the new story
by becky jaine

i have made up my mind:
yes, i am going to be a part of the new story.
the new human story, the story that is necessary and redemptive and healing.

yes.

a story where human and world healing unfolds.

in the new story
i wake up and take complete control of my intentions, attention and actions.

(we are all
interrelated and interconnected,
entwined and entangled,
engaged and connected in the old story,
connected in possibility for our new story to emerge.)

in the new story
i still hurt for humans who are suffering and oppressed
and i feel for them while feeling and dealing with my own insecurities and hurts too.
i feel deeply while taking actions,
acting in my own community, doing something to reduce pain and activate greater human joy.

JOY is possible. JOY is probable. JOY will heal. JOY can activate.
human JOY is part of the new story.

yes.

in the new story
i contribute to the new world i can see and feel in my heart,
the new world that is possible for us.

(in the old story we haven’t yet realized we are one.
in the new story we live and own our oneness.)

in the new story i live in a world where humans give freely their gifts and talents.

humans feel awakened and empowered to be true to their hearts’ callings, desires, stirrings and ands,
to live in a world where i care more deeply about you and act as if we are all one…

because we are
allone.

yes.

❤ ❤ ❤

this poem is inspired by the work of charles eisenstein and david spangler.