Fleeing the Creator
Jonah lept into the water
and was engulfed by a whale
In whose belly he fell into a dream
or maybe a vision.
When the whale grew tired of nurturing him
And threw him up,
Jonah swam to dry land
The place of refuge
And began to tell the people,
Those who would listen and those who would not,
That inside the belly of a whale is dark.
That the beating of a whale’s heart is deafening.
That drinking sea water on an empty stomach makes one ill.
And that
The one thing he had learned,
Was that there are better ways of being
Than the ones he knew before.
Dreaming the World 
Never heard the story told this way, but I love it! 🙂 And yes, we can make better ways of living.
Wonderful! Lately, we have had a lot of Jonah days, haven’t we?
Yes, lots of them! I suspect we are still collectively in the whale’s belly, only some folks don’t know it. I’m not sure who will get disgorged….. or when, LOL!
We are in the belly of the whale. Sigh. But Jonah managed to get out, and I am hopeful we will, too.
maybe what matters is what we do during and after. Right now, I am just tired.
Same. But onward.
There are always better ways…
Beautiful and powerful Michael.
Thank you, Andrea.