What in your life is calling you,
When all the noise is silenced,
The meetings adjourned…
The lists laid aside,
And the Wild Iris blooms
By itself
In the dark forest…
What still pulls on your soul?
~ Rumi ((1207 – 1273)
Credits: Image Source: Mennyfox55. Poem: Your Eyes Blaze Out
Very thought provoking, how I yearn to know my own soul!
And that same tug pulls on mine too…
Ah…letting go of regret, my family and friends, what lies beyond, wondering if there is ever enough silence to completely eliminate the white noise. And fearing that kind of quiet a little bit too. Too much? Ok, more coffee
Never too much….
What have I done with my life? Where do I go from here? Have I made a difference somehow, somewhere, to someone?….
Yes. Yes. Yes.
These are words to lie down with …
What pulls at my soul is to love more.
Yes…
In yoga and meditation we “sit” with a lot of things. Sometimes something comes along – like this – where we need to let go and absorb the wisdom into our whole being.
xo
And absorb, and absorb and absorb….
I’m grateful to be able to answer that soft call with my writing, my art, my ability to open to my illness in front of others. My soul seems to respond to this.
So glad to hear that Sandy.
just happy to wake up and i’m always excited for the day’s adventure.
Yes.
Right now…it’s the ocean. Haven’t been in a few years; it is soul-soothing to me and I draw a lot of energy from it. On my way….☺
The ocean is soul soothing Van. I’m with you.
I’ve not seen this Rumi piece before…perfectly beautiful. Thanks!
It is Vicki. And written in the 1200s. Incredible.
Many things pull at my soul but, for all my writing, I’m at a loss for words to describe exactly what these things are. …Darn you, Rumi, I’m going to be contemplating your words for hours now!
Yes, my sentiments exactly. And think about Rumi and the era he wrote this (1200s) – not so different from today.
Different era, different culture, same human preoccupations and soul- searching. I think it’s an eternal quest, to which we or may not discover the answer in the hereafter. And, of course, if we are destined to find them, it means that Rumi has already!
Smiling. Let’s hope so!
Mm…very nice, I really love that one! 🙂 An interesting question to ask ourselves, but I wonder..how many do?
And that is the question Suzy…
“Love always” and sharing that where I can 🙂