A prayer for new beginnings.
As I stand on the threshold of this new beginning,
I feel torn,
Bittersweet.
Ready to step into the new,
But afraid.
Ready to say goodbye to the old,
But sad.
Excited.
Intensive.
Relieved.
Grieving.
All my feelings mixed together.
Stand with me as I take my first step into the unknown.
Whisper courage in my ear as I prepare to speak the words which must be spoken.
To take the actions which must be taken.
Stepping forward and sometimes stepping back.
Speaking the truth and sometimes staying silent.
Always listening,
Always learning.
Help me to be present to those around me.
To listen and to love,
To support and to encourage.
Help me to be present to my own self.
Listening to my body.
Observing my thoughts.
Asking the right questions.
Give me courage to seize the day,
But not grasp it.
To engage wholeheartedly,
Without undue attachment.
To build strong boundaries and work to maintain them.
Even at great cost.
Give me the joy of knowing I am taking my rightful place,
Centre stage of my own life.
Part of the great universal plan.
Give me the peace of knowing what is my part to play.
Where that begins and where it ends.
Give me love and respect for those with whom I live and work.
Give me vision to see that though we are many,
We are one.
Give me awareness of my own privilege and blind spots.
And make me sensitive to the experience and the perspective of others,
As fellow travellers on this road.
Above all,
Keep me safe in the universal embrace.
Loved beyond measure.
Seen and known and understood by love itself.
So I ask and so it is.
Namaste and Hallelujah.
Shanti,
Shanti,
Shanti Aum.
