Beauty opens its truth to us
slowly over time
like the petals of a precious flower
unfolding
When we behold the mystery
that lies beneath
our soul’s truth
it may even appear ugly to someone else
to those who reject the light that turned
noxious, poisonous and dark
inside of us
Love these parts of your soul anyway
Here is the mud that gives birth
to your lotus flower
Here is the sewer of becoming
giving rise to a healing spring
Stay deep within the breathless place
until your stolen breath returns
rising and falling
undulating like a wave
even as it disappears
The Universe is here always trying to reveal to us
the foundation of inner beauty
even amidst great ugliness.
Besides these light shadows of our untapped potential for goodness and beauty, there is also the possibility of discovering a pearl of great price, a treasure hidden in a field in the midst of our most despicable parts. Jesus saw both in every sinner he met. He saw the untapped potential and the gold in the wickedness … which if turned around, could be transformed into great good.
Janice Brewi and Anne Brennan
Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes
Beautifully written!
God bless 🙏🌷