After being locked up for years
she decided she would open the windows wide
at night,
open them all the way,
to invite the burglars,
the desperate,
the needy one
to enter.
She even put a ladder to the window
and a sign
"solicitors please come in",
"all welcome".
At first it was a stray kitten
who found its way
into her bed
on top of the covers
and into her heart.
Then it was a small boy
who was lost,
homeless,
abandoned by a mother
who needed her drugs
more than a son,
a peddlar,
tired of the road,
weary of all the "no's",
a young girl,
pregnant by her father,
a lion tamer
who could no longer
scare the hell
out of wild beasts,
a banker who invested his soul
in the black hole account,
the manless maiden,
haunted by the fugitive man,
a roller coaster,
that lost it's bearings
when it found the straight and narrow...
even a pear tree
began to grow
after seeds and soil and rain water
blew in during a storm
that lasted seven days
and seven raging, flashing nights...
when still she kept
the window open.
She didn't want to close out the stars
ever again,
nor the worms,
nor the beggars,
who were so clear
they wanted her Heart.
She needed every single visitor,
large and small,
to come
and call
on her Heart.
The Healing Power of Writing
Hi! Welcome to the Joy of Miracles.
To write is to uncover, to unhide, to bring to light, and express what is within. To share is the end of all private thoughts, all shame, all guilt, all pain and separation. Here is all Joy found at last! Writing helps us to repeat, focus, choose, and remember ideas. The purpose of this writing is healing for all of us.
This blog is inspired by "A Course in Miracles"and The Work of Byron Katie. You are invited to share your comments by clicking on the word "comment" at the end of each post. If you scroll way down there's a little info about me and also an archive of past writing you can view by clicking on the title. Thanks so much for visiting...
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About Me
- Joy Schultz
- I have been a student of A Course in Miracles since 1986. It has helped me tremendously to be a happier person by helping me change my perception of everything. I have found writing to be very helpful in the process of practicing, experiencing, and living the ideas in the Course. In 2006 I started sharing inspiration from the Course with a friend. Now it is a joy to share it with everyone. In 2009, The Work of Byron Katie found me at a woman's group. The Work is a way to identify and question your stressfuI beliefs. I dove right in and in April 2013 became a Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie. I work with people privately and offer online classes. Please visit www.joyofthework.com for more information. I also still occasionally lead the 11am Sunday Gathering at the Rocky Mountain Miracles Center in Denver. For more information http://www.miraclescenter.org/
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