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15 May 2014

On Deciding to Be a Reiki Master

I got up early
just before dawn;
turned the volume loud,
put the music on.

"Amazing Grace!"
All on my own, 
I danced and sang
to the rising sun.

Although from birth
we wake to fear,
finding my path
brought a joyous morn —

A flood to drown
fear of pain, fear of death.


P.S. This happened in 1988. I have been a Reiki Master since 1992.

Submitted for Poetic Asides bref double challenge and to dVerse's 
Those Pesky Questions: Describe a morning you woke without fear.

15 comments:

  1. music is so freeing... so is dancing like no one is around... smiles

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  2. I. Love. This.Poem. I can see you dancing for joy.

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  3. I love the dancing and singing to the rising sun ~

    Just a question though, is the last line supposed to be:

    free of pain, free of death

    Have a wonderful week ~

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    1. No,Grace, though I take the point. :) The idea is that the flood of joy drowns those human fears.

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  4. sounds like you are in a good place.

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  5. amazing grace is def a song to rock out to....smiles...my fav version is punkrock and bagpipes...a very unique version...

    and i would say joy does drown out those fears.

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  6. Wonderful sentiment Rosemary...and yes, dance as if no-one's watching...sing as if no-one's listening...I agree with bw...it does sound like you're in a good place.

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    1. Well I was in a good one that morning in 1988, anyway. *Smiles.* (And not in a bad one now.)

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  7. love the means to reach joy...a beautiful write :)

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  8. Waking up and taking a firm decision - I can really see how this new road removed that itchy fear we learn to have.

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  9. ...it's brave of you to do...it takes some shedding of fear just to decide to dance with abandonment by yourself...one would not think so, but it's not easy for some...cool poem

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  10. Beautiful spirit you have, Rosemary... and a lovely poem.

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  11. I love the way you remember that morning and that decision so clearly... It must have been a very powerful moment.

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  12. I love the vision of you starting the day that way, Rosemary. Uplifting!

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