Silent I Listen
You peel and pull and tear away at all the ‘stories’ that still haunt you today.
You move out of the sun’s rays to escape the shadows always following,
Those layers of should’ve and would’ve and could’ve
When you shouldn’t, wouldn’t, or couldn’t
Escape the annoying words, the looks, the choices made for you or by you,
So not, really you.
When all you want so desperately, is to just know who the hell ‘you’ are,
You stay in a shadow to avoid the shadows of what others fear
For you or about you.
You and Perfection are never going to make good bedfellows.
You will never figure out who’s perfection you are striving to be or be like
Or not be or not be like
You struggle to know… to know You, to know what is right FOR you.
You’re tired of being afraid.
You want to relish the light not stand in its shadow,
Afraid of those shadows that feed on your insecurities.
You don’t know you very well,
How can they presume to know you at all?
What they believe, they want you to believe when
You don’t know for sure what you believe.
You don’t need to today. It will come.
You have been led by what others believe you should believe,
To be reborn, reformed, transformed, found, sought out, encouraged.
All such a mystery but it is the journey, right?
The Mystery of it all envelops the senses, all of them,
When you can just be still enough to listen.
Look at the letters that spell listen – They spell silent,
I am guessing by no accident.
You see, the solutions to all these great Mysteries
Stand open armed to each of us, to all of us, to you and to me.
Will you come to know, in this journey called life,
That victory lies in the surrender?
Stepping out of the shadow that hides your shadow,
That hid your light and kept you thinking
They were right.
No more, no longer shadows be gone.
They can’t define the course for you,
That keeping up or matching up or out running anything matters.
The inevitable…
You will one day surrender, but you won’t give up.
You will listen in the silent space to the songs between the words.
You’ll write your own song, your destiny.
You will give it your best shot.
Take the hero’s journey and master each challenge.
Watch the shadows fade without the food of your thoughts feeding them.
Can you hear the cheers above the jeers,
When you step into the light?
Let go the fears fed you by years, of listening to their noise.
Silent you listen.
You hear the quiet whispers on the wind carrying divine inspiration,
An invitation to be ALL you can be,
If it doesn’t serve you, uplift you, feed your joy,
Silence the noise.
It isn’t yours to play with or in or around or
God forbid, under.
This is the silent you
Speaking out from under a fading shadow.
As the sun rises to squelch the darkness that threatened
To surround the very essence of truth,
The depth of you, is set FREE.
May you all be blessed with a beautiful holiday weekend. Amidst the celebrations of this Memorial Day, and all those we remember and honor, may you find You in the silence that speaks through everything.
Giving a shout out to my Grandfather Arthur Lester Zimmer (US Cavalry, WW I), my father Francis Duane Wolf (Army Air Corp, WW II), my uncle Richard Wagner Zimmer (Coast Guard) and to my husband, Danny Lee Dobbs (US Army, Vietnam 1967-68). Thank you to all who have served in whatever way they could…
God Bless America!
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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