Spirit House member and facilitator, Lorna Boich Vander Ploeg, wrote this beautiful poem addressing the journey of willingness in our spiritual lives. Always, it comes down to whether or not we are willing to take the path less traveled. EnJOY.
Am I Willing?
Am I willing to allow the threads of identity to fray,
knowing that each thread holds firmly in place
the me I'm accustomed to believing?
Am I willing to cast aside my navigational maps,
the ones I so diligently pieced together,
the ones that keep my attention tightly bound
to some imagined route of travel.
Am I willing to let go of the comfortable illusion
that life is traveling toward some predictable destination?
Am I ready to abandon all my well thought out plans
for this timeless dance with the mysterious?
Am I willing
to surf each rising and falling breath with absolute focus?
To surrender to each divine moment
as the naked ferocity of life
devours me?
Am I willing
to be unconditionally available to such devastating joy?
Am I willing?
YES! This is so beautiful and so perfect for today!! Thank you, Lorna and Nikki