Goddess of the sacred pause
please grant me the courage
to lay aside swiftness
and take up slowness,
to embrace limitations as learning,
silence as stabilizing,
waiting as worthy,
and sitting as divine.
Goddess of the sacred pause
help me to know stillness as strength,
patience as powerful,
and healing time
as holy necessity.
I fell down hard this week and injured my ankle pretty badly. It has been hard to go from the magic of mobility, to spending time in bed with my leg elevated and an ice pack on. As is common to note when dealing with an unexpected experience, I am noticing how very much I took for granted my own swift movements through the day, the everydayness of being able to easily get myself where I need to go.
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Molly, Very nice prayer and thanks for sharing. I had a hiking accident a couple days ago, which was (thankfully) minor and did n
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Thank you! I'm glad you were okay after your accident too. This has highlighted for me how fortunate I am to usually be able to mo
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First, Thank you so much for this prayer. I have no idea why it resonated so much with me at this time. I want to say I'm not inju
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Thank you so much for commenting. I'm honored that you chose to do so. May your tender heart be renewed and soothed. Many blessin