Simplicitude
The word Simplicitude
came to me one day
as I was trying to put a word to what
I was desperately seeking in my life.
My quest for peace was elusive.
As the word emerged,
I realized that life is not about
achieving resolution, a final peace,
or even a destination
as much as learning
to be comfortable in uncertainty,
embracing the dance between
the opposing forces of our lives
finding our own balance, our courage,
and our way to navigate
through the conflict,
the chaos, and the complicated.
It's about going in...
engaging in the struggle...
being present...
discovering the meaning...
& seeking and seeing new possibilities.
Our life journey may often feel more
like a childhood game of teeter-totter,
than a level, navigable path,
yet I believe,
as we seek and savor the idea of
SIMPLICITUDE,
a natural state of being
between opposing forces occurs,
an understanding,
an honoring of what is,
balanced by the hope of what can be.