For A New Beginning - by John O'Donahue

In out of way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never seem to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desires,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety,
And the grey promise that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent.
Wondering would you always live like this?

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A patch of plentitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not yet clear,
You can trust the promise of this opening,
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning,
That is one with your life's desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure; hold nothing back,
Learn to find ease in risk,
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.