The Day I Found My Answer

Mother Aya spoke to me, "Everything is as it is meant to be. All is fine."

She guides me through the cycle of life. Death was dancing;

Swaying gracefully to reflect the coming and going of all things.

Mother Aya shows me decay. My uncle's corpse becoming healthy;

Smiling, telling me he loves me.

Everything that goes into the earth will bloom into beauty.

She tells me my hands are for Love and Healing; Healing and Love.

My voice is for good and wisdom. Shed the past, all is fine.

She shows me connectedness.

Echoing sounds of a roomful of suffering.

Fetal-position sobbing.

I could feel the weight of their pain.

I want to reassure them.

All is fine.

I felt the warmth of my grandmother's love as the healer sang,

"Wake up, wake up child.

Listen, listen.

Listen, listen."

The shaman dances.

Ripple effects of laughter.

I cried at the beauty of healing.

~Mel K.