Take This Moment of Grace

Beyond religion, what is grace? Here is my experience as I sat on the beach, hot on the heels of writing How Do You Want to Feel Today, summed up in a poem:

Grace, a word for which I’ve had no use
One I associated with religion’s noose
Yet yesterday as a man said to me
“What does the rest of the day hold for thee?”
I pondered a moment and looked outside
There I saw some bright blue skies
"To the beach I will go and walk in the sand"
Nature’s way of taking my hand
 
As I walked and felt the sun’s heat
Through the cold nip of the air and the waves biting at my feet
There was a feeling that swelled inside
One that came quicker than the rhythm of the tide
A growing sense of anticipation
Arising from the emancipation
The freeing of the real me inside
Allowing it to take the lead with pride
Forsaking all that I had known
In the world of thoughts and form
 
Two little dogs ran round and around
I giggled with glee as their owner frowned
That feeling of freedom, of joie de vivre
Of letting it go, restraint taking its leave
I looked at the sky
Where two seagulls flew
Like joggers together, basking anew
In the company of another who enjoys the same
In like minds they flew, enjoying their game
 
Small white clouds gathered in the distance
As I looked I thought in that instant
"Go ahead, take this moment of grace"
Here, now, in this beautiful place
 
I giggled again, the sun to my face
At the irony of hearing such a word as ‘grace’
Yet all the while knowing
The truth of it showing
The feeling inside
From which I cannot hide
All these things that I see
Are connected to me
 
The good and the bad
The happy, the sad
All together in this world of ours
As loved as if we are delicate flowers
 
Now I sit and reflect at that moment on the beach
The voice still within me, the feelings within reach
Take this moment of grace
Regardless of what place
 
If all around there is concrete and sound
Just a window you need find
If not imagine it in your mind
Look up at the sky, at the clouds at the snow
Whatever surrounds you, just know
You need not believe in any one thing
Except the beauty of you and the joy that you bring
 
For grace abounds and can always be found
In each and every little thing around
The secret to finding it, is letting unwind
Those stories about yourself, locked in your mind
The ones about you that began from birth
Your very arrival upon this earth
The well meaning guidance you received
From those around you that believed
They knew best, how to help you along
Rather than trusting intuition’s song
 
 
Yet you can find your own truth
If only you will let loose
The thoughts, the beliefs that are holding you back
The person that you were born to be, a little off track
Know that you will always be
A person that is worthy of being the real me
Let the sun shine upon your face
Take in this moment, take your grace

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