Remember:
there is value in "waking up" --
even if pain and tragedy
are the trigger.
Such experiences invite
more openness and Spaciousness
than ever before --
even as our certainties
continue falling away....
This does not mean that
tragedy is not tragic,
and cruelty is not cruel --
or that injustice is not a cry
for compassion and action.
It is simply that
when we are open,
the painful experiences
in our lives can become windows
revealing the larger Truth
that lies Beyond.
