'Just beyond yourself' amazing POEM
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I came across this amazing poem today by my favourite poet David Whyte, which deeply speaks and also captures the great power of transmutation in life - SO beautiful for the Sunday vibe.
JUST BEYOND YOURSELF: SETTING DIRECTION FOR A FUTURE LIFE
Just beyond
yourself.
It’s where
you need
to be.
Half a step
into
self-forgetting
and the rest
restored
by what
you’ll meet.
There is a road
always beckoning.
When you see
the two sides
of it
closing together
at that far horizon
and deep in
the foundations
of your own
heart
at exactly
the same
time,
that’s how
you know
it's where
you
have
to go.
That’s how
you know
it’s the road
you
have
to follow.
That’s how
you know
you have
to go.
That’s
how you know.
It’s just beyond
yourself,
and
it’s
where you
need to be.
…
JUST BEYOND YOURSELF
from the upcoming book
THE BELL AND THE BLACKBIRD: LIVING BETWEEN THE ENLIGHTENED AND THE EVERY DAY
TO BE PUBLISHED
APRIL 2OTH 2018
