Peace Recipe Poem by Mark Bratlie

Letting be and letting go
are skills that we can nourish
And when we do we set the stage
for peace within to flourish

This life is full of changes
that we cannot control
And fighting this reality
is bound to take a toll

To grasp and cling to good times
brings anxiety and fear
Which can block out full enjoyment
even while good times are here

Bitter fighting with the bad times
merely feeds them energy
While letting go of constant struggle
tends to set one's spirit free

If we can let life come and go
we will be much more at peace
Not only on the outside
but way down underneath