I want to live on wonder’s edge,

to shut out the

jackhammer of

old stories and

fears and blames and everything

that limits me,

feeds my ego,

to be present,

to cast aside old habits, and

in their place,

silence, stillness

to invite grace.

With gratitude to Kathleen Dowling Singh for her presentation on “The Grace in Aging” at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, January 24, 2015