For so long I skimmed the surface of my heart, denying beautiful and very deep loving aspects of myself and living a life that ate away at my soul. Existing in relationships that made me feel safe, working in jobs that paid my bills, ignoring the creativity within my heart and plodding through days...weeks....months....without stopping to look inside my heart and soul and connect with myself, let alone the world around me.........Finally, race came in the form a this little poem, in a moment of complete and utter grief and despair I saw light.....and so I moved to break free and accept the invitation, to seek a life that was deeper and more meaningful, to live a more inspired existence by stripping off the layers I put to the world and baring my soul, to finally relinquish my cares of judgement and just BE who I am....and all the while knowing that by doing this I was manifesting and attracting situations and people that would help my soul sing its song forever more. THIS was the best decision I ever made and even through the most trying times in life....I am reminded constantly of how amazing it is to be FULLY PRESENT in my life...in all situations - both good and bad....its all life....its all part of a deeper connection that we all share to smile, hurt, scream, dance and dream..... but to experience it fully...to strip back the layers and really share this life with those around you.....this is the key to being aware and living life in an open existence. In the beautiful words of Bob Marley - WAKE UP AND LIVE!!!!!
And so my gift to you this day.....is an invitation........
-The Invitation-
© 1995 by Oriah
© 1995 by Oriah
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of
betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see
Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."
It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."
It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
.....and I can answer "YES" to everything :)
Love always EarthyFae xxxx
