The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Becoming

It’s almost inevitable.

She notices
such small changes
in the world around her.
And I find myself glad
someone is paying attention
and pointing out the ways
time and space are circling,
influencing all living beings,
then shaping our perceptions
through a mystical process
called becoming.

Becoming
is a circular movement
arising from within.
It then spirals without,
orbiting those around us
in an effortless love.

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