Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker

Goodness Meditation - Holy Stop
Goodness - is the focus of this guided meditation. What is it you need to hear to make you feel good? Julie Potiker completes the meditation with a reading of her poem, "Holy Stop".
Holy Stop, by Julie Potiker
A little after 2pm
I exit the 5-south freeway at Loma Santa Fe.
At the traffic light, two women with bright green vests
CROSSING GUARD in tall black letters.
Outstretched arm
grasping pole with big red stop sign
hats with brims
sunglasses shielding eyes
from the California sun.
A precious job
A vital task
shepherding school children.
Three vest clad women, one vest clad man
a Santa Claus beard
Perhaps a grandpa.
Or merely a good neighbor.
A generous offering.
A lovely way to
take good care of children.
These are the things we can do in this messy life
where nature wreaks havoc
24-hour news cycle shaking you for attention.
It might be standing on a street corner,
shielding your eyes from the sun,
holding a stop sign.
Holy, stop, perfect.
-Holy Stop, by Julie Potiker.