Thursday
Nov152012
i'm thinking about you..
The above quote is from my video post below. The video is a little letter from me to you today.
video URL: http://vimeo.com/53613292
In the video, I read the poem "For strong women" by Marge Piercy (from The Moon Is Always Female, you can read the poem here).
Thank you for being out there sharing your light, your stories, your you.ness.
Blessings,
Liz
PS The poem has a couple of words that might not be okay for little ears.
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Reader Comments (12)
this moved me to tears.
"we give ourselves a gift when we let ourselves be open. open to all of it. this idea of being strong doesn't mean that we don't also rest. and soften into the life we're living"
wow.
thank you.
i hear soothing melodies in your syllables. and i see courage in your eyes. <3
tears flowed the moment you started speaking. i didn't expect ... :: you :: . i am new to your space, to you, but am so grateful for your shimmery heart. much love.
Thanks Liz, I also started crying as I listened to the words of that poem. I think for me it was the thought that I am not alone in being strongly afraid. That I can accept the strength and the weakness and the courage of living in the chaos of everyday. Your openess and honesty and sense of timing are such a gift. I needed to hear that poem tonight. Thank you for sending your light into my world.
Liz, you made sense of my world this week with the gift of this poem. Thank you, from my deepest, wild heart. Also - you on video = wow!
That was beautiful Liz. Thank you.
I am so glad I found you , my new friend.
Your lovely words will float me through my day in light and awareness.
I only wish you lived closer to the east coast.
I did not know this poet, thanks for sharing her. I loved hearing it. I think it will resonate with me all day and beyond.
being strong is not hiding behind "having it all together". it's being strong to show vulnerability, to show fear, to show sadness, to be fierce and to show joy. And like you said, this all means being open and allowing ourselves to experience these things as much if not more so than with others....
What a powerful poem. Love it!
(Found your post through Jane Hinchliffe's blog on Blank Canvas Waiting) :)
I had to stop this video before half way though.
The tears refused to be held back.
Tears I've been holding back since being told, "We will have to do a biopsy. Possibly more than one."
I've not told them. My children. Not yet.
I will watch this when I am alone. I will.
And the tears will have their permission to flow.
For now I will rub my eyes and pretend to yawn.
Biting the insides of my cheeks.
Making excuses for the tears that betray me and threaten to give my secrets away.
THANK YOU!! your voice just moved me to tears. I've never heard you speak, I've never heard this poem and yet today I was guided here. I am grateful I found you today. my soul was needing this more than I knew. you're a gift Liz, thank you!!
thank you for the lovely video and poetic reading...love your peaceful energy.
And your name is interesting, my greatgrandmother was a Lamoreux from France.
connie