Back in 2005, I wrote a spirit poem… a poem that taps into your spirit… and where you write your spirit into a poem. I can still recall that image of me as my spirit… a flowing spirit that flew next to the feet of galloping, wild horses racing across the western plains. It looked like Arizona… the red rocks in the distance. I wrote in my poem… My spirit runs with the energy of a thousand wild horses. I still get teary-eyed, choked up from that image as I connect to the truth of who I am, my ancestors and horse spirit that runs within me.

Write your own spirit poem.

1. Take some deep breaths and center your attention within your body.

2. Put your left hand on your heart, and speak… “My spirit is…”

3. Allow the feelings, words, visions, knowings to move through you… don’t try to capture it, allow it to flow through you.

4. Experience the feeling of your spirit… embrace all that you are!

5. Jot down what came to you. Collect any gifts that came in the process (totems, ideas, etc.)

I taught a workshop several years ago where I asked participants to ‘draw’ their spirit. A shy, quiet woman went busily to work on ‘her’ drawing. I could feel the clenched energy … the force … the tied up-ness of ‘trying’ to draw herself. I said a quick prayer… and released it to God to help. Soon … she was scribbling all over the page … colors in all shapes and sizes of squiggles. When she held it up to share, there was so much energy coming off of that page, we could ALL feel ‘her.’

Do a spirit portrait if writing a poem doesn’t feel right. Do what feels right to your spirit!

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