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 THE CURE FOR IT ALL - by Julia Fehrenbacher

How beautiful is this poem. Such a wonderful description of how to enjoy life, be in the present and practice self-care... 


Go gently today, 

don’t hurry

or think about the next thing. 

Walk with the quiet trees, 

can you believe

how brave they are—how kind? 

Model your life after theirs. 

Blow kisses at yourself in the mirror

especially when you think 

you’ve messed up. 

Forgive yourself 

for not meeting your 

unreasonable expectations. 

You are human, 

not God—don’t be so arrogant.

Praise fresh air,

clean water, good dogs. 

Spin something from joy. 

Open a window, 

even if it’s cold outside. 

Sit. 

Close your eyes.

Breathe. 

Allow the river of it all 

to pulse 

through eyelashes,

fingertips, 

bare toes. 

Breathe in,

breathe out. 

Breathe until you feel

your bigness, 

until the sun

rises in your veins. 

Breathe

until you stop 

needing

anything

to be different.



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