You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty for Feeling

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It’s okay to feel discouraged sometimes.
It’s okay to cry.
It’s okay to feel your heart break.
It’s okay to ask, “Why?”
It’s okay to stand and it’s okay to kneel.
It’s okay to just sit in it for a while.
It’s okay to feel whatever you feel.
You don’t have to feel guilty for feeling.
You don’t have to fight it. You don’t have to run.
Just know that the sun will rise again
and show you all that you’ve won.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

“The sharp experiences of belief in the supposititious life of matter, as well as our disappointments and ceaseless woes, turn us like tired children to the arms of divine Love.”
-Mary Baker Eddy

Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell.

Together on This Beautiful, Fragile Planet

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I had such high hopes for our world. I thought that once we’d made it through the pandemic together we’d all come out of it kinder, wiser, more noble. I thought we’d look at one another with new eyes – recognize the miracle of just being alive together on this beautiful, fragile planet.

NASA photo of Mother Earth.

No Time for War

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Our world doesn’t have lives to waste in war.
No life is surpluse. No life is collateral.

Our world doesn’t have time to waste on war.
We have too little time and every moment matters.

Our world doesn’t have land to waste on war.
We need a healthy planet – not one that’s shattered.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

“They have attained to thermonuclear power, have they?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Well, that’s the criterion.” Naro chuckled, “And soon their ships will probe out and contact the Federation.”

“Actually, Great One,” said the messenger, reluctantly, “the Observers tell us they have not yet penetrated space.”

Naron was astonished. “Not at all? Not even a space station?”

“Not yet, sir.”

“But if they have thermonuclear power, where then do they conduct their tests and detonations?”

“On their own planet, sir.”

Naron rose to his full twenty feet of height and thundered, “On their own planet?”

“Yes, sir.”

Slowly, Naron drew out his stylus and passed a line through the latest addition in the smaller book. It was an unprecedented act, but, then, Naron was very wise and could see the inevitable as well as anyone in the Galaxy.

– Isaac Asimov, 15 Short Stories

Christian Science Treatment: She Said, “Of Course!”

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Your request for prayerful support
was proof of God’s constant supply –
proof of Love giving all of us
what we need to soar and fly
and celebrate Life together.

You couldn’t have given her
a greater gift than to ask
for her help. She had a choice –
she could have said no;
she could have said her plate was full;
she could have told you she wasn’t ready;
she could have told you she was scared.
But instead she was just so glad you
reached out – she was so glad you shared
this opportunity with her.

And the moment she said, “Of course!” –
the moment she opened herself up
to the power of “The Force” –
she felt her heart flood
with joy and love
and she knew without doubt or fear
that you and she were in the middle
of a healing together –
right now, right here.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

A Christian Science treatment isn’t a one-way giving.
It’s sharing a feast together. It’s Love’s children celebrating
together on holy ground, unbound.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

“Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need.”
-Mary Baker Eddy

Trumpeter swans in flight over Skagit Valley, Washington. Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell.


Train of Thought

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train of thought choo choos
its way through dark tunnels, high
mountains and spring fields
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

(It is two in the morning here. Just woke up with this haiku in my head. I’m going back to bed now. We’ll see if this makes any sense when I wake up again in a few hours.)

Riding on a train in Alaska.

Love Really IS the Answer

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Who made us?

Love.

What’s our purpose?

Love.

Where do we live?

Love.

How can we help?

Love.

Why are we here?

Love.

When?

Now.

– Karen Molenaar Terrell

“Man is idea, the image, of Love; he is not physique.”
-Mary Baker Eddy

“God is Love.”
– I John 4

Safe in Soul’s Womb

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I will not fear –
I feel you near.
Mozzy – I sit in the room where you passed on
five years ago and I feel your presence
here with me.
Daddy – your old backpack hangs on the wall
and your hat is on the mantel next to Moz’s shoes
and I feel you smiling at me.
The room is cozy and warm. The cat
sleeps on the back
of the chair.
Outside the frogs are croaking a merry tune.
I feel the power of Love and Truth
pulsing around me – singing of hope.
I live safe in Soul’s womb.

I will not fear –
I feel You here.
– Karen Molenaar Terrell

The Courage That Keeps Us Free

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Eugene Goodman and others in the capitol police;
the people of Russia who are marching for peace;
the people of Ukraine who fight for democracy –
would have been the civilians at Dunkirk
who brought the soldiers safely across the sea.
Outnumbered, but unwavering –
the courage that keeps us free.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

The Flood Gates Open

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The flood gates open
and unbounded joy pours out –
O feel the glory!
-Karen Molenaar Terrell


Symbols for the Times

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Symbols for the times –
BLM posters in windows
and fingers in the peace sign,
banners of rainbows
and cars in a COVID-testing line.
Sunflowers and masks,
and knitted pink hats,
Taking a knee,
and piles of requests
to save the bees,
Fans waving flags of yellow and blue.
A world in labor,
birthing a world that’s new.
-Karen Molenaar Terrell

Rainbow Over Padilla Bay. Photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell.