By Lisa Steele-Maley,
In the quiet dark of morning,I move through the houseAs though I am the only oneIn this still sleeping world.
Walking by the window,I am caught in the light of the full moon.I bask in its radiant glow and, perhaps, it basks in me.For a long minute, we merge and then dissolve.
The moonbeam calls me to rememberRemember the light, inner and outerReflected and radiant, hidden and revealed.Remember that we are one.
Boundaries dissolve into the shadows.There is no me and there is no other.There is only this one magnificent CreationOf which I am blessed to be a part.
A heavy cloud floats up from below.As it moves across the shining moon,The bright light dims and disappears.I am left standing in the dark once again.
This time, I remember the oneness.I remember in my body and in my heart,for this moment and every other,I am never the only one.I am One with All That Is.
After growing up in small towns of New England and Wisconsin, Lisa developed a strong connection to the affirming rhythms of the natural world while working in the mountains and coasts of Alaska and Washington. She currently lives in an aging farmhouse on the coast of Maine with her husband, two teenage sons, and a handful of animals. Lisa was ordained an Interfaith Minister by the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME) in June of 2019. She is the author of, Without A Map: A Caregiver’s Journey through the Wilderness of Heart and Mind. Lisa shares reflections regularly at lisa.steelemaley.io
Moon photo by Duncan Steele-Maley
