road clear
after a long sleep I start the day late with my now usual morning routine –
a few adapted yoga stretches. Rare, very rare for me, I remember a long dream sequence** and
I know – as soon as I lift my legs to Happy Baby pose: The road is clear ahead. In more ways than one. First things first:
A decision due regarding medical treatment in December or January comes quickly – and I begin to look forward to that part of my
planned winter – staying for a few weeks in the east of very roman-catholic Bavaria: As I read online, two significant chaplaincy
posts do not have a priest now but a deacon.
I think that is very promising progress, in my book not so much because deacons don’t have to be celibate but because the laity
inadvertently gets disabused – whether they like it or not – of the special sacramental status of priests who are in fact mere office
holders*.
Outside torrential rain during all of this morning has stopped and given way to sunshine.
oppressive lifts – joy
everyday remains
sacramental now
*I am not denying that some in the course of training or practice get initiated into true human universal spiritual practice but – that in combination with the heightened esteem they are held in by the public invites abuse of one kind or another, beginning with the way they treat their own immaturity within.
very untypical for this area, a spa and health centre, 10 miles or so from the place where I usually stay when I visit, has for decades had an ecumenical church – protestant together with roman-catholic. (These are historically the two christian dominant denominations in Germany, depending on the region, in feudalistic times, dominance was decided at the pleasure of the respective ruler.)
– An open space where I can breathe.
**towards the end of my stay in town, on a bus; exiting difficult with a movable additional step; I find I have put my purse on the driver’s dashboard. I ask, yes it is there. I feel rushed. Some things planned for the day…
submitted late to open link night at d’Verse: https://dversepoets.com/2021/10/28/open-link-night-302/
- hope they’ll forgive me
Solitary 4 Tomorrow - in Dialogue 
I love the way this rambles, much like our thoughts do throughout the day. Thank you for joining us!
Linda Lee Lyberg said this on October 30, 2021 at 14:19
thank you so much for your feedback, Linda.
Barbara S said this on October 30, 2021 at 14:31
So very interesting: I do love a happy baby pose 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Ingrid said this on October 30, 2021 at 16:29
thanks for your comment; glad you found it engaging 🙂
Barbara S said this on October 30, 2021 at 18:32
A stream of consciousness ~~~ well done!
Helen Dehner said this on October 30, 2021 at 17:44
thank you – I am glad you liked it.
Barbara S said this on October 30, 2021 at 18:31
“I know – as soon as I lift my legs to Happy Baby pose: The road is clear ahead. In more ways than one.” – I don’t know if this was meant to be funny but it made me laugh out loud, thank you! 😀
A very interesting thought process throughout this poem.
Thank you for sharing ❤
Sunra Rainz said this on October 30, 2021 at 18:04
it felt amusing, but nevertheless true felt sense 🙂 glad it made you laugh 😀
Barbara S said this on October 30, 2021 at 18:28
😀 😀 You’re welcome! Thank you.
Sunra Rainz said this on October 30, 2021 at 18:35
I tripped along lightly then felt the rush of activity. And even the anxiety of the misplaced purse! And then the conclusion of peace and equanimity restored!
murisopsis said this on October 31, 2021 at 02:24
you got it, Muri 🙂
Barbara S said this on October 31, 2021 at 07:58
bats I like – in cartoons; I think I might be scared of the real ones, if I ever met one
Barbara S said this on October 31, 2021 at 18:29