Just Be

This is something different. Today I've written a reminder to myself. To remind myself that in the midst of chaos and uncertainty and my overwhelming desire to stay under the covers and hide, I need to take a breath. Not to control what I can't control, not to pursue what can't be achieved... but simply... to be.

Exploring, curious, adventurous, sad, angry, loving, kind, slow, creative, cozy, grieving, playful....

So, I wrote a poem of sorts, for myself. My reminder to just be. I want to share it with you, not that it is profound or even half decent, but as an encouragement for you to find your own sense of what it means to just be.

Blessings on you.

Just Be

Sit

Stand

Cry

Laugh

Run

Build

Create

Get lost in a book

Feel it’s pages, feel it’s weight

Imagine, dream, write

Taste your food

Savour the textures

Savour those you share it with

Just Be

Mourn

Grieve

Sob

Accept the Pain

Let it roll across you

Let the tears out

Loss of life

Loss of freedom

Loss and change

Just Be

Giggle

Tickle

Feel

Share

Find a belly

Find a belly laugh

Embrace the joy within

Just Be

Create

Explore

Try something new

Reimagine something old

Fix something broken

Smell the glue

Smell the paint

See the colour

Just Be

Run

Walk

Jog

Hike

Breath in

Breath out

Fall

Suffer

Live

Just Be

Work

Study

Find joy in mundane

Find joy in routine

Find joy in serving others

In effort, in learning

Hammer nails with love

Pay bills with gratitude

Just Be

See

Hear

Feel

Open your eyes

See the sky

See the trees

See the people

Hear them

Explore them

Feel them near

Just Be

Sing

Dance

Be Silly

Throw a dance party

Play loud music

Tell a joke

Cheat in a game

Just Be

Don’t do

Just Be

Just Breathe

Just Relax

Just… Be

And feel peace

And be alive