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yearn –verb 1. to have an earnest or strong
desire for; long. 2. to feel tenderness;
be moved or attracted.
Listen for the stirrings and yearnings
of a clearer being, a more precious
progression.
YEARNINGS
Let us not be fooled by the machinations
of our desire, maneuvering cleverly
to obtain the sought-after resolution,
to create a scenario of want, or need,
perhaps, to placate the yearnings
of physical intent and grasping.
Let us realize this instinctual thirst
is forever perpetuated by the ebb
and flow of ancient, even primordial
genetic concoctions, internal elixirs
and potions set to caress or coerce
when thought will not oblige,
or impulse accommodate.
Let us correct and adjust
as appropriate, not condemning
outright, but rather dabbling tastefully
when advantageous, when beneficial,
worthy, not driven by an urge,
but rather inspired by it,
fully sane and politely controlled.
AT G. 8.11.2016
As the note above contends, we are beings
of yearning, often forged in deep subterranean
places, smoldering, until creating an ache
that takes form and purpose, often alive
within us, working to steer our intentions,
appropriate even our worthier activities.
These yearnings, so delicate, so determined,
so fragile, so incredibly strong and persistent,
even possibly, potentially disastrous,
yet wondrous, so alive with potential –
our muses, even our creative underpinnings.
These yearnings, are often like frustrated
children, wanting what they want, without
regard to rationality, formality, or in some
extreme cases, even decency. Often, our lives
are impacted by the effective management
or mismanagement of our yearnings.
It took me a lifetime to understand that
at the core of my being there existed a set
of spiritual yearnings, smothering beneath
a pile of secular desires and ambitions –
success, recognition, love, creative value,
smoldering while not gaining notice until
they set my life ablaze.
I am not saying we have to deny our secular
yearnings outright, taking up an ascetic life,
but we also need to incorporate fully our
spiritual yearnings into this secular mix,
by first establishing what these spiritual
yearnings resonate, then breathing life
into them, if plausible. Our joy, our rapture,
our spiritual renewal, even our authentic
being may hinge on answering these spiritual
yearnings.
WITH LOVE, G.