Based in Boston, MA,  This Life is a practice is a collection by Erin Mckay. Her posts explore what it means to be true and authentic to oneself, through joys and the challenges, ultimately leading to discovery of what we are meant to do in this one, fleeting lifetime! 

Own Way

Sometimes I wander
far away from it all

being on my own
feels like the right thing to do

the birds and creek talk to me
with no expectation
of a response

here, I learn what listening means
and when I've gone far enough, 
and can hear perfectly
what it is I've been listening for all along

the song in my heart

I hope you can go your own way too--
I'll let you.  

I will let you go. 

Mount Auburn

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