A few readings I’ve used in classes have gotten so much good feedback that I’m posting them here so you can enjoy them whenever you please. I’m glad to know others find them as inspiring as I do! Here’s the first installment of many.
The Guest House
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
– See more at: http://allpoetry.com/poem/8534703-The-Guest-House-by-Mewlana-Jalaluddin-Rumi#sthash.CGb24lN6.dpuf
Megan Neville, M.Ed., NBCT, RYT-200 