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It doesn’t interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.
It doesn’t interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.
~ The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer ~
(Thank You Sea Witch)
Its sounds like Kipling's If. i love that poem as well as this.
ReplyDeleteWow, I felt like I was going on a journey just reading that poem. Thank you for sharing it, I loved it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if it was the pregnancy hormones or just the meaning behind the words, but I teared up! Thanks for sharing this!
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ReplyDeleteI have this book as well as several others of hers...she amazes me :) Will gladly share anytime :)
ReplyDeleteI never stop enjoying this poem. so powerful...thanks for the shout out as well. Just getting back into the swing of things. I will be shipping out your goodie box of yarns this week. Sea Witch
ReplyDeleteI have been bad and haven't actively done anything for Random Acts of Kindness Month. I put the button on my blog earlier this month and...dropped the ball! BUT, I have a great story to share with you:
ReplyDeleteI like to promote other Etsy sellers on my business blog, 5 Seed Beauty. I used to just write posts about it, and upload the pictures, but after doing that twice, I realized I should ask permission to use their photos, first.
I contacted the next seller I wanted to feature, and told them how much I loved their "recycled soap." They were so pleased with the promotional shout-out on my blog, and my compliment that they offered to send me a bar for free! And of course, I had to send them some of my lip balms.
I thought that was such a thoughtful thing for them to do, and what a great Random Act of Kindness that I received!