Here is the day and all this time stretching out in front of us,
A gift that no one can duplicate.
Ponderous clouds haunt the horizon,
Their undersides lit up brightly,
Yellow and orange,
By light of the rising sun itself still to appear.
Gather silence to yourself now and sit here in the quiet of these precious moments,
Yours alone.
Bring yourself home to the shelter of your being,
Something only you have and only you can do and be.
Here,
Too,
Is your body,
Your physical home that holds and nurtures your life on this planet at this time.
Consider how you might take care of your body today,
What you might put on it,
Put in it,
Support it,
How you might love yourself in this physical way.
What is shelter but a temporary place and time where it is safe to notice and express feelings free of judgment?
Let your feelings come.
They arrive here where they are deeply welcomed as the truest expressions of who you are.
Then,
Underneath,
Feel your gentle spirit or your passionate spirit.
This deep core gives you your very being.
Without it,
You could not be yourself,
And with it,
You are indeed your true self.
May you walk through this day finding resting places along the way.
Your gift today is solace.