​Here. This point, right now. This
is where you are. This moment,
this minute is the one to sit with.

Don’t worry about the minute 
that comes after this one. Or 
the minute that came before.

This minute, you are here. You are not
who you were. You are not who 
you will be. You are you in this now.

This minute may be hard. But you
are here, which means you have 
made it through all the minutes 

up to now. Which means you
have been through hard and come
out the other side more human.

Being human is hard but you’ve done
it for a while now. So in this minute,
marvel at who you are right now.

​Did you even notice as you walked by? 
You didn’t, did you? 
I saw it.  

The heart-shaped leaf, 
the unraveling thread, 
the flowers tucked in the garbage.  

The slope of the tree branch, 
the sharp lines of the phone booth, 
the sign that said only “Please Do Not.” 

I saw the wet footprint 
shaped like fish bones, 
water bouncing off the statue’s feet.  

I saw it all,  
but you kept walking. 
Onto the next thing. Always on.  

I noticed, felt, loved, and hurt 
while you stayed in motion, 
emotionless.  

Maybe that’s why we’re not together. 
Perhaps we never were. 
Guess you never noticed.

for the women of Mt. Calvary

​Woman, God made you
He made you to stand strong
To give love and shelter
To nourish bodies and hope
To encourage and to heal

Woman, God made you
to do all these and more
with grace and mercy
just as He does all these for you
and infinitely more

Woman, God made you
so greet this day knowing
that you are divinity 
in a beautiful body
that God picked just for you

Rise and love, woman
God made you

We spend our lives
     waiting.Waiting in line,
     at traffic lights,
    ​for the bus or train to come,
    for our big break.
We wait to be loved,
    to be accepted,
    to be allowed.
We wait for help,
    for guidance,
    for the right time.
We wait for our turn.
    When will it be my turn?

Don’t.
Don’t wait for the right time.
    The right time is now.
    Right now.
Don’t wait for guidance.
    Seek guidance,
    and when you find it,
    share it with others.
Don’t wait for help.
    Offer help.
Don’t wait to be allowed.
    Allow yourself
    to be where you are
    and to do what you need to do.
Don’t wait to be accepted.
    Accept yourself.
    Accept others.
    Accept God and His goodness,
    or the universe and its magic,
    or whatever it is that brings you to your knees.
Don’t wait to be loved.
Show love.
​
Right now, show love.
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