Exploration

Exploration

by Myra Chappius

Solitude is not lonelinessThough it may look like seclusionOr desolationOr isolationSolitude is wholesomeA restorative, rejuvenating interval That suspends the bombardment of life from decimating the  fleshy insides of our psychesIt is vital
Being alone is not lonelinessThough it may look like detachmentOr withdrawalOr reclusion Being alone is therapeuticA curative, salutary hiatusMeant to bring you into alignment with yourselfWith the parts of being that are realIt is meaningful
Serenity is not lonelinessThough it may look like apathyOr insoucianceOr lethargySerenity is revitalizingA protective, rehabilitative state of mindDesigned to distance you from all that would obliterate  your soul in a haze of turmoil and calamityIt is essentialDo not be deceived or lead astray To subsume is not happinessNor is it essentialSeek stillness

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Featured in our December 2020 issue, "Creation During Covid (Part 2)"