if abandonment is the core wound

the disconnection from mother

the loss of wholeness

then the most potent medicine

is this ancient commitment

to never abandon yourself

to discover wholeness in the whole-mess

to be a loving mother to your insides

to hold the broken bits

in warm open awareness

and to illuminate the sore places

with the light

of love

–Jeff Foster

(Courtesy of Ben Gilberti, H.W., M.)