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Poems of Letting Go

If you have been reading my book, Dancing with Elephants:Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain, you will know this page is for Elephant Dancers to post their poems about letting go.  The point is not to worry about if the poetry is good or bad.  Rather this is a mindfulness training to help those learning the art of dancing with elephants to work at practices of letting.

To post your content simply go to the comment section below and post.

To show you what even bad poetry can be deeply healing I will go first and post my poem on letting go.

Letting Go

How deeply can I let go of entitlement?

Can I let go of entitlement to work?

To status

To being productive

To right livelihood

To gainful employment

To forms of vocation

Can I let go of the entitlement to body control?

To controlling movement of limbs

To controlling bladder and bowl

To looking “normal”

To eating quietly and cleaning

To a voice that is respected

Can I let go of entitlement to emotional stability?

To controlling anger

To a predictable response

To understanding my own responses

Can I let go of the entitlement to self-reliant transportation?

To drive a car

To ride a bike

To walk long distances

Can I let go of the entitlement to be accepted by others?

to smiles from strangers

to lovemaking with my lover

to gratefulness of students

to being asked for help

Can I let go of entitlement to time?

To a future

To grandchildren

To being at a child’s wedding

To memory

Some entitlements are harder to give up than others

 Yet it is not our entitlements that make us human

But rather Creators gift of a still fragile life

On the other side of entitlement, lies more joy than sorrow

How do I get to the other side?

Go ahead and post yours in the comments below.  I dare you.