Embodying Self-Compassion

What could self-compassion make way for?

less struggle
in the acceptance

less struggle
in the striving
to change

less struggle
from the openness
to new possibilities

letting go of the struggle
embracing the heartache
embodying the wisdom

the butterfly
landing gently
on her shoulder

relaxing the weight
of it all

open to the beautiful
awe of the gentleness

curiousness
  over
business

exploration
  over
contraction

a bridge of wood
swaying in the wind

a bridge to the future
the fun
the fear
the balance

seeing the sunset
with beginner's eyes

the toddler wonder
the touch
the taste
the movement
the laughter

the tears of a baby
the tears of remembrance

the tears of loss
the tears of joy

the smile emerging
through the pain

the light shining through
the dark forest of doubt

the colors alive
in the leafs of fall

the beauty of
the sacred

the beauty of
our touching the Earth

the wonder of
the nighttime sky

the sunrise of
possibility



In answer to a writing prompt from Dr. Marissa Knox, author of "g.r.a.c.e. and possibility: a practice for remembering, nourishing, and resting in what is most important", during the Embodying Self-Compassion workshop offered by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.

Poem @copyright 2022 Gregory Murray

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