This is a poem about Ubuntu that I wrote after attending John's workshop in Wales. I came with curiosity,
Intellectual interest,
Prepared to criticize,
Proud of what I knew.
My own fearless self
Was free to walk away
I nearly did. Then,
Moving through the motions,
Something dissolved.
Seeing the simplicity
Of opening hearts,
Sensing support,
Honouring ancestry,
Inviting,
Accepting,
Allowing,
Something true,
Something sweet,
Something right,
Came.
Now expanded
By the beauty of humility,
I go smaller.
Smaller
Is not what it seems.
Smaller
Is connected.
Smaller
Is bigger.
Smaller
Is huge.
Rob Fradley-Wilde, 3rd May 2009