Relative Something

*this* John W. Hays' take on things and experiences

Familiar Mystery

with 4 comments

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senseless
making no sense
unthinkable things
manifest
mangling order
illogical actions
forcing extraordinary reactions
pulling the rug
that was our foundation
of reality and reason
used to compare
with everything
sunshine warmth
breezy tree leaves
moonlight
stars
clouds
earth
waves

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There are different ways to react to things that disturb a healthy normal. Sometimes all that is left is a new normal.  Even when I don’t know how to react, my mind and body are reacting. I am tired, and I don’t want to expend the energy to effect any outcome. I ride the wave for a while.

The world is large, and the world is small. A breath is nothing, a breath is everything.

Being able to reconcile that, makes room for mystery. Hold mystery in the palm of your hands and find a way to accept it for what it is. Is it mysterious? Or, is it familiar?

Some days we are able to wake up and laugh at our burdens, the ones that we carry through our lives. Broken hearts will heal, if we let them. It isn’t always a function of doing something to bring about healing. It can simply be a matter of getting ourselves to allow the healing to happen.

We are all connected, to each other, and to everything, …our healing, and others who are not. There is always a constant force influencing the web of life, with pushes and pulls. So, the healing of one person has impact on all others, just as the wounding of one, pains us all.

I cannot make sense of the senseless. It is a mystery that is familiar to me. The wounds of the people of the world are the source of a pain that I feel. I will ride my wave, conscious to breathe, and allow space for healing to happen.

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light
dances
on everything
subtle influence
of changing color
like laughter
a song
vibrations
incantations
gripping
intangible strength
a healing balm
soothing
a place
of need

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Written by johnwhays

April 20, 2013 at 8:21 am

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  1. This has been a rough week here in Boston after the marathon bombings. Just on my way to church for a bit more prayer and healing, and your words put me in a really good place of reflection. A nice way to start the day. Thanks, John/

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    Barry

    April 21, 2013 at 6:54 am

    • So glad you found it at that moment. I choose to trust that the world of potential readers who might come upon this will do so in their own most appropriate time, but it is special to know that it did reach some during the time frame when the events that inspired it were recent.

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      johnwhays

      April 21, 2013 at 12:07 pm

  2. Beautiful!

    Julie Kuberski's avatar

    Julie Kuberski

    April 20, 2013 at 2:39 pm


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