What Moves You?

I need a sky that moves is the first line of a poem by Kimberly Schneider that I love. There are a lot of layers in that poem—one of the main themes is change—and that changing skies, landscapes, and events create movement, which brings the soul, the poet, alive.

Whoever imagined paradise as an unchanging landscape?

Change is hard for me. It is not that I dislike new things, innovative ideas, or unexpected good things—ha! I just really like the feel of comfortable shoes, of a strong foundation that supports and grounds me in my own skin.

Change can remind me of shaky ground and that shakiness feels scary to me. I am more confident and assured when I am standing on solid ground. Perhaps I could rework that previous sentence and insert “holy” for “solid.”

What would holy ground feel like? Perhaps it would feel both solid and fluid at the same time. Maybe it would feel calm and still as well as in motion—unchanged and changed at the same time. And leaning into the both/and of holy ground could inspire both being grounded and being moved. Standing on holy ground and flying in a holy universe.

We are standing on holy ground every day, every hour, and every moment. We are all standing on holy ground at all times.

For something tells me my soul can only be known against the vast, unfolding drama of a living universe.

I am interacting with the divine all around me every moment: the divine within me, within every human, and in the world.

What if we all took a deep breath and acted like we were holy creations— cosmic creators-- interacting with other holy creations—divine souls—standing, walking, and running on holy ground and moving within and through a holy universe?

Now—that moves me!

***Check out Kimberly Schneider’s writings on her website at
http://kimberlyschneider.com/
(Lines above in bold are from Kimberly's poem "I Need a Sky That Moves.")