Door County, Wisconsin
A slippery fish, a slippery fish,
Swimming in the ocean.
A slippery fish, a slippery fish,
Glub. Glub. Glub.
(Children’s song)
I know a
Slippery Fish
Once I think I got it
It slips away
The closer I get
The slipperier it gets
I wonder why
Slippery Fish
Is it out of fear
Or out of freedom?
I wonder why
Slippery Fish
Love who you are, and stay high with life!
“What produces a genuine person is being open to not feeling okay.” (Pema Chödrön)
From all of our journeys
The one within will take you deeper
To a place of love and fear
Where Being resides
And when we close our eyes
We suddenly realize
We do not want to go
What we may find scares us
Threatens us
All we want is love
But Dear, listen
Become friendly with yourself
Smile at fear
Welcome your pain
Feel your way in
And all the sudden
You have found a peace
An acceptance
A genuine feeling
That trumps all others
It is Life itself
Embracing you
All of you
“Follow the grain in your own wood.” (Howard Thurman)
The joys of authenticity
Come paired with the fear
Vulnerability brings
We feel open, raw
Scared, yes
But this is the way it goes
A little bit of this
A little bit of that
And we feel our way
We follow the grain
In our own wood
Only when we embrace
All that comes
With being alive
Méia Jacobs 