Hold the Center

Just hold on to the center
of your being.
Watch as things move around you—
people,
so-called relatives,
their judgments of you,
their expectations,
their reflections of their own minds.

Just watch.

Hold steady in your center,
let it come,
let it go.
Simply watch
Hold the center

My Heart
My heart burned bright,
Then the flame faded.
It turned cold,
Living numb in the ashes.

Now, I pour love and hope,
Asking it to wake,
Begging it to bloom again.

Let the Past Go

Let the past go;
It taught you a lesson,
Gave you new glasses to see the world,
And washed the mirror of your mind.

Now you see clearly—
Be happy,
Be grateful.

Say “thank you” to your past,
For life is short,
And time is fleeting.

Do not wander
In the cemetery of the past.
Instead, live
In the heaven of the present.

Just let go.

I love the flow, not the rush,
I cherish the spontaneous, not the forced.
I love the natural, not the imitation,
The gentle breeze, not the storm.

I adore a ripple’s soft caress,
Not the crash of towering waves.
I embrace tranquility—
I am peace.

I welcome what is meant for me
And release what is not.