Refuge
Where to run and hide
Escape pain inside
Head spinning breath shallow
Terror in my marrow
Emptiness hole in gut
Always falling in this rut
Where’s the exit door
Freedom my heart longs for
Motivation not for now
Wondering if ever how
Will a bullet quiet the pain
Is that sentence a worse rain
Longing clear quiet inside
Knowing there’s no place to hide
Stifle chatter deal with pain
Make a plan start again
Refuge in your compassion
Beyond self-loathing your passion
Deep in quiet empty stillness
Wisdom solace and forgiveness
What is the source of pain that disturbs a sense of peace?
What are the gifts of demons buried in suffering?
– Stewart Levine ©
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I have always been a seeker, always looking for the answers to what seekers ponder. I can remember Dr. Maxwell Maltz and Psychocybernetics; Dr. Carl Rogers On Becoming a Person. Moving through my legal training and practicing law the focus was always about people and how to better their lives. All that searching, reading, studying and introspective work culminated in this collection of daily readings for seekers.
My work in the world has progressed from fighting legal cases to mediating divorces to helping people understand the essentials of relationship and collaborating to these poems. How can we collaborate effectively and work with each other in harmony to create the world we seek. How can we mindfully enable this world to become a place that works for all.
My prayer is that through introspection using these poems as a guide we can all grow together in making the world the Heaven on Earth we all aspire toward.
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