I Wish

"I wish...
the opportunity to speak your truth
(whether you are heard or not,
but I wish for you to be heard
at least once,
in a big way,
to know how that feels)...
To walk at the pace that feels good for you
(curling up in a ball counts).
The opportunity to live your day to day life
the way you would love to see
the rest of the world live...
That you know who your resources are
and that you turn to them
when you need some help
and that you have the courage
to reach out.
I wish you humor in everything,
no matter how serious it is...
I wish you awareness
of your connection to everything
no matter how disconnected
we all may feel from each other.
I wish you love for all parts of yourself,
including the parts
that you think are utterly unlove-able.
I wish you endless expression
in whatever form,
whether it's in how you dress
or how you speak
or how you cut your vegetables.
I wish you freedom from any box
or construct that doesn't encourage life in you.
I wish you big overstuffed pillows
to fall into
when you are despondent
and spent and lost.
I wish you faith in the moments
where it seems stupid and foolish to have it.
I wish you moments of blissful solitude
and yummy community
and safe intimacy
in the doses that feel best.
I wish you moments of feeling like a student,
equal and teacher....
all roles spent with you in your power...
I wish you gratitude
for all that you have
and boot strap up-pulling
for when you want to move forward
into entirely unknown territory,
for that is where I believe
liberation and growth
is most often found.....

I wish this for you.

And I wish this for me."