emergence

i recall these paragraph, from a long-ago article i've read and re-read: (how i wish i could have written one as poignant as this!)


".. my inner life has seen such a succession of transformations that, although painful, confusing & terrifying, have made my being all the more profound, and receptive to my own spirit. my elements have changed. i'm less fire, more water and air. the flood of sorrow calms, the wind moves silently over the surface and i guess i'm waiting to wash up on land, and finally get my footing. and in this watery silence and time of reflection i hear the whisphers clearer than ever, like heartbeats in the womb, foretelling emergence. " (breathing space)


the sense of emergence is as scintillating and exhilarating to me as the man who holds my hand gently and keeps me warm in his heart.