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+ | and colors you've never seen before | ||
+ | painted through an evening sky. | ||
+ | Sometimes you need your God | ||
+ | to be a simple invitation, | ||
+ | not a telling word of wisdom. | ||
+ | Sometimes you need only the first shyness | ||
+ | that comes from being shown things far beyond your understanding, | ||
+ | so that you can fly and become free | ||
+ | by being still and by being still here. | ||
+ | And then there are times you need to be | ||
+ | brought to ground by touch | ||
+ | and touch alone. | ||
+ | To know those arms around you | ||
+ | and to make your home in the world. | ||
+ | just by being wanted. | ||
+ | To see those eyes looking back at you, | ||
+ | as eyes should see you at last, | ||
+ | seeing you, as you always wanted to be seen, | ||
+ | seeing you, as you yourself | ||
+ | had always wanted to see the world." | ||
+ | David Whyte | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Second Sight | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sometimes, you need the ocean light, | ||
and colors you've never seen before | and colors you've never seen before | ||
painted through an evening sky. | painted through an evening sky. | ||
+ | |||
Sometimes you need your God | Sometimes you need your God | ||
to be a simple invitation, | to be a simple invitation, | ||
not a telling word of wisdom. | not a telling word of wisdom. | ||
+ | |||
Sometimes you need only the first shyness | Sometimes you need only the first shyness | ||
that comes from being shown things | that comes from being shown things | ||
far beyond your understanding, | far beyond your understanding, | ||
+ | |||
so that you can fly and become free | so that you can fly and become free | ||
by being still and by being still here. | by being still and by being still here. | ||
+ | |||
And then there are times you need to be | And then there are times you need to be | ||
brought to ground by touch | brought to ground by touch | ||
and touch alone. | and touch alone. | ||
+ | |||
To know those arms around you | To know those arms around you | ||
and to make your home in the world. | and to make your home in the world. | ||
just by being wanted. | just by being wanted. | ||
+ | |||
To see those eyes looking back at you, | To see those eyes looking back at you, | ||
as eyes should see you at last, | as eyes should see you at last, | ||
+ | |||
seeing you, as you always wanted to be seen, | seeing you, as you always wanted to be seen, | ||
seeing you, as you yourself | seeing you, as you yourself | ||
- | had always wanted to see the world." | + | had always wanted to see the world. |
- | David Whyte | + | |
- | </ | + | - David Whyte |