the beating path

my god they're relentless
aren't they? 
the moments when it's
up to us to choose
how to react
sometimes i feel beaten down
from all of the constant
choosing which means
i'm thinking way too much
i need to get out of
my head and back
into my heart where the
momentary choices aren't
based on re-actions
but on my heart's desires
Patti wrote of desire lines
it's one of my favorite essays
of hers because i know
those lines within myself
i know where the
spirit wants to go
and i know how much of
my life i've chosen instead
to stay on the concrete
paths laid out for me
by others
this year I want to get back
to the beating path
not the beaten-down one
i want to walk the desire lines
where i can hear
my spirit beat
i want to let my natural
rhythms play the soundtrack
of my life

Comments

[linda]

Wow. Very nice. But scary for me. But inspiring.

[Jennifer]

Oh I love this. Very inspiring. Thank you for posting this.