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Incalculable
The possibilities We are given, The ones we miss, The ones we overlook, The ones still there, It always has depended, On that which we see, That which we choose… The resources Are always accessible, They lay open, Day after day, Moment after moment, Patiently there, Waiting on us, To take our next move, Incalculable, Infinity, Of angles, Curves, shapes, Sizes, routes, Perceptions, shares, Exchanges, investments, Meanings, substitutes, Alternatives, could be’s, Endless, there with you, As you learn, Live, let go, grow and love, Their abundance, Swirls in the energy of space, Around you, always, In the vast ways, Which may first appear unthinkable, But always is what you believe, Them to be, And what you many not believe they are, Possibilities, Are endlessly here.. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror
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We are ceremonial canvases,
Sacred of colored experiences, Gathered wisdom, Textured by our paths, choices, Celebrated as an on going masterpiece, Living as we live, Unfurls our tapestry, Surprisingly All our own… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Where I am drawn,
So I become part of it, It is within my creative nature, That I connect to things, As I do… For I am passionate, To absorb every bit of Beautiful around me, As within each and every, There is part of me found... Part of me, becoming known, Part of me, Unfolding from the curious one, within, Part of me, Emerging, transforming new, Part of me, Shedding what is no longer mine, Yesterday’s are not today’s… Parts of me, Changing, Taking on a new lens, Beginning to flare its own life force, Its own light, In reflective shine… The variety I open myself to, Showers every moment, Which I live, With blessings, In every possible, atmospheric view… Every hidden Fortress unleashed, Through blazing, Awe from within, I am drawn into, Captivated, inspired, To explore… No matter what others See me as, No matter what other opinions are, No matter how crazy it looks, No matter what fantasies, Reality, truths, lessons or visions they hold, I am drawn, To travel, To whats led from my heart Within the worlds To be found, I pave… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror As tears release,
I am bathed in light. As the wall that no longer serve me, Breaks down, I am bathed in light, once again. As water droplets, Wash over my cheeks, I am bathed, In reflective, shedded light. As I allow this rainy day Within me, to rinse through, I know, each droplet, Is a seed, sprouting, Adding to my life As the pain leaves my body, No longer stored, I am bathed in light… As each memory frees, There is a deepening emanation Spilling forth as well as refueling My insides, replenishing me, from The wells within... I am bathed in light… Through the balancing, Sorting, flow of emotions, Experiences, lessons learned, Tears wash over me, Through me, Out of me, Evaporating into the atmosphere, Reclaiming my natural, Ecosystem within, Like compose eventually Becomes soil, I am revitalized, Nourished, refined, Bathing in the light I am, Surely equipped, And more than ever, ready To grow more, As with lotus, Water, and mud, I stem, I branch out, From every experience, From every form through me, Out of me, through the elements, Through outside back in, I am bathed in light… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Whenever we love and respect,
Unconditionally, So do we trust, understand, And practice whole presence, So that naturally everything, Aligns, activates, attracts, assembles, adds, to us, to our path, to our relationships, To what we share, supply, select, spend our lives… Being authentic, Being love, Being respectful, Unconditionally, Invests ourselves fully, engaged, In the world that is now, In all hearts, In service to our signature, In expansive abundance, For the whole universe, prosperity… This “Unconditionally,” Is how we are not only kind to ourselves, But is how we can give kindness, To the world, to offer more, To the whole evolution, revolution, Of Love, to all… Unconditionally, Wholesomely, From within me, To within you, Reflected, like the radiant sun And moon reflect over water, That ripples…. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror I understand why people project blame,
Because projecting, is their defense Mechanism, to protect themselves, As to keep themselves so built up, With walls of excuses, denial, And reactivity, That it even keeps themselves out Of their own “True” core, being utilized… I understand, How people project their pain, Their problems, towards people They choose to judge, they choose to not listen, not understand, They choose to not like because you aren’t like them, Into extremes, In defense, to who they are, Because of their thinking, believing, They are constantly in attack mode, They assume, blame, projecting lies, Telling what they think is their story to tell, Built from gossip, pain, hurt, denial, Trying to remain hidden behind their cruelty, Become dissociative towards, One pivotal person… I understand, This is their issues, Their realities, Their shit, Not ours, not yours, not mine, I understand, Just as quickly, As it is to forgive and let go, To move on, Even if they don’t, I understand, that age has nothing to do, With maturity, giving respect, sharing love, Being responsible for own actions- words, Honestly kind, empathic, having safe boundaries, And sharing, as well as honoring gratitude. These are all choices, We have to actively choose, Actively Practice, Actively pursue, Follow through with, And live to greater, unconditional-ness, When the adversity, of destruction, Drives by, screams, tell your kids b.s, And is trying to provoke you to stoop, And we continue to rise above, Learn lessons, Teaching lessons to our children, Growing together, Side by side, Each in our own way, Understanding, Not all people are meant to be in our lives, Some are just passing through to test where we stand, Some are just the problems we had before, Within ourselves, within our circles, still healing, Reminding us, we are still on the right path, There’s no going back, Just because they want us back, as to comply to their demands, Because they liked how things were, Doesn’t mean they are destined, To continue to ruin,or run, What we are building now, Be understanding, Without stopping, Be understanding, Without internalizing, Be understanding, That they are only broadcasting, What they choose to ignore, hide, deny, Because they are indescribably in pain, Hurting because they hurt, They are choosing ignorance, Stagnancy, let them be, Even if they choose to not let you be… Send them Love as to someday, Maybe, that little light we give, Will someday expose their light to themselves, From the years of darkness, Ashamed, shunned, and hurt, They had done to them, That they thought gave them the right, To follow suit, and cause harm to others.. Be Understanding, But not to the point where, You receive all the destruction, All the dumping, all the finger pointing. It's rather discouraging the tactics They are choosing to use, As to get you back in their lives, Only pushes you farther away, Honor that, truth, don’t let them flip it, Or make you second guess it... Love and understand from a far, Because that’s what YOU choose, To do, as to give the space needed, For them, to get their own shit figured out, And for you to remain unstoppable, forward.. Just because they choose to do what they do with their time, Doesn’t mean we have to do the same, We are all different for many reasons, Those who choose to be conditional, Doesn’t have to be the way you live, Believe, or have to be around, Be understanding, That everyone hides and lives their pain differently, Just because some are high and mighty with egotistical, Fear and hate ridden Pride, Doesn’t mean YOU have to choose that too.. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Stay aligned with your ever growing heart, Your ever growing mind, And step where you want to step, to become, Who you want be, no matter the group of haters, That swarm… Our Uniqueness,
Is our collective, Wholeness, A celebration Of Bliss, Conductive, Magic shining gloriously, Like huge rays of light, Peering down from the heavens above, Peeks through the thickest of forests, And is reflective upon rippling waters. We are, However our truth needs sung, But always Beautiful, Each in our Unique way, Collectively, Individually, Wholeness, We must celebrate, Live, honor, and be, Who we really are, So it is through our hearts, The worlds are rebirthed By our shine, By your shine, Us all shining, As to give Bliss and Peace, Truly the currents of change, This world needs us to give it… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror I am here,
Love.. I am here, Hope. I am here, Courage. I am here, With honesty, Following my own truths, Figuring things out, Learning, re-learning, growing, Being here... I am here, Body, mind, soul, heart. I am here, For and with myself, Every step, Every choice, Every moment, Every little bit, I am here, For and with, Gathering, Utilizing, Healing, Recovering, Becoming, Put myself, More and more together, Even when it feels Like nothing is really coming together, Everything connects, I am wholly, honestly, Truly here, Making the most of it now. Now, here, In the emergence's, Of all directions, No matter how many times I slip up, No matter how frustrated I get, No matter which way I move. I am here, Love, hope, and courage, Here weathering Some storms of consequences, Some of lessons I didn’t learn, Some of things I didn’t know, Some ways I am expanding, stretching, Leaning into grow, I am here, Honestly open, To all that I can create, To all I can get, To all I can serve, To all that everything is, can be, will be, Expansions, for better versions of me, To speak through, Comes full circle, With steps, routes, adventures new To take, experience, build, Learning to have fun, Without having any balance, Getting better at being here, For myself, with myself, Gives, prepares, shares, serves… Love you, I have hope for you, We have the courage, When we are honestly loving with Ourselves, however we regress, Progress, move, whatever direction, Always becomes something more, We never thought at first, Would or could, bring us so much, Magic, light, strength, truth, beauty, So please like me, Like you, Have yourself, with yourself, Bless you, Love you, Each of us, Stem together better, Being true to ourselves, With ourselves, For one another, For this beautiful planet, For this beautiful world, For us all, Together are never separate, Never a duality, We each as our own, Deeply as our own, Are connected… I am here, love.. You are here, love, Let’s make more of this, A celebration of life, While we are truly alive, and here To make, create, give, share, be… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Relief,
A deliverance from stand still, Within its basin, I’ve overwhelmed the confines, To spill forth without restraints… Dread fading into a ever deepening sense of awe, Swapping from unacceptance to rekindling, Resistance to surrender, Fragile to able, I come across, I come through, I come into, I come out of, I adapt, I deviate, I stroll… Luminously becoming, I awaken to, I find myself here, I cross one's heart, To honor, to uphold, to carry on… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror I give in.. In awe of the moment I just had, an epiphany struck...
I have been looking for a way to define where I am at this point without reading, painting and writing, my emotional "stand still" and within an email sent in response to my review, it came to me... Like the feather I saw yesterday on the ground, the email came to me on wings, and there was a flutter, rosy cheeked, the light bulb went off... I am within a stutter... literally without judging or explaining, it is in-motion and an emotion.. Stutter is where I am... ***relieved & makes sense to me*** Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Spring Intentions;
 Hate,
For How it burns us, as we hate, as we fear, as we divide, as we break, as we Live to learn, hatred serves us fire, not to warm us but to burn us alive, and to a crisp we harden. We judge, we hate, we forget ourselves, one another, and how these diversities could connect us. Hate is heavily dark & twisted, And serves us many lessons, it teaches us a lot of ourselves And one another, be stronger than hate, Be wiser than its charms, And though it tempts us everyday to fall, Choose to rise above, Choose compassion, Choose love, Choose to learn, Choose to not be disposable, Choose to not be divided or weakened, Choose to illuminate not die burning ourselves while we are so very much alive and can change... Collaboration with John Edgerton © Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror2021  If you are seeing this,
this is my sunshine finger, declaring happily, I am my own person, I am who I think I am, I am who I choose to be, I am passionately true to my heart, my truth, my path, my life with all I have to give... Sometimes the best thing I can do, is light up my sunshine finger, as to empower myself, my direction, my choices, my light, my way, and with a grin, May we all stand strong, May we all face life the way we choose to, May we be brave enough to honor ourselves with boundaries, and shine that magical finger to all those haters, naysayers, with love, with peace, and with a kind smile, as we walk forward in our own direction, Not egging them on, Respecting ourselves, To do our own thing Always and no matter what! Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Feisty Independence, Dancing & marching to my own tune, This will always be the way I am, Faithful to my heart, my soul, my body & my mind, I choose to invest into my life, I choose to be dedicated, No BS, No Drama, No copycat...  Changed I am, Through experiences I sought for, Through experiences I didn’t ever want to come to know, Through experiences I came and went to and from, Through experiences I fought for, I am changed because of… Every thought I had, Every action I did, Every word I spoke, Every conversation I heard, Every appetite I tasted, Every bouquet I smelled, Every perception I saw, Inside of me, Outside of me. I absorbed, I enmeshed, I observed, I cultivated, I acquired, I chose, I directed myself into or out of, And through myself, through another, Schooled me, Changed me. I am a ever evolving result of all my befores, Meanwhile still changing who I am, Because as we live so do we change, Because time offers us these blessings. And making the most of our time here, Teaches us this, Through every choice, every decision, Every which way we pave, Through our senses, coming to our senses, Becoming aware, growing, allowing, disconnecting, Purging, speaking, feeling, smelling, tasting, hearing, seeing, doing, Changes us, Changed me, Changed I am, and to be honest even though the discomforts are never fun, and the comforts we get to have, Encourage us into taking new adventures offshore, Have lists of many pros and cons, I am grateful to not be who I used to be, I am grateful for every experience good, bad, ugly and painful, For who I am now, will change again, Like I did in the past, so will this change presently and in the future, So I will savor everything, with gratitude for what it is, and what it does for me, with me forward, changed I am, almost always in awe No matter where the balance lays… Changed I am and will be. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Thank you, Universe for all these experiences expanding me. I love Life, like I love me, like I love you, Knowing everything changes, And that is the only certainty I can rely on, Even when I am bewildered to what could be coming, Or leaving me, the lesson reveals itself and I know I will learn, And changed by all of it...  Without judgement
Of my own, of any other, I am therefore I am, Not in a stand still though I feel as I am witnessing all that is here, As if within or in between a pause… I am moving but not so much as We visualize the knowing of physical walking, But more so as I am drifting, Not sinking, not hovering, Yet it could be, Or it may not, Transient I am… Thoroughly being Where I need to be, Without judgement Of my own, of any other, Deeply allowing myself to be guided, By my own sweet intuition, Gravitating towards what is now, what is here, Present in an unabridged presence, I am. Accepting like welcoming, Open & receptive, Allowing, Space to refill or release, To be observed, acknowledged, examined Softly or harshly if needed be, Very aware, liveliness budding, I indulge this, “However,” As it unfolds, Come what may whether I am prepared or not, I will be, here drifting, Until what needs be, Either aligns or Affirms my footing… Patience I need, Without resistance, Without feeding my doubts, Without rushing, Without fueling the darkness, Come what may, Come what may not be liked or loved, Being comforted in this discomfort, I am. I will tend, I will lean into, I will act instinctively, I will honor, I will allow, I will let this be, I will let this grow me, I will let this expose me, I will let this unmask itself, I will let this venture be what it is, How it surfaced, and is becoming to be, I will welcome, letting me be nourished, Within all the goodness, Guided by truth, faith, love, light, strength I am. Without judgement Of my own, of any other, I am therefore I am, Drifting through, Gathering all I can from, to, within and around. Allowing all the terrific abundance that is here, Be found, be felt, be cared for, be expressed, Season me, adapt I will.. Flexible I am, To bend, to lean, To glimmer, to wobble, To weather the goods of every storm, every breaking wave or ripple, To explore every ray, path, motion, way, As it is. As I am, In, out, within, outside of, upside down, inside out, Above, below, encompassed, Whichever height, length, depth I find myself in, I choose to will it, further than my knowing, To be welcomed, approached with compassion, Given my whole attendance, Without judgement, here I am. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Allowing peace to be my anchor & lift, I am. Here is my passage.  Cloaked within myself,
Within the Divine of myself; Of the universe, of humanity, Of the primitive animal world, of nature, of land & seas, Of connections, of all possible & impossible could be’s, Of light, of darkness, of paradise, of adversity, Of frenzy, of dismay, of awe, of esteem, Of diversion, of finding, of searching, Of applying, of wandering, of choosing, Of intending, of assuming, of senses, Cloaked within the Divine. I am, We are, Provided for, Given from, Born to, Shared with, Invested in, To live, to work through, To learn, to perhaps love, cherish, or evade, To kindle, to assemble, To utilize resources, to create, To excavate, to realize, We borrow this shell cloaked in the Divine, Within ourselves and this majestic universe; To have this life, To make a life, To give more life, To share this life, To learn this life, To walk, to crawl, to swim, to fly, To be as we are, To grow into ourselves, Out of ourselves, Made of stars, Made of light, To embody our divine spirit, To flourish, to thrive, To cultivate. To exemplify, Our always wholeness, Our always strong, Our always resilience, Our always ever-changing capacities, Our infinity, our eternal, our Divinity, As each moment comes and goes, We interchange, we interweave, Our coming together, With ourselves our world, Ever connected, No matter the feeling of Disconnecting, We reconnect Always Cloaked, Not as in disguised though that does occur, Cloaked within the divinity of myself & the universe, Every step of the way, Every thought, Every spoken word, Every action, Every breath, All being, All knowing-ness, All unknowing-ness, All processes, All, always whether we choose to understand, Or comprehend, It's always within us, To carry out, Emanating, Resonating, Shifting, Becoming, We always have been, And still are, Made of Stars, Even when they burst, Even when they cannot be seen, Even when we lose faith in ourselves, Other and the world around us, It is there, It is here, It is always within us, It is always with us, It is now, And always will be...Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror For this, with everything in me, that I have gathered thus far, I believe...  Losing touch,
Disconnecting from all that ever was, Do I learn to live here, In the now as each wave presses in, Passes through, Cleanses me, Bringing all that is needed seen, heard, felt, Experienced, confronted, overcome, Be as it needs to be, Now… Losing touch not with reality, But choosing to immerse myself wholly, Entirely, into my own life, With all its mountains, valleys, Climbs, caves, cliffs, Secret paths, blazing my own trail, For this travel, This journey, These adventures, I am all here. All aware as it comes, becomes, leaves, I observe, sense, live, figure out, rediscovering each step Of the way, who I am, who I am not, who I need to be, Who I want to be… Losing touch as in, how I define this; Breaking barriers, Breaking stereotypes, Not being so obsessively worried about how I am perceived, Or what people think, or what others may assume I am being, Or I am doing. Changing my focus, Losing touch with the masses, The judgement, the hatred, the fear, The should’s, the could of’s, The unsolicited nit picking shame/blame, The limitations of society standards, or other people or family Try to put on us, or expect of us, I choose to redirect and change my focus, To lose touch with outer dictation, To lose touch with my inner old narrations no longer relevant, No longer serving any good, to realign to what needs healed, Let go of, removed, overcome within me now, to take forward. Aligning with however unconventional pertains to me, Loving where I am , where I want to go, and how I choose to get there… So I lose touch, disengage, disconnect, detach from the chaos, Of doubt, remind myself of my worth, my truths, my experiences, And choose to not repeat, but to be different, to be me. I choose to dissociate with those attempting to put me into molds, brackets. I choose to disconnect from the old patterned narrations within me, Still begging to be my default way of being when I was in survival mode. I choose to reappoint myself as my own leader, to rekindle the relationship with myself, Realize the trust I had in others needs to become full circle, Just as I loved others, first we must give to ourselves, for balance & boundaries to be achieved. I choose now not later to be relying on myself, honoring my heart, my beautiful mind, my intelligent soul, my fabulous body, to care more of what I need to remain strong and healthy. So what, to how anyone else defines this, I choose to refine my own definitions, Through my experiences, Through my own filters, ascensions however I descend, Through my own knowing that I know not everything, Through my sensing, my expansions, my growth, I choose to lose touch with what’s trending/what’s popular, What is socially or privately accepted, Be my own, become my own, Without inner or outer invalidation, Lose touch, To re engage, to re equip, to re open, To redevelop, to re-inspire, to rebirth, However many times I need to, No matter how many directions I may swirl, No matter what, staying true to me every now, Now, this has been my forever calling, Not of status quo, Not of the physical realm, But of the spiritual sense of consciousness, Of being who I choose to be, Of doing what I have sought out to do, Of believing in myself with everything that was, Was for me to become the now me and the later me… Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror You may call it differently, as it pertains to you, We all have our diversity, what means something to us, May differ with someone else, this is what losing touch Means to me, nothing to do with crazy or off the rocker, But shedding infinitely as we live this life, Take our journeys, these adventures, Choosing to honor our unlearning, As much as our Learning from everything, So do we live, love, laugh, cry, undo, remake, Construct, transform. Namaste, “To each their own,” As it states. How it resonates, In all it’s truths and applications. How it reverberates, An acceptance of diversity. How it is revealed, Exposed, shown, Allowing people To see as they see, Feel as they feel, Think as they think, Taste as they taste, Hear as they hear, Experience as they experience, Connect as they connect, Be as they choose to be, Embracing them with love and light, As they express themselves as they are, Gives us the freedom to do so too.. To each their own, what works for them, Works for them, what works for me works for me, Allowing all stigma, judgement, to fall away. Allowing to each their own, be as each of us, Need it to be, want it to be, define it to be. May it come from our heart, Without offense or defense, Without pettiness or drama, Standing firmly from within us, leaning out. Give this gift of kindness, To one another, because as we are Figuring things out, so is everyone else. Let us live our lives as we choose, Love who we choose to, Learn as we are ready to, Be as what is necessary for us to become, All better individuals, through this constant Life Cycle of change, we are all coming undone, For more of us to become, To each their own, Is a loving passage, May we tread more gently along our paths, When we merge with others, May we not give unsolicited advice, But show through our example, And let that be enough to shine light for others. May others be as they choose to be, Revealing to us our choices, To judge or to leave be, For we don’t know everything, Even about our journey, So who are we to nit pick, devalue, ridicule, Invalidate, finger point whose to blame with curses of shame, Create a mess that pulls us into fighting drama, May we look on to others as we should be looking at ourselves, May we pick our battles, and may we remember each of us, Are Human, life is our figuring out process, and we are only in charge Of ourselves no one else, To each their own is not being passive, It is allowing others to be themselves and figure their journeys out Just as we are… There’s a time for everything, Our processes, Our programming, Our receiving, Our perceptions, Our growth, Our working through, Our stances, Our healing, Our forgiving, Our paths, Our choices, Our own-ness, Unraveling to us, as we live, laugh, mourn, let go, learn, forgive, Move forward, to each their own. So we do, so we go, so can we send everyone much more light, Much more love, allowing ourselves to focus on our path, Instead of filling this world with more hate, more judgement, More fear, more of what there’s already enough of. May we exude love, welcome, compassion, truths, With acceptance, with an open mind/open heart, With gratitude for all the blessed diversity, No matter how much we want to nit pick. Lean in, lean forward, nit pick our own reflections, Rather than add more hurt, more wounds, More infliction's that damage, the toll is already too high. May we come from love, live our light, Emanate peace, love, and our humanity, As each of us, to each their own, must be allowed, For us all to become.. May we stand if needed be, May we sit if needed be, May we dress as we want, May we love who we want, May we think how we want, May we be who we want, May we live our lives as we want, Unconditionally, without comparisons & bullying. Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror Let us each day, Choose to not repeat history, But redefine what each now presents, May we choose to strive to thrive, In all our magnificence & diversity. May we be well, May they be well, May we all be well. Namaste.   Within the vastness grief imposes,
allowing compassion/gratitude for what we get, disposes the weight of carrying it as a burden, bringing the light back in, allowing once again to be guided by love, even if it has felt lost, it was within grief, we become found again. Sending everyone much love and light, because we all weather many storms, and within these storms though we feel dimmed, though we feel lost at times, we are never alone, each of us shine bright, like a candle rekindling another, like a star hung in the velvet blue above, when the darkness comes, even the smallest light, can be seen, can be heard, can moves us, can be touched, can be loved, can be there or here, a blink or heartbeat away. Blessings can be found everywhere… As I close this day, and as I begin my day, with wholehearted gratitude, giving myself compassion no matter where I am in the moment, as time marches on.... Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror |
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