The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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My Emotions

Some mornings I struggle
to castoff the blankets
in which I’ve become entwined
during a restless,
and tumultuous night.
Was I hot and then cold?
Or did my dreams have me spinning?

So it is the same with my emotions.
Often, the more positive ones
seem to pass right through me.
But then I also get wrapped up
in my fears and anger,
to the point I wrestle
just to shrug them off,
carrying my burdens
night into day.

This life,
and its difficult experiences,
are good teachers.
They tell me to let go,
then point me back to the Earth.
I hear their wisdom
urging me to remain grounded,
and to witness the beauty everywhere
ascending toward the Heavens,
through God’s own light,
both absorbed and reflected.