Uncharted Territory

A trip into uncharted territory
Where offerings can not be weakened
But the negativity that sometimes fills the air
Crushes the magnificence of the experience

There is a fusion of opposites
Where two parts of the mind
Set up safe, but unnatural routines
Often allowing reactions to become predictable

The beauty of the unexpected
Continues to keep it all together
Opening the heart to the harsh exposure
That gives way to expansion and continued development

Remaining balanced and alert
So that the past is fulfilled
Consciously waiting in the here and now
As the future is elusive

May there continue to be mercy
Where muddled ways and expectations
Are treated with unpredictable joy
And sustainable loving grace