A cure for it all

It has been a busy week for me and one of the great pleasures I had was being asked to read poetry to a group. This is a contemplative practice that I lead weekly on Zoom so being in person was a real treat. I chose The Cure for It All by Julia Fehrenbacher, and I’m sharing it with you. Read it through slowly. Read it again, even slower. Let the words wash over you and notice what word or phrase taps you lightly on the arm and whispers to you, “Pay attention to me.” Then, do that. Take good care of yourself this week.

Go gently today, don't hurry

or think about the next thing. Walk

with the quiet trees. Can you believe

how brave they are – how kind? Model your life

after theirs. Blow kisses

at yourself in the mirror

especially when

you think you've messed up. Forgive

yourself for not meeting your unreasonable

expectations. You are human, not

God – don’t be so arrogant.

Praise fresh air,

clean water, good dogs. Spin

something from joy. Open

a window, even if

it's cold outside. Sit. Close

your eyes. Breathe. Allow

the river

of it all to pulse

through eyelashes,

fingertips, bare toes. Breathe in,

breathe out. Breathe until

you feel

your bigness, until the sun

rises in your veins. Breathe

until you stop needing

anything

to be different.

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As always, may your week ahead be one of active, creative engagement with every day that you live in it. May you continually create loving memories for yourself, your loved ones and every acquaintance and stranger you encounter.

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11/10/25