Wild Nature Heart
Journeys Into Reconnection
Ryan Van Lenning
Posts by Ryan Van Lenning:
WHEN IT BOOMS FROM BELOW
It is not an indictment
though it feels like one
when the noise begins to ebb
and those first clear words
bubble up from your well
sharpened with deep time
like a dagger.
For eons you stayed busy
for lifetimes ignored
the vowels of your own voice.
But when it booms from below
and floats to the surface
you know you must change your life.
It is tempting to whip
the back of your soul
for not knowing.
But that is not
the hand of love.
Fine, you didn't know.
You couldn’t hear.
Fine, you abandoned yourself.
You abandoned lots of things.
You filled your ears
with others' bells,
your eyes with ugly things.
You fueled your fears
with storied spells,
your skies with wobbly wings.
That was yesterday. Not today.
Today you choose. Now it begins—scoop up those sounds
and quench your thirst.
Walk your bright spring truth home.
#ryanvanlenning
ONE CRAWL AT A TIME
It’s just me and this cutie.
Oh yeah, and the morning birdsong. And the fresh air and spring breeze carrying scents of life. And the new blooms and all of you in this sublime intimacy too rich to gather all at once. Your fresh eyes, your witnessing, your slow and singular magnificent opening.
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DEEP BELONGING Course begins April 9 (Online): Re-Belong yourself to Place and Purpose. 👣
1-on-1 Earth-rooted mentoring/ecotherapy, locally and remotely.
Links in Bio. 🐸
WHAT’S NEWT?
Oh yeah, everything. Hope y’all are navigating the uncertainty and strange times with resilience and curiosity. Maybe even healing spoonfuls of rest and play, to go with the cup of anxiety. Stay safe, be well.
#mondaymotivation