I feel alarmingly peaceful.
(If you don't, it's okay, read on.)
I feel alarmingly peaceful.
Is that even a thing?
Am I so accustomed to fear/worry/distress/anxiety
That a deep sense of ease alarms me?
Perhaps.
But I don't need to figure it out.
This is the gift that comes with
Vulnerability, quiet, opening
Painting.
Alarming peace.
And so I offer it to you.
May you hear the alarm.
May you hear the call to wake up.
May you hear the call to peace.
May your fear, worry, health woe, longing for the future
Wake up to love
May you unexpectedly (alarmingly)
Find yourself centered and at peace.
May you be confident that despite this
Pain, challenge, trauma, uncertainty
Something beyond these circumstances is at rest
Holding you gently
Carrying you
May you be alarmingly peaceful.
Bronwen Mayer Henry painting en plein air at Lake Wallenpaupack Creativity and Freedom Retreat 2018