Tell me a story I said
What about she said
About … love, I said, no wait … what do you want the people to hear?
Aah she said as I perched myself on the sunlit sand to listen
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Peel yourself open like the petals of a flower and let love in
She said
Lose your protection; there is nothing here to fear
She said
When you feel your heart racing, turn towards its’ driving pulse and let it rush through you like those roaring ocean waves
She said
When you feel your blood churning like the tidal seas, fall into its depth, allowing it to pound the stagnation out of your veins
She said
When you feel the ground tremble beneath your feet, your foundations surfing over an unsteady molten core, breathe and allow the tides of your heart to carry you home
She said
When you feel your fingers tremble and your body threatens to lose control, allow the fear of intimacy to fall up from your belly and through your lips in fits of joyous laughter
She said
When the voice of that which wants to stay hidden whispers in your ear ‘run away!!’, turn gently to it and whisper back ‘you first’
She said
When the little black hole of self-worth pipes up and says ‘I’m not good enough’ hold it close and say ‘that’s ok I love you anyway’
She said
And when all of you is done trying to avoid entanglement with another, be still and know we are all one, and all our dear little human hearts are all playing the same fragile game of hide and seek.
She said
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The sun fell heavy into the earth, sending a spray of blood across the darkening sky. I stood up from my listening place in the sand dunes and walked on, leaving a nest of old petals in my wake.
Written by Tjoni Johansen.
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