Up in the Air...the Road Ahead

The journey- so glad I came...
but what am I going to do
with all this? and where, oh where
will it lead?

Divine One, I open myself
to you- your guiding, your leading,
your intention, your inspiration...
The road ahead is totally and truly
obscure, the future remains a
huge question mark...
          ?
Feels like I'm walking in the darkness
right now- yet I am not afraid, but
am finding the "night" a soothing,
restoring, comforting time.

Grant me daring, O Holy One.
Grant me peace. Fill me with a
willingness to follow wherever
the path leads.
Grant me a courageous heart,
a determined spirit, an open &
creative mind...may my watchwords
continue to be Wisdom, Courage,
Strength.

         LET IT BE SO.

Getting Ready...

It's never too late to become what you might have been. -George Eliot

wrinkles

My new passport photo

brought reality home-

I am far closer to seventy
than sixty and look
years older than the original
taken ten years ago.
 What I notice most is
wrinkles- no longer simply
laugh-lines, they are etched
deeply, permanently, in
cheeks and neck, each
furrow created by the
stresses & challenges of what
my life has been.

They are less noticeable if I
don't smile...but why in
the world would I take the
somber path when I can
celebrate with joy, laughter-
and occasional tears- just
how far I've come?

And now, it seems, now
is the time for a new
journey, a new challenge,
as I prepare to head out in

new directions, unwilling

to be limited by age, but

in fact cherishing the accrued

wisdom which has brought me

to this place- a new wrinkle

in the multi-colored fabric

of my life.