THE LION’S LULLABY

Sit with it.

Be with it.

Look into its 

anguished eyes.

Do not flinch.

This will be 

the hardest thing 

you will ever do.

Eventually, it will get 

drowsy, then drop 

off to sleep.

Be with it also

as it sleeps.

The next hardest thing 

you will do will be to 

know what to do 

knowing that this lion 

of shame is asleep

inside you and will 

wake soon.

When it does, 

remember … the eyes.

Stay with the eyes.

This is the practice.

Presence is 

the lion’s lullaby.