“The heart-broken heart coming to heartfelt rest” … from the poem ‘Your Prayer’ in Still Possible (2022), David Whyte:
Your prayer
only began
with words
Each one
just a hand
on the door
to silence
Each one
just you putting
your full weight
against everything
you thought you
could never deserve
Even
in your
gathered
chanted strength
in the chapel
What you said
in the end
was just
a shoulder
against the grain
of wood
Trying to keep
the entrance
open
Until that door
which
had been
no door
at all
gave way
to necessary grief
Which
is really
only the full
understanding
of what
you were missing
all along
Which
is really
just that raw
vulnerability
you needed
to make
a proper
invitation
Which
is really
just you
understanding
the full depth
of your love at last
The heart-broken
heart
coming
to heart-felt rest
The opening
inside you
filled to the
gleaming brim
and
casting
its generous beam
The part of you
you thought
was foolish,
the wisest voice of all
Braveheart, I share quotations here as “shorthand” regarding my journey.
My focus for this year (2023) has been to belong to myself as a practice; to find the wisdom in the midst of grief and uncertainty.
This has included a willingness to experiment and to try new ways; to have faith in the Divine — and to remain curious and attentive to the magic of the universe.
Life can get better, Braveheart.
- You can recover from loss and disappointment and trauma — and you can heal from the toll of your improbable longings.
- You can live more of what matters most to you, and you can become fully engaged within your wild and precious life.
- You can become kinder to yourself, and more objective about the way you give your time and energies.
I am not sharing this with you to be trite or “motivational” … I am sharing it because this has been my experience.
And I share this here because my right brain planning practice is how accomplish this. It is how I move through [process] hard things — and how I recover and thrive.
- It is how “Kaleidoscope Perspectives” became the theme and focus of my writing the 2024 Kit, and for next year’s discussions and resources.
- Braveheart, you are the expert when it comes to your life. Your heart-broken heart can experience heart-felt rest.
Setting aside time for listening [prayer, meditation, expression] enables you to know yourself and identify what you need.
- Right brain planning is a way of listening and fostering self-compassion.
- Right brain planning is a way to realize and experience that “the part of you you thought was foolish [is] the wisest voice of all” (David Whyte).
Thank you kindly for your presence here, Braveheart.
I appreciate your interest and support.
~love & good wishes~
2024 Right Brain Planner® Kit | field notes | Right Brain Planner® FAQ
2024 Right Brain Planner® Kit [Theme] Kaleidoscope Perspectives ✨ [Focus] — Noticing Beauty (within the kaleidoscope of your living: the ongoing, ever-changing “formations” of color and meaning)
❤️ Braveheart, as the Creator/Artist of Right Brain Planner® I am ever-grateful to have the opportunity to share my creative work online + support other creators since 2008! 🎉 This is possible, in part, by {you} and your presence here. But also because of the support of my Ko-fi patrons and the other other member/subscriber communities I host (via their presence, input and subscriptions).
P.S. I have been devoting more time to writing here about my creative practice. 😊 I hope you will join me here, Braveheart. 🎉