Grace (2/8/96 - 2/9/96)

grace.
the feeling of balance.
of all parts flowing together to make a whole,
even the parts that disturb the flow
are important for ultimate grace.
feeling that life is balanced involves
the brain,
the heart,
the body,
the spirit.
all have their spheres,
all play their parts,
all are important.

ignoring any part of life
leads to gracelessness --
the normal state.
grace is hard for me to attain.
most of the time life is out of balance
qoyannisqaasi
graceless
overwhelmed by work or fear or love
not in control of myself --
graceless.
grace is not a perfect state
or just cerulean tranquility
but a balance of competing interests
all equalling out
all receiving attention in their time and place.

being part of the world yet not owned by it.
being at peace, maybe,
in balance, certainly
in body, heart, brain, and spirit.

grace.


tom loos