02/20/2022
There is an endless chattering of sound out there.
An endless stream of opinions, expectations, and desires.
A million turns to take and directions to face.
And if our feet are not rooted in the ground,
if we are not attuned to the steady beating of our own heart,
we will quickly and surely find ourselves lost at sea.
The world will spin and turn and swirl in chaos around us.
This is the uncontrollable truth of the human experience.
Whether or not we get lost within it,
is entirely up to us.
The call of our hearts is not logical.
It often leaves us facing a direction with a foggy path.
One where we cannot see, or even guess, what lies ahead.
But when we pledge allegiance to our hearts,
we are pledging allegiance to the most powerful force in existence.
Love.
And even though the path may be unclear,
and the steps along it scary and unsure,
we know we can trust it.
Not a knowing born of the mind.
But a knowing that rests deep in our bones.
I pledge allegiance to my heart.
Its resonance is my compass.
And each resounding beat,
the song that calls me home.
___________
Katie Buemann