all the roads to now.

honoring all that you are
and all that you've weathered.
every storm endured.
every season lived.
every chapter written.

the pain and heartache carried.
the quiet triumphs claimed.
the hopes and dreams that rose and faded.

bearing witness to it all.
trusting yourself.
trusting life's unfolding.

believing the dreams that fell away
were never meant to stay,
and the ones still glowing within you
are simply asking to be nourished.

honoring the paths worn.
the paths crossed.
the ones that intertwined for a while
and drifted apart in time.

the winding roads.
the helping hands.
the lift of unexpected kindness
that carried you here.

releasing judgment.
knowing a greater good
moves beneath everything.
quietly.
faithfully.
revealing itself in its own time.
waiting for our recognition
and our gratitude.

and so i say,
thank you Self.
thank you family.
thank you lovers.
thank you friends.
thank you strangers.
thank you Creator.

for it all.
for all of me.
for all of you.
for all of this life.
for the whole unbroken journey.

and thank you
for all that has yet to arrive.
for i trust it will come
in its own right time.
for my highest good.