Friday, January 11, 2013

Dive




Five Minute Friday

Unscripted. Unedited. Real.
Writing for five minutes.
A sort of writing flash mob.
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The only way to pull this off is for me to willingly choose to lose my footing. Otherwise, it is no different than being pushed off the edge. 

I don't want to be pushed.  

But, in order to tilt slant I have to let the total of who I am pitch over itself. It means plunging headlong towards the bottom of the murky depths, despite my fears of what lies beneath.

I have to let what is known beneath my toes give way to nothingness. 

And then, for a moment, there will be freedom. 

For that in-between space, the one where I am neither on land or in water, it is just like that first day. That journey between darkness and light when I burst forth this side of heaven with a splash? It, too, was the yoke between the known and the unknown.

Only, this time, I must risk becoming unseen. 

For the flipside of leaping is a necessary descending.

But that arc? It is just part of one big cosmic circle and so there will be a rising.

My face will split the waters and I will breathe again.


"If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking."
-John Mark McMillan


18 comments:

  1. Visiting from Five Minute Friday! I love that quote at the end and the beautiful picture you paint with your words.

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  2. Wow! Your post is awesome...thank goodness grace is not an ocean :) and if it were, I'd be just fine with that. The name of your blog has me totally enthralled and I have to share this video with you...it's kid friendly, so no worries. It's by Paul Wilbur, he's a Messianic singer, which is what I am also. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c7GU0UGPh0 All of his concerts are free if you ever hear of one. He's really awesome!!

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  3. Wow, this is beautifully poetic my friend. And I expected that ...perhaps that's why I had to come. Love the words: all but especially :


    "Only, this time, I must risk becoming unseen.

    For the flipside of leaping is a necessary descending.

    But that arc? It is just part of one big cosmic circle and so there will be a rising.

    My face will split the waters and I will breathe again."



    Just want to linger with those...Thanks for sharing!

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  4. powerful image - willingly choose to lose our footing! and what an awesome photo!

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  5. Yes, and as we take that all important dive we become part of the beautiful dance of being in Him! Thank you for a thoughtful post.
    Blessings
    Mia

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  6. I love diving into your poetry...Thank you :)

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  7. I love that you brought up the idea of descending. That it too is part of the whole process. The risk of being unseen. Love this Holly, and I was so glad you came to the party last night! Love getting to know you a bit more, Lady Grantham.

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  8. seriously?! Do you know what a fabulous gift you have my friend. wow. that was awesome. that last line just blew my mind. Love it. thank you for sharing.

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  9. Oh, that in-between place where you are neither on land or in water! That is a difficult place to live and often times easy to forget that it's just a temporary part of the whole.


    That was lovely, Holly. I'm so glad you joined FMF this week.

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  10. This ---> The only way to pull this off is for me to willingly choose to lose my footing". This was beautiful... Thank you!

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  11. Thank you for visiting, Lindsey. And, yes, that quote is a beauty! Wish I could claim it as my own.

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  12. I am so glad that you came, Dawn. Thank you for your kind words.

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  13. Thank you, Richelle. Thankful for you in this space.

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  14. Thank you, friend. I'm so glad you are here.

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  15. Thank you, friend. That #fmfparty is a wonderful group. I felt so welcome and appreciated.
    And that bit about the descending...that was a new insight for me as well. I'm glad that it spoke something to you, too.
    So grateful for your friendship.

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  16. You are always so generous in your praise, friend. Thank you for all that you give to me--love, encouragement, friendship.

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  17. Kathi, thank you for stopping by and sharing your kind words. This was such an interesting prompt to explore, don't you think?

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  18. She always has good words, and they always stretch me. I have just started pondering Emily's prompt for next week, and I'm glad that we get more than five minutes.

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