The Royal Mountain

"When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do." -John O'Donahue

Tired And lonely, So tired The heart aches. Meltwater trickles Down the rocks, The fingers are numb, The knees tremble. It is now, Now, that you must not give in. On the path of the others Are resting places, Places in the sun Where they can meet, But this Is your path. And it is now, Now, that you must not fail. Weep If you can, Weep But do not complain. The way chose you. And you must be thankful. -Dag Hammarskjoldb

"So rests the sky against the earth. The dark still tarn in the lap of the forest. As a husband embraces his wife's body in faithful tenderness, so the bare ground and trees are embraced by the still, high, light of the morning. I feel an ache of longing to share in this embrace, to be united and absorbed. A longing like carnal desire, but directed towards earth, water, sky, and returned by the whispers of the trees, the fragrance of the soil, the caresses of the wind, the embrace of water and light. Content? No, no, no--but refreshed, rested--while waiting." -Dag Hammarskjold

Free from the Chain Gang Now - Johnny Cash

If It Takes a Lifetime - Jason Isbell

I shall keep singing! Birds will pass me On their way to Yellower Climes-- Each--with a Robin's expectation-- I--with my Redbreast--And my Rhymes--  Late--when I take my place in summer-- But--I shall bring a fuller tune-- Vespers--are sweeter than Matins--Signor-- Morning--only the seed of Noon--                      -Emily Dickinson