Calm: A Golden Shovel

WHEN I reflect on 2021,
I have to give myself grace for what I may not have
BECOME, and I have to assign value to every accomplishment.
CALM my anxious heart, O Lord, and help me focus
ON the good, the blessings, the victories, 
THE growth and the love from this past year; help me to release jumbled mess
INSIDE in order to embrace the forthcoming joy,
THE peace that is to be in my
WORLD. I give myself permission to accept what
BECOMES of me with each hopeful step as I remain
CALM in my heart and mind and as I focus
ON the good, the blessings, the victories,
THE growth and the love that is to be shared
OUTSIDE of me.

This Golden Shovel is inspired by "Mindful World" by Georgia Heard from her book titled, My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness.