Find a refuge, a place of serenity
where you can sit and breathe
when life presses hard against you.
Build one in your mind if need be,
a quiet place, not too warm or cold,
with a gentle breeze that carries
sweet fragrances and birdsong.
Then retreat there and absorb its peace
and spaciousness until everything else
melts away and you find yourself
one with the sheer wonder of being,
here, in the Mystery’s very heart.