When I am tempted to dwell on all the things gone wrong
Can I look instead to the simple pleasures in any day
Can I be grateful for all the lessons learned
And wisdom gained
No matter how much pain
Can I live in this present moment
With gratitude for the sunset or sunrise
Can I find a way to touch base with peace deep down inside
Can I be grateful that I am still alive
Can I kneel and kiss the ground
Accepting it all with grace and humility
Part of life’s emergent process
And mixed up tapestry
For perhaps we are all caterpillars
Who had to die
In order to give birth
To our soul’s emerging butterfly
Emerging From The Dark Night 
‘Our soul’s emerging butterfly’ – what a beautiful line Deb! This poem is lovely, so much so I’ve decided to reblog it :O) xx
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Reblogged this on All About Life and commented:
I really want to share Deborah’s poem with you this morning as it speaks of hope, letting go and the butterfly in all our souls. I hope you like it as much as I did. Lisa x
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Aww wow that makes me so happy thanks Lisa for sharing… means a lot to me. ❤
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You’re so welcome :O) x
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This is so full of hope and rebirth. Much needed. Thank you so much.
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❤ ❤ ❤
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So powerful yet graceful, and those things, being grateful and living in the present moment, are so hard to accept let alone do, and you’ve covered it perfectly. Absolutely love this piece xx
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Thanjs so much Im proud of this poem Caz it just came to me late yesterday after a tough start. Theres always a light shining somewhere despite the darkness..but sometimes we can’t feel or see it. Xox
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