Protected, Safely Solitary. {Poem}

Photo by Raegan Young. All rights reserved.

"Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find 

all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ Rumi   

What would you have to give up to have the relationship you want? Are you really ready for intimacy? What would you lose? What are the risks? What are your fears? Be completely honest with yourself. Share your thoughts below! 

Read Unconsciously Resisting Intimacy: Are You Secretly Afraid To Be In A Relationship? (coming soon)

Recommended resources for personal and relational growth:
Margaret Paul's Inner Bonding
Inner Bonding Relationship Toolbox
Michael Brown's The Presence Process

If The Dragon. {Poem}

Kneeling Knight photo by Ryan Myer

During a dark time in the life of our family, several years ago, I wrote this poem for my children (teens at the time) to help them heal. They felt grateful and moved, and one of them taped his copy inside his school locker to read every day. Now, I share it with you, with love.


If The Dragon


If the dragon were a heartache
Would you fight it to the end
Brandish every sword you own,
Each weapon to offend


Would you but spare the innocent,
Forgive the guilty, too,
While conquering the frightful foe 
Now ruling over you


—Or would you cower in your armor
In the corner of your life,
Let the dragon go on dragging
Hearts through agony and strife


If the fire on the mountain
Were the anger in your chest,
If the enemy surrounding you
Refused to let you rest,


Would you face the mountain bravely,
Grit your teeth and set your will
—Or lie down among the wild rose
Upon the quiet hill


Would you fall upon your sword
With a final anguished cry
—Or slowly, steadily live to save
The soldiers left to die


Would you be the hero of the tale
Your soul so longs to tell—
If the dragon were a heartache
—And your quest were to be well.    ♥