Embracing the Curriculum

 Embracing the Curriculum

Quietly I sit in this old familiar spot

sipping on the tea that refuses to stay hot.

I read, think, and write a bit in some demanding fever

to understand reality and to become a true believer.

Yet...no matter how many times I reheat this stupid cup

or type some deep, life changing and inspiring message up,

I can't seem to find the "aha" moment that makes it all sound right.

I just can't seem to relieve this mind that is always so uptight.

I guess I am hiding  from the reality 'that is' with every word I type.

I am hiding from the true curriculum in this "I am a seeker" hype.

The lesson is not in thinking or in explaining the life outside that door,

nor is it in getting lost in some practice, or by doing more and more.

The learning is found in being with each thing that painfully emerges from inside 

and facing the circumstances and reactions from which I tend to hide. 

Life, I'm told, will give me exactly what it is that I am meant to learn

and I will come to trust the teacher with every challenge badge I earn.

Each and every  moment is the lesson plan at play

and if I become a faith-filled student, I may graduate some day.

Dale-Lyn December 2025

Silly poem ...if you want to even call it that...quickly put together for whatever reason.  Don't judge the poem...it is "bad", I know...(I really feel embarrassed about putting this one up and that is why I know I must put it up!) Just take the message from it if you can. 

All is well