my song

manzanita . taken with iphone and hipstamatic app

i come to the sea
to remember
the way i want to move in this world 

to lean into
the truth of all that has existed before me

to breathe in
the joy
the light
the shadows 

i come to the sea
to listen

and it is here that i find my way back to my song 

*****

i am over here continuing to soak up the beauty that was the joy retreat and reflecting on the reasons why i want to always gather women by the sea and among the trees. and as i begin to finalize plans for next month's midwest retreat, i am smiling so big knowing i will be bringing this kind of experience back to my roots. 

Comments

[kelly]

i am smiling . knowing that i get to be part of this ride.
kinda love that part.

[sashaclem]

liz, thank you for all that you share of yourself including these lovely words. i believe the gifts from JOY will stay with me forever and carry me through any dark days ahead. i'm sure your magic will work in the trees of indiana just as it does by the sea.

[Rambling Heather]

Lovely words! I wish that I could have attended the Joy Retreat, it sounds amazing!

[Garrett]

Oh Liz, I love it. And likewise envying you your Joy Retreat experience, sounds like such a nurturing grounding event. Your words remind of these of Cid Corman:

I want nothing of the river and
it clearly wants nothing of me.
Yet as it flows out of the mountains
into my eyes, the heart becomes a sea.