Out of the Ashes

Out of the ashes

A thousand lifetimes

Pain and misery

Remaining in smoldering bed

First breath

Self

Second

Family and friends

Thirdly

For all humanity

Rising from said past

Flying into future

With great focus

Cleansing breath

Just being

Balance restored

~Ani Po

Surfs Up

Going with the flow…riding the waves…Ani Po

We paddle out  to meet our first wave

Only to be dumped into a sea of despair.

With hope we begin paddling to great the next,

Only to be slammed into an ocean of fear.

Determined and glimmer we set out again,

Attentive, breathing, steady…allowing…we ascend.

Excitement…

Down we go.

Broken and thoughts of giving up,

The wind gathers our strength lifting us to new heights.

No thoughts, no emotions just pure determination,

We catch the ultimate wave.

What a rush, we are going with the flow…

Down we go.

Go again…we ride into shore.

Go again…down we go.

Like the roller coaster there are waves to be ridden and there are waves to learn from. We can ignore them, accept them or merely learn from them. Our on the horizon another wave awaits, what do we do? Stand on the shores or go out to great it?

 

Surfs Up!