Saying “Yes” to this World.

[blockquote source=”Tara Brach”]”Saying Yes is not a way of manipulating our experience but rather an aid to opening to life as it is.” [/blockquote]

Give all of your love to this day, my darlings. Squeeze it out as you would a dampened cloth, letting life’s goodness drip against your face.

The time is now, darlings – and, there’s no better moment than this one right here.

To open our hearts to this essence of life, and offer a great big resounding “YES” to this world.

 “Saying Yes to this World”

Yes

Is the splash of berry through softened green,

And, the hanging wisps of Wisteria trees.

It is the glistening of the morning dew,

That adorns the earth in brilliant jewel.

Yes

Is the sultriness of the Summer rose,

and, the hint of Honeysuckle on an evening stroll.

It’s that brush of Forsythia’s against faded trim,

And, the bursting blooms of Magnolia limb.

Yes

Is the pageantry of painted Peonies,

Posted proudly o’er their mid-day tea;

It’s the hushed crescendo of cricket’s bow,

The brisk staccato of the Woodpecker’s ‘show’.

And, as I settle back into this old porch swing,

I see…

That these are the gifts my ‘yes’ will bring.

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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