I adore this line by the poet Rumi:
“Your deepest presence is in every small contraction and expansion, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as bird wings.”
As it relates to clearing the clutter in our lives, it resonates so much for me. So I went online and found the poem. Enjoy!
Birdwings
“Your grief for what you’ve lost lifts a mirror
up to where you’re bravely working.
Expecting the worst, you look, and instead,
here’s the joyful face you’ve been longing to see.
Your hand opens and closes, and opens and closes.
If it were always a fist or always stretched open
you would be paralyzed.
Your deepest presence
is in every small contraction and expansion,
the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated
as bird wings.”
–Rumi The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing, Translation by Coleman Barks, Harper-Collins e-books
From Meg on Facebook: “wow- Rumi knocked it out of the park & into eternity – again! the photo is beautiful, too. Thanks…”
You said it sister! Divinely inspired as always!
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