Awakenings.

Life decided to shake things up a bit.

It said my waters have been still for far too long.

It told me, "I am not just all Quiet and Peace. 

I am a touch of Crazy and a touch of Tough, too."

Sometimes, you have to have strong winds blow through your land.

To remind you that, when summoned, the warrior inside of you is still there.

Morning Walk.

Today, I thought, "I'd like to be a tree... this tree."

To merge my body with its trunk.

To plant my feet, intertwined, with its roots.

To raise my arms and head with its sky-reaching branches.

To just exist without the weight of human worries and frailties.

...

For now, I will weep.

I will allow myself this fear to wash over me like rain - for now.

And then, I will rise and conquer it - stand fearlessly and just be.