a contemplative poem about how to confront uncertainty when choosing a new direction; keeping in mind that if we can do something easily, we may have to be brave enough to lean into our faith and trust that we will have guidance on a harder path.

a contemplative poem about having the courage to take the first step towards healing a relationship by acknowledging our own role in the disagreement and being vulnerable enough to reach out to begin the steps towards a reunited outcome.

a contemplative poem about how we can see ourselves as living and moving water - capable of carving a new path by changing our intensity or direction around a perceived obstacle. Our adaptability provides the potential to embrace the obstacle as an opportunity to change something.

a contemplative poem about a habitual desire for motion. That like a game of PacMan, we can exist in the stress of the in-between of running from and running to.

a contemplative poem about taking the time you need before committing yourself, your time, or your resources to something or someone. There is no shame in saying no, and there is no hurry to decide; so try to take what you need to make an informed decision about your commitments.

a contemplative poem that ponders the relationship with our adult children that no longer live at home; that we continue to make time with them a priority and home a place that is always loving, safe and built on shared memories both new and old.

a contemplative poem that uses scrabble as an analogy where we are called to take what is scattered before us and make sense of it...to take the chaos and disorder and line it up into something meaningful. We can be lazy and put in little effort or we can take some time and develop the pieces into something that counts.

A poem about facing so many decisions and we have a need to balance those decisions between our hearts and our heads; we need to use love and humility, as well as intention and discernment

A poem about how easy it is to offer our words of comfort to someone rather than making the extra effort that would truly serve them in that moment to change their circumstances or alleviate stress or suffering

From the contemplative poem "Full-filled" ....not wanting and not needing, grateful for all that is yet hopeful for all that could be.

What are we missing, or is something missing in us?

Choose your choice and act with confidence