saying no
being sorry
saying yes
rather than
saying yes
being overwhelmed
losing everything
lenient
redefining responsibility
in order to be
relieved from
a massive guilt
having roots nowhere else than
in the imagination
is lenient
flight
running away
from unpleasant memories
causes fear
trying to please
a fearful flight
undermines love
life without love
leaves a void
though in that void
everything can happen
ambitious
being too ambitious
is
being too ambitious
that is all
there is
to it
grace is to be found
elsewhere
rigour
when the mind has been trained
to make sense
out of the starkest contradictions
in order to survive
it gives a fabulous flexibility
to the intelligence
once rigour has been given
to reinforce
the spine
modesty
when modesty
touches truth
the gates to justice
broaden
peeling
peeling of
old skin
with softness enough
to protect
the delicacy
of what is coming
to the surface
abyss
when an abyss
of temptation
opens under our feet
more than anything looking
like an invitation
at a time
where solitude is nagging
and loneliness seems to be
the only friend left
it might be time
to pause
for a moment
and wake
fortunate
staying with
the great silence
while
awakening into
all sorts of
emotions
is what can be called
a fortunate challenge
a challenge opening towards
blessings
while
accepted and
accomplished
specific
answering the call
of the present moment
means
making ourselves
available to it
every person has
a specific way
to answer
and every person a specific way
to find it