Poetic Pause — Heaven Is Where the Heart Is

Sweet Dirt Journal Podcast

Episode Description

Welcome to Poetic Pause.This is a space to help us breathe—to hold the weight of crisis, conflict, and uncertainty without being consumed by it.

Sometimes the only thing we can do is pause.To stop for a moment, sit still, and let silence remind us that we are still here—and that another way of being is possible.

In this episode, I share a stanza from my poetry collection—something small to sit with, reflect on, and allow to unravel gently.

The practice is simple:

Listen to the words

Pause

Sit in silence as long as you need

Today’s Stanza

Heaven is where the heart is—meadows of singing lilacs and daffodils,lush grass that chimes in the wind,await those whose hearts are free.

This stanza has been a lantern for me in dark moments, a reminder that freedom is not always found in certainty, but in listening—deeply—to the heart.

After listening, I invite you to take a breath.Let the words settle.And sit into the silence.

Reflection Question

What might become possible if I stopped searching for certainty and trusted my capacity to adapt?

This episode is part of Poetic Pause, a public poetic memorial inviting us to stop—even briefly—in the midst of uncertainty, crisis, and conflict, and to imagine a world beyond violence.

Thank you for being here.Nothing more.Nothing less.Just a pause.

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