Guest Blog: Drake Powe

Hello Friends! I thought I would try something different this month. I’d like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine. Drake and I go back more than three decades. I have always appreciated his resilience, peaceful energy and loving nature.

Drake is a meditation instructor, life coach, stress reduction consultant, and public speaker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Using Yoga and grounding techniques, he teaches a relationship to agelessness and thriving in the midst of modern challenges. Drake has been practicing meditation since childhood and has over 30 years of experience supporting personal growth in the midst of challenges.

Drake has provided me with three poetic works. What a change of pace this will be! I encourage you to read slowly and mindfully. How does our internal rhythm of reading change when we read poetry? Do any of the lines resonate with you? I would love to hear your feedback.

A Long Way To Go But Already There 

Step up to infinity 

The threshold between life and death 

Once across the line a moment is equal to a thousand years 

With those that pass always close while so far away 

This is important 

Lost in ignorance, you might miss it 

Distracted by the games people play 

You could miss the opportunity to speak to the eternal 

Right now, here, today 

This moment is the point of power 

You can choose right now 

To live life as an oath 

A human being has to have a code 

If they want to be humane 

Choose it here today 

Death feels far off, but it is really right now

We Do Not Have To Be Afraid

We are safe 

Even if what we fear occurs 

We will be alright 

Who we truly are is not at risk 

It is true that we die 

At least to others, things change 

But we are not things 

And never experience death 

Endings are only commas, 

With separation truly reparation 

Where what is lost is always found 

And nightmares turned into dream 

We find our power in acceptance 

With the courage to see 

Loving what is 

Amore fate

Time 

It moves so slowly as a child 

Summers 

College 

The decade between your 20’s and 30’s 

Children grow up so fast 

The summers are so short 

They are almost done with school 

The decade between their 20’s and 30’s 

On the deathbed 

Remembering summers 

The romance of youth 

We grow old, but are the same inside 

Time is an illusion 

It all happens right now 

Kind, patient, content, committed.

Beauty never ends

You can learn more about Drake Powe by visiting his YouTube channel or connecting with him on LinkedIn.