Tender Places

As we move into a brand new year,

full of uncertainty, full of joy, full of heartbreak, full of life,

let's remember to be grateful (or not) for the things that trigger us,

because uncomfortable thoughts and feelings are just parts of the Whole

asking to be included, embraced, permitted in the vast Love that we are.

Waves in our Ocean.......................

When anger surges, as it will, can you stay close,
and not numb it, or lash out?

When fear bursts in the body, can you breathe into it,
and not fuse with it, or run away into stories?

When you feel hurt, rejected, unloved, abandoned,
can you make room for that feeling,
welcome it in the body,
bow to its intensity, its fire, its presence,
and not attack, or act out, or call people names?

Can you commit to not abandoning yourself
now that you need your own love the most?

It's easy to talk about love.
It's easy to teach.
Until our old wounds are opened.
Until life doesn't go our way.

What triggers you
is actually inviting you
to a deeper self-love.
Can you see?

There is no shame in this:
We all have tender places.

With love, 

Jeff x