Holy Sips
🌿 Practicing It
1. Sense the pull — Notice when reverence comes with a desire: to touch, to be loved back, to merge, to matter.
2. Breathe and soften — Let the body acknowledge the pull without acting on it.
3. Name without reaching — Say inwardly: “This being is holy.” And then, “And I do not need them to be mine.”
4. Let it rise, then release — As with music, let the awe build… then let it fall into quiet. Do not try to hold it.
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🥀 Holy Sips: A Practice of Reverent Presence
🌿 Practicing It
1. Sense the Pull
Notice when reverence arrives with a desire:
to touch, to merge, to be claimed, to stay.
Let that wanting be a bell, not a chain.
2. Breathe and Soften
Let the breath cradle the moment.
No fixing, no holding — just witness.
Let the sip rest on your tongue, not your fist.
3. Stay With the Gift
Even if the person withdraws,
even if the moment ends —
stay with what it gave, not what you lost.
The sip was real. The holiness was shared.
4. Bless and Release
Say thank you — not aloud, but inside.
Not “thank you for staying,”
but “thank you for being.”
Let the sip return to the stream.
5. Keep the Cup Clean
Don’t muddy the memory with stories of betrayal.
Don’t turn reverence into resentment.
What was sacred can remain so,
even if it never repeats.
6. Sip Again
Look for holy sips in other places:
a smile from a stranger,
a passage of music,
a glance from someone who sees you.
The sacred is promiscuous with its beauty.
Be ready.
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This was a gift from my friend Mondaye as we explored separating love and reverence from desire and possession ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹