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Feb 03 2021

Hope and Rigor

When I sit alone, having been alone now for many months 
I realize Peace is my companion
That was not the case for much of this lifetime
 I was fastly tethered to my emotions and commitments 

Photo by Dorota Dylka

Thousands of hours of seeking and meditating later
I know that hope and rigor have been my true companions
When deeply sad, angry, frustrated or out of sorts
I learned in Silence to search out hope

Hope was a little spark among the heaviness
It grew out of making my mind go to gratitude
It grew out of the determination to clear the darkness
Again and again, I learned that facing the dark feelings worked

I tried for years to ignore all problems, fastidiously
I could make myself really believe I was not angry or sad
Especially when I was most indeed angry or sad
Or when I thought that ignoring my feelings could work

Usually I exploded with some unkind response to my family
Before I began to realize that I thought I was being good
By ignoring the heavy emotions that accompanied my life
But I was really just letting them fester until they burst forth

Ugh! So much nastiness got sprayed on those around me
Before I realized I could take the hard stuff into Silence
That I could bring my feelings to that eternal table
That I would actually be heard and my feelings could transform

Photo by Simon Rae

First I had to wrestle with having the right to ask for help
Then I had to work on being worthy of being heard and responded to
Then I had to learn to trust that the healing coming in would be enough
Then I learned to be grateful for something I never ever thought could happen








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Written by Robbins Hopkins · Categorized: General · Tagged: asking, choice, clearing, determination, facing fears, healing, hope, inner peace, meditation, peace, poetry, rigor, seeking, spiritual healing, trust

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  1. Susan P says

    February 4, 2021 at 11:06 am

    Beautiful – thank you …

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    • Robbins Hopkins says

      February 5, 2021 at 9:51 am

      Thank you Susan for you comments on Hope and Rigor! It is very encouraging for me to hear from readers! With Appreciation, Robbins

      Reply
  2. Liz Stafford says

    February 4, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    Thank you Robbins.
    Thanks to you, I’m in that place of peace and gratitude. After 3 years of watching Bill go through one horrific illness after another, he is now in hospice. God’s love is giving us both strength to walk with love, gratitude and grace. God’s goodness is here in this house sustaining me through the next phase.
    With love, thank you with all my heart.
    Liz Stafford

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  3. Iris Greenbaum says

    February 4, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    Resonates strongly. Thank you.

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    • Robbins Hopkins says

      February 5, 2021 at 9:48 am

      Thank you Iris for your comment on this post! So pleased it resonated. Delighted to hear this, Robbins

      Reply
  4. Shirley Fletcher says

    May 19, 2021 at 10:53 am

    This touches me deeply. Thanks for baring your soul Robbins.

    Reply
  5. Robbins says

    May 19, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Hi Shirley! Thank you so much for your comments. I really appreciate hearing from you and hearing these reactions to this piece! I hope this finds you doing well! Sending love hugs and many blessings, Robbins

    Reply

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