Confidence

My Mom, Dottie

Confidence

4/28/09

"It will all work out."

this, the wisdom of my Aunt,

 affectionately named 'June bug',

and I felt safe, warm, encouraged

as my heart opened, expanding

a belief in myself, my dreams

thinking back to life experiences

mine, and hers, together, separate,

seeing how the ground meets us

that even when falling down

there is support from Creation,

my mother 'Dottie' shares her world,

has earned June's title as best friend

being they understand each other so

having watched many changes transpire

Great Depression, World War II, loss of husbands, 

where slings and arrows landed

wounding, never killing their spirits

now carrying the grace of age

handed down through generations

allowing them the long, big view,

witness and steward to real richness

of what matters most through time,

it is connection, friendship, and love

whether with family, in-laws, or strangers,

always moving toward what's good

creating consciousness of confidence along the way.