Circling

Day 17 of the Soul Card Journey
with Elizabeth Crawford of Soul's Music
Soul Cards by Deborah Koff-Chapin of http://www.touchdrawing.com/

Traveler

sometimes

circles and circles

the labyrinth

of her mind,

worrying

all that is there

like a dog

with a bone

he is tired of chewing

but cannot let go.

She has learned

that the difficulty

will remain,

whether

she stresses
about it

or not,

so now she

just

lets it be.

Sometimes
she circles
around and around
the same
pathways,
and comes back
where
she started.

Sometimes
she travels
the farthest
by standing still.
Sometimes
she covers
many miles
in a single day.
And sometimes
she stops
for a while,
and simply
admires
the view.

Sometimes

she takes the

long view,

knowing something

larger than

ourselves

is going on,
as if a
huge celestial Eye
is watching
over her,
and will not
let her fall.

But sometimes,

she looks through 

the close-up

view finder,

to appreciate

and enjoy

the plentiful,
miraculous,
beneficent
small gifts

of each day.