If you are called

Years ago,

I was called to live with Spirit driving me

I was called to live with love leading me

I was called to breathe in, breathe out, burn sage

and release all that doubt. 

now, in present day reality

I am called to listen as much or more than I talk

I am called to walk the walk

especially if I am talking the talk

I am called to offer comfort and a hug 

to anyone in tears,

to offer them some of the wisdom

of these years

or just a space to cry, 

safely without having to explain why

I am called to have reverence for nature

of which I am an integral part

and for anyone who is called, 

loving nature is a place to start

I am called to know that all of us are chosen ones

there is no false hierarchy of beings, 

we are spiraling in and out 

not above or below each other

we are spiraling in and out 

of time and place

letting go at just the right pace

I am called to look you directly in the face

unflinchingly, with compassion that is healing, 

for whatever you are feeling.