During this one day of balanced light, I feel a lack of evenness. I’m ok with this. Acceptance has befriended me. I used to believe in a balanced lifestyle. I pushed and pulled my daily life to create this ideal. Now I am no longer focused on this achievement. Instead, I am chasing aliveness like a kite must feel the wind. I wish for floating and exhilaration to be part of my journey but I don’t expect it always. I am no longer keeping score of ups and downs and the need for them to equal out weekly. I am taking it as it comes with the hopeful intention of keeping my noticing alive. My noticing of a leaf color like a work of art. My noticing the clouds visiting the sky. My noticing of the tender light of dusk turning even the harsh landscapes golden. Tomorrow will hold a little more darkness yet some nights there will be stars.
tilt neither toward, nor away
acceptance lights us
tonight darkness leans closer
© Ali Grimshaw 2024
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This is excellent!
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Thank you for reading. I write to give.
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Your welcome😊
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amazing vocabulary, also would anyone like to visit my blog, https://Blossom201.wordpress.com
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tilt neither toward, nor away
acceptance lights us
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Thank you for reflecting back.
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I love the line “Tomorrow will hold a little more darkness yet some nights there will be stars.” Such a positive perspective.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts.☮️ we all need to keep Hope alive.
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Love this!
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Thank you for your kind words
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Just beautiful. I love these lines especially:
“I am taking it as it comes with the hopeful intention of keeping my noticing alive.”
“Tomorrow will hold a little more darkness yet some nights there will be stars.” 👌🏼
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Thank you for taking the time to reflect back the words that spoke to you. That means so much to me.☮️
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The awareness that shines through your post is so bright Ali. Beautifully penned. 💗
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Miriam, great to hear from you. Thank you for reflecting back as you know it comes from my heart ❤️ wishing you peace.
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As others have said: you do seem to ride a balancing point through acceptance. Something I need to learn still.
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Learning is what keeps us alive.❤️
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Awww this is so lovely Ali. 💞
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Great to hear from you. It feels like summer today in Portland with sunshine and blue skies.
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☮️🤗Sent from my iPhone
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Thanks, dad
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A gorgeous haibun, Ali!! If we followed your philosophy of living, the world would be a spectacular place indeed. You are my kind of lady!!!!
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Helen, I missed your comment until today. Thank you for your kind words. Wishing you wellness.
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Haibunilicious, AG. Thanks.
I’m not ‘counting the “ups and downs” these days either (there being so few ‘ups’).
Kite on Sister!
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Ron, thank you for cheering me on. I hope all is well with you.
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I love the hope in those stars that still sometimes shine… even the night has something to offer.
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Thank you for reflecting back. I hope you heard in my words.☮️
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Deep and lovely reflections, Ali. 💜
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Carol, I appreciate you spending time with my words. Wishing you a beautiful day.
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Noticing the present moment is a gift.❤️🙏🏻
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That is so true. I have some more writing circles set up. I would love to write with you again.
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Yes! I have been super busy. I will respond soon!
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No pressure. I would just like to connect with you again.
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This is the kind of wisdom that comes with maturity. Racing headlong to tomorrow and beyond, then complaining about getting older makes no sense.
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Thank you, Jane☮️
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xx
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beautiful place to be in your life, accepting and noticing and floating as it happens, and a lovely picture as well. when trying so hard to find a perfect balance, one might miss them moments right in front of them.
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So true. ☮️
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I love this Ali. Especially “tonight darkness leans closer”.
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Thanks for your reflection back. Wishing you a marvelous day.
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Your haibun is so relatable, Ali. I have recently been ‘chasing aliveness like a kite must feel the wind’ and might have overdone it. But I am very happy to notice ‘a leaf color like a work of art’ and ‘the tender light of dusk turning even the harsh landscapes golden’.
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Kim, I really appreciate you reflecting back my words in such a beautiful way. It’s always interesting to hear how someone else experiences something I’ve written.☮️
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My pleasure, Ali.
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Ah,
Thank you Ali for sharing such a poignant post and oh so relevant for me at present.
Take care 😊 🍁
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Margaret, it is a gift to me to know that this spoke to you. Thank you for reading.☮️
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My pleasure Ali and so glad I sent you a gift 🌞
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Love this Ali. It’s so true, When we move with life without restrictions, it opens us up to embrace its fullness. 🙏🏻🩷🌈
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Thank you for taking the time to let me know this connected for you. Wishing you a beautiful day.
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