautiful and reached a part of my soul that needed light.
Thank You Amber for shining your light.

Exquisite poem! I will welcome the new year with a soul's kiss.🙏

Wow. Absolutely beautiful. I’m crying happy tears. So powerful and transcendent. Magical 💫🙏

I felt and saw every word in my heart! Thank you for sharing your gift. ❤️

I have to catch my breath. What awe and wonder.. more please

Beautiful and moving. Resonates within my heart ❤️

So beautiful Amber !!! 🦋💗🧚🏼‍♀️💫

Wow Amber that was so beautiful 🧡💙
You truly have a gift for writing poetry :)