WINGS

Bird’s nest (Photo credit: TaranRampersad)

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” ~ Pema Chodron

Pema’s words hit a chord and inspired my poem, for this the 24^th day of Poem-A-Day:

Wings

Sometimes it feels as if my wings are clipped

But when I am thrown out of the nest

I find I can still take flight

It was all in my mind…………

Have you ever found your bliss when you freed your mind?

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on April 24, 2013 at 8:01 pm Comments (21)
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On April 24, 2013 at 8:19 pm Margarita said:

Always. xoxoM

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- On April 24, 2013 at 8:19 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  😉
  
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On April 24, 2013 at 8:35 pm Choc Chip Uru said:

So true 🙂

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

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- On April 25, 2013 at 12:27 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  😉
  
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On April 24, 2013 at 9:29 pm Cathy Ulrich said:

Totally!

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- On April 25, 2013 at 12:28 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I thought so too
  
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On April 24, 2013 at 11:35 pm photosfromtheloonybin said:

Most definitely 🙂

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- On April 25, 2013 at 12:28 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  🙂
  
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On April 25, 2013 at 1:41 am Denise Hisey said:

Absolutely!

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- On April 25, 2013 at 8:40 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  we all hobble ourselves when we are not really hobbled
  
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On April 25, 2013 at 2:18 am lillianccc said:

Absolutely. My mind tends to trap me more often than I’d like to admit but every time I’m able to let go, I realize how much it was holding me back. And then I wonder why it took me so long to realize it in the first place. 🙂

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- On April 25, 2013 at 8:40 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I know–I have to get on a faster learning curve 🙂
  
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On April 25, 2013 at 12:48 pm bonnie said:

I wish I could free my mind, then I’m sure it would be blissfull.

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- On April 25, 2013 at 12:49 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  you and me both Bonnie
  
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On April 25, 2013 at 4:33 pm petspeopleandlife said:

My mind loves the company of misery. But is is nice to be free of worry but that is a rarity. I’ve just never thought of it as bliss.

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- On April 25, 2013 at 4:52 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  we all define bliss differently–but if and when I stop worrying — I think that will be bliss
  
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  - On April 25, 2013 at 5:10 pm petspeopleandlife said:
    
    My exact sentiments. I would feel free as a bird if worry could just fly away. 🙂
On April 28, 2013 at 7:52 pm Kathy said:

Yes. Only always! I love your blissful blogging.

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- On April 29, 2013 at 12:39 am on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I am glad — your blog posts are blissful too
  
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On April 29, 2013 at 5:22 pm Sheila said:

I understand this feeling. I do this most days…fall out of the nest, and hope my wings grow on the way down! I call it bluffing my way through the adult world…never mind that I’m 52 and should be way beyond the need to bluff anything! I still feel I do that, especially in some work situations. But the funny thing is that the wings do grow! Just needs the challenge of being nest-less to make it happen. ~ Sheila

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- On April 29, 2013 at 5:38 pm on thehomefrontandbeyond said:
  
  I still feel like a young person having to navigate in an adult world–I wonder if we ever feel truly grown up even though we have to act that way–you put this really way–I do bluff a lot and I am older than you
  
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