Be Who You Were Born To Be

This is one of my most favorite images
As it encompasses the truth
Of this experience
Most of us call
Life

Bodies walking around
Looking forward
Looking down
Looking away
Looking anywhere
At times
Other than where we need to be looking

At one another

There is an energy
Within our beings
No matter our age
Which longs to connect
Longs to be seen
Heard
Accepted
Consciously
Unconsciously

Always

Wanting to be
A part of something
Beyond just one body
One moment
In time
Something
Much grander
Divine
Shaping this experience
Driving us toward
One another
Toward a holy union

And yet
We have learned to turn away
From one another
From ourselves

We were not born this way
On the contrary
We were born turned
Right side up
Ignited by a flame
Our hearts burning with life
Eyes glistening
Ready to be taken in
Ready to align
Ready to be reflected in the image of
Another

Yet somewhere
Along the way
Many of us were
Turned upside down
Our flame diminished
Our hearts turned cold
Closed off
Our minds turned fearful
Questioning

Our spirits
Shutdown
Stuck behind sealed doors
Waiting

This innocent child
Facing inward
Toward a distant world
Separated by a body
No longer willing to feel
And yet
Sensing a calling
Pulsing with an energy of
Wanting
Longing
Connection
For another
With oneself

Going through the motions
Of an everyday life
Showing up
Getting it done
Wandering
Wondering
What am I missing
Where should I be
Why do I feel

So alone

What would it be like
If we could pick up our heads
Straighten our spines
Plant our feet
Firmly on the ground
Breathe a new breath
Close our eyes
Reach deep down to our hearts
Touch that child within and whisper

Hello
I see you
I feel you
I trust you
I am you
Take my hand
As together
We move forward
Back in the direction
You started upon
The day you were born

I am sorry
I let you down
I abandoned you
I forgot you
But I am here now
I am ready
To follow your lead
Your love
Your knowing

Toward a way of being
Where we are
Right side up
Bursting with light
Displaying a heart on fire
A body
Courageous
Strong
Determined
To carry us beyond any barrier
Protected by a shield of self awareness
Impenetrable to fear
Doubt
Shame
Judgment

That is the intent of our birth
To serve
Ourselves
One another
From a place
Of splendid rapport
From a place of curiosity
Willingness
Honesty
Vulnerability
Humility
Truth

Together lets walk
The path that lies ahead
With faith
Possibility
Grace

Together lets BE
The ONE we were meant to BE
So that others
May reflect the same
May stand in the awareness that they too
Can wake up
Stand up
Show up
More clearly
Than ever before
As the child they were born to be
As the child they still are
Will always be

The child filled with light
Pristine
Untouched
True

The child ready
Waiting
To be held again
So that the energy can build
So that life can be expressed
So that the truth of who YOU
Were born to be
May be witnessed
By those waiting
For your brilliance
To more fully
Magnificently
Emerge
Anew