Most every work day for more than 11 years, Dena wrote a love note, poem or other thought, on a napkin - and tucked it in Marshal's lunch - a ritual of the heart. At the beginning of 2009, Marshal started typing them up. It became our practice to share the Daily Napkin with you, OUR ritual of the heart. Then, in October 2015, Marshal retired, so the whole dynamic changed. Dena took several months to re-evaluate and decide what she was going to do. Since she is also simplifying, she is in the process of incorporating all 8 (including this one) websites into one. With that in mind, the poetry of the napkin is now joined with her art and/or photography images. May you enjoy them. May they feed your spirit.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Open to Receive

OPEN TO RECEIVE

That man who gives of his heart
was generous right from the start

In kindergarten
he watched out for the other kids

And still his wife knows
how very much he gives

Yet he won't let anything back
He needs to learn to...
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Receive
Open to receive
It's as you believe
that you deserve

The cycle must return
so as you give
open to receive
open to receive
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The woman with heart on her sleeve
had empathy for all that grieved

She sympathized
and reached out in warming love

Yet her own self
she hides away above

And she suffers the pain inside
She must open to...
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Receive
Open to receive
It's as you believe
that you deserve

The cycle must return
so as you give
open to receive
open to receive

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