Oneing

Long before "enlightenment"
I was well versed in no-self
Dissolving into the pain of childbirth
Dissolving the personal
Expanding, expanding, expanding
No resistance ...

And the expansion continued
With no separate self present
For the around-the-clock 
Feedings and diaper changes
There was no self to complain
Just in-the-moment doings
I was 'oneing' with the baby

And many times hence
I have dissolved into the cry of another
For brief unions
Sometimes traveling miles
To aid a new mom breastfeeding 
To help a pregnant mom death her sister
To shelter homeless children
To offer respite for grieving children
To help a new mom birthing
God directs the oneings

Oneing happens all the time
Especially with small children
And pets--
When full investment is a must
For their survival
Their pain is your pain
Their happiness is your happiness
Their need is your need
But sometimes a oneing ends 
Abruptly--as in death
And we are thrust into 
The suffering of being separate

Grief has its purpose
It is here to empty us
Cry it all out 
For when the body and heart
Are emptied
Only then is there room for 
For divine oneing

Only then will the divisions 
The dichotomies 
The dualisms end

Oneing is our divine birthright

🖤🖤🖤 bjbeyers 2023

"The cloud weeps, and then the garden sprouts. The baby cries, and the mother's milk flows." Rumi

"The love of God creates in us such a oneing that when it is truly seen, no person can separate themselves from another person” Lady Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)