Just As They Are

'The ability to give form to your most cherished dreams and visions
already exists within you.'

Gayan Silvie Winter & Jo Dose

So, what would they be...
  these cherished dreams and visions?

Might I find them if I search the
  deepest corners of my soul?
  I fear they may be hidden,
  tucked away to keep them safe
  from the 'realities' of this life.

But, in that dark corner,
  they grow musty, dank, dreary.
  The life force they were meant to
  give through our release of them
  into this life
  is drained,
  leaving a crusty shell
  filled only with dim memories
  and unfulfilled potential.

We spend our lives
  preparing our selves
  for the future, for what might come next.
  And yet, we know not...really...
  what lies in the future.

In all that preparing,
  do we keep stored the dreams and visions
  that were ready all along
  to manifest right now, today,
  in this life?

The epic journey is inside our selves.
  Our walk in this life is filled with gifts
  that nourish that epic journey.
  Even as we are preparing,
  we are asked to let go
  our protection of the gifts given us.

We are never done learning, growing...
  And it is through release and offering our gifts
  that we develop them.

So, our invitation from spirit?
  Release our gifts to this life,
  in whatever form they now take.
  Breath life into our dreams and visions
  and allow them to take form,
  just as they are.