Belonging
Acceptance
So often met with walls
Those she met
A feeling
A sense
Instant judgement
They recoil
.
This
The empath life
An existence
Where your power
Can seem your curse
To feel
To know
Is startling
Often as a child
In youth
This is misunderstood
Not yet embodied
Treading on loose stones
A stumble
Looking for guidance
For a sign
Unsure
Withdrawn
To a place of solitude
Comfort in silence
Alone
A refuge
The hurt spears her heart
So vulnerable yet
Boundaries uncertain
Sensitive they say
Tears well
Strength continues to evade
She
As a mirror
Reflecting onto others
Their true selves
Unsettled
Most flee
Some attack
Words, actions, lies
So much fear
Standing, rooted
Face raised
She asks...
Will there be belonging?
Knowing?
Trust?
.
She perseveres
Heart blazing
Tides rise and fall
Storms surge, they settle
The moon waxes, it wanes
And in this duality
She knows
Where there is fear, hate, anger
There is hope
There is passion
There is trust
.
To reflect truth
To finally see it shining back
Unfettered
Embraced
It is like a beacon
Of two souls
Merged
Seen
And with each soul meeting
Greater awakening
Power reclaimed
She is whole
Grateful
Free
.
... And in those she has met
Where pain was inflicted
She understands fear
Uncertainty
And she forgives
As in rising
There is universal love
.
.
.
Prose & imagery by Mandy Spry @welcomearms ✨
... please do not use without permission 💗

She walked amid the trees
Before her
A rushing of water
Wild, dark, turbulent
She stood watching
Sticks, debris
Moving past
Clearing

Movement
With such sheer natural purpose
Such power
She moved closer
Kneeling at the edge
Her reflection blurred
She reached, trickling her fingers
Eyes closed

She felt the sensations
Cool, slippery, wet
She stood
Walking along the grassy bank
A bend ahead
A small pool
The water slowed
Clearer, calmer
At rest

Here
She knelt again
Her reflection now clear
Below
Rocks and pebbles visible
Gently rolling, tumbling
The current subtle
Soft

A splash
A fish leapt and landed
Ripples form
Spreading outward
Again
She closes her eyes
A smile
A deep breath

The River
Nature's mirror
A lesson in clarity
The turbulent and the peaceful
Merged
Connected
One in the same
Balance
 
Prose & Imagery by Mandy Spry, @welcomearms

A Light for All

Bathed in the sun's golden glow
She feels ageless
Wrapped in her shawl
Full-filled
Hair wild

Her senses heightened
Around her
A comfortable darkness is falling
She smells earth
A hint of frankincense

In her cottage
A scratching of tiny feet, subtle, soft
A gust of wind
Fresh with moisture
Carries the scent of sweet grasses

An open hearth
Fire blazes
Broth simmers
Aromatic herbal goodness swirls
Filling each nook, each cranny

She sighs
Her eyes clouded
Near blind
Yet she sees
Clearer than most

So wise
A beacon of comfort
For those who seek her
Her knowing sacred, trusted
A light for all



~Prose & Imagery by Mandy @welcomearms
... based on and inspired by a recurring personal vision

#selfportrait
#bethelight
#wisewoman
#ancientenergy

Ripples
Reflection
Drum
Chanting
All vibration
All energy
Such power
To feel
Connected to all
As one
Every breath
Every sound
Every movement
A ripple
A reflection
In this universal web
Of energy
We call life
✨🌊💫🌱

... prose & imagery by Mandy @welcomearms

Featuring the beautiful Bahia ~Energy Intuitive~
www.universalhuman.ca

Breath
Her chest rises and falls

Warmth
Sun rays bathe over

Content
His hands through her hair

Trust
In eyes so true

Skin
So much skin

Secure
Held with such tenderness

To be
Seen, heard, known

Grateful
for such love

Hello There
Silence
Eyes closed
Darkness

Deep breath
Then floating
Inward I go
A moment

Detached from all
Neither happy
Nor sad
Muted

Reflective
Stillness
Sitting in a pocket
Of my thoughts

Something catches in my throat
I sigh
Tears tease my eyes
They fall

My cheeks welcome
The wet
The salty
Again
... I am floating

Feeling free
No expectations
Except to be
And in this space

I say Hello There
Me

On this New Moon in Cancer
July 2018
Take the moment to go within
Feel the feels
Heal and respond to things you may be holding deep
Embrace the emotions that well
Feel your love for Self
xox
Much love from Welcome Arms,
Mandy

She closes her eyes
Arms lifted, chin tilted
Raising onto her toes
She twirls
Contract, release, extend

Her knees bend
Arms move through port a bras
Leg extends
Hips open
Turn-out natural
Feels so right

Feet stretched
She feels the earth beneath her
Every muscle engaged
Yet stillness
For a moment
A pause

Her body aging, changed
No longer the limber lines of her youth
More effort
Yet a dancer still
In movement she will forever feel home
So her