The Love I Long For: February 19 - 25

I sit with my longing to know

and be known, to let the molecules

of me dissolve into the great aliveness.

I long for the oneness that feels so close

I can almost touch it, yet I can't quite

let go into the open space that's both

inside and outside.

If I pay attention, the love I long for

is already within me --

a stream, a river, an ocean of love,

an infinite abundance, freely given.

There's love expressing as light,

and light shining in the darkest,

most defended parts of my psyche.

If I sit with yearning long enough,

it circles around to peace, and peace

feels like a miracle to me.

Danna Faulds

Practice

Read the poem three times, pausing a few minutes after each reading for reflection:

1. Let it speak to your mind.

2. Let it speak to your heart.

3. Let it speak to your soul.

4. Sense the love you long for.