Seven times down
Grateful I have only two
Wobbly ankles, knees and hips
And one nagging back
Each in painful turn decries and vies
Body awareness by missteps
The rising is in the falling
Eight times up
Aha! This body’s not just a taxi
For my unmindful mind, not so at all
I’m both Story and Soma
Breathe and sense and feel
The present fully embodied
Or missed in mind’s mist
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Copyright Deborah A. McGlauflin. All rights reserved. January 11, 2013.
I’ve been falling down a lot lately, and I’m realizing there’s something to be learned here! I couldn’t resist incorporating the image of the armless, legless Japanese Daruma Doll that, pushed over, always pops back up. The saying associated with Daruma is, “Seven times down; eight times up. Resilience in the face of obstacles!