Sure I do my work
clean the house
love friends and family
everyone else too
and especially my Beloved.
I feed my cat
eat lots of vegetables
and do my spiritual practice.
Beyond that, my life is none of my business.
All is in the hands of the Beloved.
Very nice thoughts, all aligned with many realizations I have been having recently. Funny that the hardest thing is simply letting go.
I love the Zen-like simplicity of this poem, Lesley. It really speaks to me now as I try to relax, release and surrender more to my Beloved. It would be so wonderful if only I would “mind my own business”!
Thank you, Bob and Marian. It took some real courage for me to post this because it is such a paradox. In some ways I find I am more involved in my life than ever. The difference seems to be that as I move farther along the path the more I am simply moving with the Beloved, rather than all the thinking and calculating I used to do. It is a great freedom.
Thanks, Lesley, for your clear but profoundly meaningful post. Reading your poem brought hearty laughter and broad smiles in recognition…how could you have known so precisely what’s been going on in my mental Dumpster and then be able to offer the simple Truth in such few words?