Mia Brice

[Mia Brice]

Tidying my space helps me feel sane.
It can also become an all day project distracting me from my work in the world

From my desk chair, where I meditate with OHP, yesterday I made a list of 13 things I could see to attend to. The objects themselves were things like dog toys, jigsaw puzzles, and an empty vase. My relationship to these objects shifted when I approached them with more intention than dealing with or ignoring. I took a moment to ask each object what they might want, and to listen. The puzzles wanted to be put in a box and given away to someone who might enjoy them. The dog toys wanted a basket and a bath before being put there. The vase wanted a flower and a new view.

This morning as I sat in this same, yet changed environment, I felt in conversation with my space in a fresh way. Instead of occupying the room I’m listening to it.
Perhaps this is what it means to be more tidy with myself.

[Mia Brice]

Heartbreak

Finding my ceramic mug with the orange snake carved into the handle
Thought it’d been stolen by my stepdaughter, Karma
Forgot I’d hid it in the pantry long ago
Keeping her from taking and breaking another of my treasures
All this time, empty, holding only my rage in a dark place

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