Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace

Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace

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Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace
Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace
{Poem} The Body Knows
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{Poem} The Body Knows

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Susan Telford
Mar 17, 2024
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Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace
Slowing Down to the Speed of Grace
{Poem} The Body Knows
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The body knows
The lies you tell
The headache blooms
Where love is blocked
The wrong path
Knots your stomach
With the nausea of self-abandonment
The fear of being seen
Your precious life energy
Exchanged for acceptance.
You push on
Too busy to notice
The birds gliding effortlessly through the sky
The flower buds gently opening
The return of the spring s…

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