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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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A Call to Relax

...and be present to life.

I’m too quick to blame
a long day for my problems,
when more often it’s just me
who’s not getting the message.

Then I’ll take my dog for a walk,
and in the trees I’ll hear voices
lovingly urging me to relax
and be gentler with myself.

Afterwards I’m able to allow
those most delicate feelings
I once refused to acknowledge
to spill out over these pages.

Slowly I am learning:
Even amidst the chaos
there is plenty of patience,
courage, strength and love
for me to rely on.

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