The Dance of Struggle
by Martha MacFarland
Struggle still occurs
Despite our spiritual views
Sometimes we feel
Yanked from the flow of well being
Standing in the limitations of our humanism
Standing in the conflict with others around us
Beyond our good intentions
Life pushes off the dance floor
Or at least into a corner
So the recovery begins
Calming the mind to a peaceful state
Asking what needs to be released
To get back into the flow
We learn so much
Trying to navigate relationships
We want to be our authentic self
Yet sometimes when we do
We bump into others
So we breathe in
Let our mind subside
From the whirling thoughts
And realize that
It is okay for others to have opinions about us
And us of them
We still can respect our differences
Their divinity within
And we can’t control what they project onto us
For the dance of life is not always smooth
There are bumps and collisions
And we have to learn how to navigate the dance floor
With so many moving feet
However, when the friction is released
And we have recovered
We learn how to glide around the person
And before we know it
We find a way to work in ease
Knowing our boundaries may have to be clearer
To avoid any future collisions
And somethings we just have to accept our situation
And do our best to raise our frequency
In order to resonate in a higher way
That lifts us both up
And in the lifting, the grace begins again
The twirling and whirling around the floor
Looking for peace and ease after the dance of struggle