one by one…

One by one,

we bloom.

Each on a

timetable

which bears

no relation to

the rest.

One by one,

we bloom.

~ clg ~

As a lotus flower…

As a lotus flower is born in water,
grows in water and
rises out of water to
stand above it unsoiled,

so I, born in the world,
raised in the world,
having overcome the world,
live unsoiled by the world.

~ Buddha ~

All growth is a leap in the dark,
a spontaneous unpremeditated act
without benefit of experience.

~ Henry Miller ~

She who reconciles the ill-matched threads
Of her life, and weaves them gratefully
Into a single cloth –

It’s she who drives the loudmouths from the hall
And clears it for a different celebration.

~ Rilke ~

It’s so clear that you have to cherish everyone.

I think that’s what I get from these older black women,

every soul is to be cherished,

that every flower is to bloom.

~ Alice Walker ~