inward to peace

as one 

moves

outward

to grow

one

moves

inward

to

peace

is this 

a paradox

growth

is often

imagined as

striving

expanding

reaching outward

peace

is often

imagined as

stillness

silence

return

are they

opposites

one

engages

life

to grow

through

relationship

through

challenge

through

the full range of

human

experience

responding

to reality

moment

by

moment

growth

is the

soul

discovering

peace

through

personality

learning

as reality

unfolds

peace

remains

as one
grows

one

softens

samskaras
dissolve

old patterns
lose
their hold

the mind
quiets

the heart
becomes
lighter

peace
is
always
here

growth

and
peace

are

one

one
unfolding

we grow

outward

returning

inward

we engage

life

to discover

stillness

we move

through
the world

coming
home

to soul

om