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Lyndon Hawk- Mirror and Magic's avatar

Beautiful, the transition from existing to living and being who you want to be.πŸŒΊπŸŒΉπŸŒŸπŸ™

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you so much for reading and your acknowledgement, Lyndon. πŸ’«

Human Threads's avatar

Beautiful ❀️

Caryn Switaj's avatar

Oh Be, this one hits so close to home πŸ’›πŸ•Š

Be Budding's avatar

I know, you and I are the same πŸ’›

WaveHeart Project's avatar

Beautiful πŸ’•

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you πŸ’—

Lauren Marie's avatar

Definitely resonates with me. The overcoming of fear that leads to becoming ✨

Be Budding's avatar

Glad it resonates πŸ™β€οΈ

Kate Smedley's avatar

'And still I am learning how to stop looking upward as if I might return' your words speak into the mystery and eternity of life for me, beautiful.

Be Budding's avatar

I feel grateful that my words speak to you, Kate πŸ€πŸ’«

Untamed Eulogy's avatar

I love how you transform mortality from something frightening into something sacred.

β€œAs if life only begins when we stop trying to leave it”

stayed with me. it feels less like a line and more like a truth many spend a lifetime discovering. Beautifully writtenβ™₯️

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you love, for your beautiful reflection. We learn how to live as we go, right ❀️

Untamed Eulogy's avatar

We do, love! And I think that’s what makes the journey so beautiful , the learning never really ends.

Be Budding's avatar

I agree! πŸ™Œ

Bougie Hippie's avatar

As much as I try to enjoy it here- I still look up. Waiting. To go back home.

Be Budding's avatar

I know the feeling

Petra's avatar

This feels like acceptance, not surrender, and the imagery makes it feel real. <3

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you, Petra.

Petra's avatar

<3

Brandi Lynn's avatar

"As if life only begins when we stop trying to leave it" is such a profound shift in perspective. There is so much quiet power in realizing that letting go of the "angel" version of yourself isn't a loss, but the exact moment you actually start living ✨

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you @Brandi Lynn , I bow to you, thank you for your words.

AsukaHotaru's avatar

The invisible wings... I know that weird ache of trying to be human while some old part keeps looking up like it forgot the floor is allowed to hold us.

Be Budding's avatar

Yes, indeed.

Antonio Castellaneta's avatar

β€œAs if life only begins when we stop trying to leave it.” That line stayed with me all the way to the end.

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you, Antonio.

Robin Bradley Hansel's avatar

Gorgeous poem. Thank you.

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you so much πŸ™πŸ»

AndrΓ©'s avatar

very nice, Be ... perfect landing ...

that's the whole idea ... a short visit on earth ... hey ?

and while we sit and read and live and write, stories we carry through ... and in the end return home...

Have you ever heard of the Hymn of the Pearl ? possibly the oldest story ever told ... Mesopotamia ... let me know, I'll send it to you...

Welcome to earth !!!

kidding ! πŸ¦‹πŸ’•

Be Budding's avatar

Thank you, AndrΓ©. So this is the place they've been talking about all this timeβ€”hahaha. It's kind of special to be here. πŸ˜…β€οΈ

And no, I don't know the story of the Hymn of the Pearl. Yes, please send it to me. πŸ™πŸ»

I wrote in my book Lost & Found that I received two pearls from Aphrodite. That came to me completely intuitively.

AndrΓ©'s avatar

the neighbours are a bit too rowdy for my taste … but the ambiance is interesting … Aphrodite is very generous …. synchronicity ???

here the Pearl … hope it fits on the page ! I’ve made it a bit as a child story, to remove the way too serious feeling …Oh ,it’s in French …. if you have too much trouble with it, i’ll translate … need to do it anyway …

L’histoire de la perle

Il Γ©tait une fois …

Un roi qui habitait un chΓ’teau dans les nuages,

Les nuages, c’est beau, mais il ne s’y passait pas grand-chose.

Il s’ennuyait beaucoup et tout le monde Γ©tait triste.

Un jour, il dΓ©cide d’envoyer son fils chez les gens du dΓ©sert pour y rΓ©cupΓ©rer la perle au fond de l’ocΓ©an.

Le jeune homme veut faire plaisir à son père.

Il saute sur une montagne

Et tout en descendant, il dΓ©cide de se dΓ©barrasser de sa cape de prince.

Il vaut mieux rester discret.

Il arrive en Γ‰gypte et entre dans une Cantina pour se renseigner.

LΓ , il rencontre les habitants du coin.

Ils sont trΓ¨s sympas et l’adoptent avec grande joie.

On lui donne Γ  manger

On lui donne Γ  boire.

Ils font la fΓͺte …

Il est ravi de ce monde nouveau.

AprΓ¨s quelques jours il oublie toutΒ - qui il est, d’oΓΉ il vient, pourquoi il est lΓ .

Il commence Γ  s’habiller comme ses nouveaux amis et il adopte leurs coutumes.

Des annΓ©es plus tard, deux voyageurs vΓͺtus de manteaux blancs l’abordent.

Ils lui rappellent qu’il est le fils du roi,

Et que celui-ci l’a envoyΓ© chercher la perle.

Le jeune homme se rΓ©veille enfin et cour Γ  l’ocΓ©an pour plonger au plus profond de l’eau tΓ©nΓ©breuse.

Il repère le bijou, mais celui-ci est gardé par un épouvantable serpent de mer.

Une lutte terrifiante s’en suit.

La mer gonfle et les flots sont couvert de tourbillons qui partent dans tous les sens.

Tous les poissons et animaux marins ont peur.

AprΓ¨s une lutte formidable, le jeune homme rΓ©ussit Γ  vaincre le monstre …

Et Γ  s’emparer du prΓ©cieux trΓ©sor.

La perle bien serrΓ©e au creux de sa main, il retourne Γ  la montagne.

Et lΓ , en montant, il retrouve sa cape de prince et il la revΓͺt.

Il vaut mieux Γͺtre bien habillΓ©.

ArrivΓ© dans le royaume des nuages, il retrouve son pΓ¨re le roi …

Et lui offre la merveilleuse perle.

Le bonheur revient au royaume.

Et une fΓͺte grandiose est cΓ©lΓ©brΓ©e pour tous.

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Be Budding's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, AndrΓ©. There seems to be a lot of synchronicity here. Perhaps that is why we are all here: to find our pearl, remember who we are, and return to the Kingdom.

AndrΓ©'s avatar

no problems with the French ?

Be Budding's avatar

google translate 😝

AndrΓ©'s avatar

of course … that’s good …

πŸ¦‹

AndrΓ©'s avatar

yes, but this doesn’t happen with anybody … many are still stuck in the Cantina … sadly …

the pearl can be thought of in different ways … the soul, the spirit, but also the life we are here to write and tell … the stories, In other words,

πŸ¦‹πŸ’•

Wolf's avatar

When the Witches invoke the divine, we say, "Be here now."

Be Budding's avatar

Hmmm....🌹

Awaken The Legend Within's avatar

Beautiful piece. I love how you ended it.

Be Budding's avatar

I’m so glad you like it!