Every time you become aware
of your anger,
your tension,
your disconnection,
your frustration,
that awareness
opens a portal
through which you can step
to embrace peace.

It's a tap on the shoulder;
it's a voice whispering in your ear,
"Hey, what's going on here?
Is this really what you want?"

And at that moment
you have a choice
to remain this side of the portal–
stewing, fussing, grousing, hurting–
or to step through, breathe deep, pause
reground yourself in what you know
to be most true.

What is it you know
to be most true?

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.