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.
