Walk Two Moons in My Moccasins...

It is so easy for people to pass judgment on others. Especially when you have not experienced what the other person has. Sometimes, regardless of having been out of high school for what seems a lifetime, we find people picking us apart. It could be about our hair, our body, our choices, our significant others- you name it, someone somewhere will be judging you.

We are going to meet people in our lives that have an abundance of knowledge in things that we have never had the opportunity of learning, doing things that we never have experienced. When we come across this, it is our job as a mindful individual to accept that it may not be for us, who we are, or who we want to be, but we should have respect for the other and their knowledge, beliefs, and choices. We don’t have to understand it all, nor experience it, but be respectful. Respectful that their choices and actions make them them, and yours make you you.

I wish for you an abundance of wisdom

I wish for you the ability to put yourself into my path

Walk two moons in my moccasins before you pass judgment

I do not wish for you to understand who I am or why I do what I do

I wish for you the ability to respect me as an individual

As I have respect for you

Let me be free

Unbound by the chains of negativity, conformity, and guidelines

Alis volat propriis

Let me fly with my own wings

As you are free to fly with yours

Love me when I need it most

Love me when I need it least

Love me for me

Not for who you expect me to be

I love you for all that you are

All that you want to be

Let’s create a world where instead of picking apart each other

We encourage and lift each other up

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.” ~ Rumi

Let’s dance in the moonlight amongst the flowers

We can dismiss all negativity, judgment, and preconceived notions

We can be whole, at peace, at one with who we truly are