I am soil

I once thought I had to be strong, hard, immovable and unchangeable.

I thought I had to be stone. 

But I am not stone, I am soil 

I am deep and rich and full of life 

I teem with possibilities and change

I grow new life and compost old

A torrent of water may make me into a landslide

Or drought may crack my exterior and make me brittle

But when my emotional waters run deep and cause my world to feel unstable,

I can settle

I can transform

This is strength

And when the heat of hurt makes my world feel unchangeable,

I can find the spring waters deep within and water myself

I can trust the rains will come

This is strength.

I am soil not stone.