The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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With Arms Wide
...to embrace your life
I tell myself,
think rhyme not reason.
Sing songs
using soulful words.
Accept the past,
and with arms wide open,
embrace the life you are given.
When I sit,
it’s the stillness
expanding in the present
that reminds me serenity
exists within every atom,
emerging by invitation
or happy circumstance.
The child in me
never imagined this world
to be so troubled
that a good night’s sleep
would not unleash
the healing power of serenity
all across the Universe.