HANH TAT

You came as a dear friend, bearing precious gifts,
When my need was seismic, chasm-deep and canyon-wide,
And my heart, a shattered mess.

You shone a light to guide my way,
When I wasn’t sure which way was up, and what was down,
Towards the wisdom, come, come,
This way, this way, you gently beckoned.
Inch by inch, step by step, you led my heart and head,
I followed gladly, lifted by grace.

You imbued me with courage, you gifted me with strength,
You lovingly directed my gaze so I could see what was needed.
Each nugget of wisdom I discovered helped knit the pieces of my heart back together again.

Through you, I see there is another way; a better way,
A better way to live, a better way to love.
With you I find I already am all that I desire, I already have all that I seek.

And as my heart gained strength once more,
I came to joyously know that you are, in fact, me and I, in fact, you,
Not a separate being but my own most sacred, beautiful, beloved soul,
Ever-present, never absent, simply forgotten,
Guiding me home, home, back to myself.
Reminding this little wave that it is a part of the great universal ocean,
An ocean of infinite, eternal consciousness,
An energetic ocean of divinity, to which we all, all belong.

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I wrote this poem a year or so into my spiritual journey. I like to read it as a reminder of that part of my journey, which has led me to who I am now, like looking back fondly at old holiday photos and smiling at the memory.

Our journey of life continually teaches us new perspectives, even when we think we have gained sufficient wisdom regarding a certain life lesson. At the time of writing the above poem, I thought that I needed to mend my broken heart, but as I’ve continued on my journey and deepened my understanding, I’ve come to realise that my heart was never broken in the first place; it just needed recalibrating.

For when the full capacity of the human heart to feel all emotions has been incorporated, we come to know that, as painful as emotions can feel at times, the blessed human heart cannot be overwhelmed by heartbreak. With the appropriate care and loving attention, it has the ability to simply expand to hold more light.

Know this to be true and allow your sacred loving heart to lead you back to your most beloved sovereign self.

See ‘Benefits of Heart-Brain Coherence‘ for my story of how connecting to my heart unlocked creativity and birthed this poem.