Pause.

 

Beloved child,

Be still…

Hear and know these words:

“You are enough.”

Sit with these words.

Still. Know. Enough.

Let them wash over you,

Cooling your skin,

Cleansing the soot that has built up

From too much to do, too many emails, not enough time.

No amount of doing or having or acquiring

Can make you better or of greater value or more important.

Not today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.

Being alive, being a part of creation is what is good.

May you be blessed with empowering yourself,

by giving yourself permission to decide what gets done today

and what gets left behind.

You are wise. You are strong. You are worthy

Worthy of love. Worthy of loving. Worthy of speaking. Worthy of being spoken to.

Be still…

Know that YOU are enough.

And may whatever you do from this moment on

Be experienced as a blessing to you and a gift to the world.

Over and above the gift of your “enoughness.”

And may that knowing long remain,

Singing in your mind and on your heart.

And may it continually be a blessing to you and to others.

Amen.

 

Tom Reid. “Be Still.”

 

“There is a force within, which gives you life – seek That.
In your body lies a priceless gem – seek That.
…if you want to find the greatest treasure
Don’t look outside, look inside, and seek That.”

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi