In the pause
I sit
I breathe
I regenerate
In the pause
I come back home
I give myself a break
I find my peace
In the pause
I remember every moment counts,
Every breath is beautiful,
And life is not a race
In the pause
I return to my values
I return to my priorities
I return to my center
In the pause
I find my compassion…
For myself,
For others,
For the world
In the pause
I give recognition to our interconnectedness,
To my Self in Others,
To the Us in Them
In the pause
I acknowledge that all people matter,
That compassion is not hierarchical,
And that pain and suffering abound
In the pause
I resolve to receive, yet serve,
To be vulnerable, yet strong,
To be steadfast, yet change
In the pause
I am found…
Tori Burris Inkley
6/30/20
Tori Dreamer 