Celeste Snowber: Bodypsalm for living into paradox

Welcome back to the familiar

the land of the perplexed

where paradox reigns

and heart, mind, and body

are not in sync,

harmony, congruence or flow

and no matter how diligent

 you are to reflect,

problem solve, brainstorm or bodystorm

it sits as a big mountain

in front of you

and cannot be climbed with bare feet

you are in the terrain of paradox

the geography of the unknown

where the brittleness of breath

lives amongst the stars

your task is to breathe

deep into the place you are perplexed.

Take shoes for the journey

these aren’t any shoes

but these are your dancing shoes

the ones that look like sneakers

but have a support for your arch

Life holds continual

places of dissonance

it doesn’t matter the source:

disappointment or sorrows

with relationships, health or finances

Know this:  P A R A D O X

will always be there

singing at the door

waiting for you to

Put your dancing shoes on

give yourself the support you need

a bigger arch for life

and treat paradox as your partner

hold it tenderly

romance her and put your

arms around the dilemmas

soften your relationship

towards not knowing.

Breathe into uncertainty

knowing this is the

essence of life

and when it comes

know you are invited

once again into

the spirituality of practice:

loving-kindness towards

all that is not resolved

in your heart.