Do Not Wipe Your Tears Away Do not wipe your tears away. Let them flow down your cheek. Let them create a stream on your face to allow the healing waters to flow. Let the waters cleanse your skin and wash your face with silk. Let them caress you lightly and reveal to you, your heart. Let the water fall to the earth, and a tree will grow from it. Let your tears flow from their depths and they will release the seeds of your soul. Do not be careful. Do not be contained or proper or polite. Do not wipe your tears away. Taste them on your lips and know that you have graced yourself today. ~Jodie Senkyrik from – Poetic Medicine, by John Fox Book O’ the Week
by: John Fox Poetic Medicine is not just for those of us who already fancy ourselves poets or writers. One of the great characteristics of this and Fox’s other book, Finding What You Didn’t Lose, is that Fox, like Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones and Susan Woolridge in Poemcrazy, give us permission to use writing to discover our own selves. Dear Hearts, Most of us (especially us men) expend an enormous amount of energy trying to appear invulnerable, strong, and in control. For many the last thing we want is to allow to our tears to be seen by others. During the course of our many workshops people spend some time poking around in the attics of their lives exploring old memories and examining the boxes and bags that have gathered there over the years. Eventually they will come across some old stuff that will generate tears. Almost without fail the first thing they do is grab a Kleenex and began to mop the tears away. If they don’t grab a Kleenex on their own, some other compassionate and nurturing soul will rush to their aid with the box of tissues and began to administer flood control. I often encourage people to let the tears flow. It is a lovely thing to see the tracks of tears on the cheeks of the face as they wash away old hurts, pains, and disappointments. From my own experience I’ve found it invaluable to let them flow to the point where I can taste the salt on my lips. The taste of salty tears seems to serve as a reminder of the cleansing quality they contain. It accents the real value of allowing tears to flow in order to clear out old toxins, whether they be emotional or physical. I would suggest that the next time you feel the tears beginning to come for whatever reason, that you just let them flow unabated and see for yourself how much this stream of healing waters refreshes your life. Make it a week of healing. Love and blessings, Rick and Patricia Namaste
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