Letting go in order to let in
Releasing in order to receive
Nature's coded message becomes clearer the less we try to see.
Trying hard
Trying harder and harder
Trying so hard is not the way.
We need commitment, yes and concentration
And hope and faith and trust
But most of all we need ease
A discipline of ease
Not trying too hard at all.
You see 'trying hard' has a cell-mate called giving up, admitting defeat
Like black and white
Like pushing and pulling
No peace there.
Not yet you say, I'm not ready yet
To take the step beyond
I know, I've stepped so slow myself, still do
But love, sweet sister, like death comes in a moment's heartbeat
Then goes
There are no ways to hold
Except letting go
And letting it be a part of you
And you of it.
~ Stewart W. Mercer, 1991
