Treasures of the Past

We should not live in the past

But remember the treasures that we found there

The treasures that inspired us

That lifted us to become more than we are

Which have enabled us to be here at this point

A time which we could not have seen then
But which our hearts yearned for

And our eternal souls knew of

These treasures are words

Sounds, scents, moments

Fleeting and Enduring

Good and Bad

We return to them

And sometimes they to us

They connect us to the universal soul of this world

They connect us to a confluence of lives which lift us up

And in turn we lift them

These treasures are in fact
the very things that make our souls dance

Our hearts soar

Our minds at peace and our bodies whole

They are the blessing of a mother

The hug from a friend

A cough drop from a concerned worker
Those little things

Remember these treasures

Remember the peace they brought to you

And how they lifted you up

So that in your time of trial
you may draw from this

“easier said than done” may come to mind
but cast that phrase out

draw from these moments for they
these treasures of the past have not left you
they abide in your heart
as the energy of the universe abides in you

give peace from where peace is given
and make peace from where chaos may seem to dance
for chaos gave birth to a dancing star
and the dancing star eventually gave birth to us all

--
Kendäll†