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I wanted to share this poem written by Bethan Laurels \u2013 she is a friend and student who sent it to me after practising yoga, movements, and breathing on the theme of sleeping better. She thought her poem was the perfect representation of being present in the present moment, an essential trait for the brain to feel safe and calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Just be\u2019 simply tell us to be with ourselves, our life, feelings, and emotions and let them be as they are so we can make changes and be happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the original here on her beautiful website, with many other of her poems https:\/\/www.bethanlaurels.com\/just-be.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the message from Bethan Laurels:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This poem became the first piece I shared publicly, and with it, an installation art project that took place across Cornwall and in the Dunkirk refugee camp, France. Thanks to the help of friends, their friends and people I’ve never met except for the joys of the online world I was able to translate it into over 15 languages from around Europe, the Middle East and Far East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will find them below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read, connect, ‘just be’.<\/strong>

English<\/strong>:

Please let me be lost in the world of infinity
Where the life of life is in close proximity
Where the words of others are lost inside feathers
Feathers of the flocks of birds in flight
Vanishing into the distant night
Taking with them my fears
Leaving me here
To be alive, to be free, to be
Just be

French<\/strong>:
 
Laissez-moi me perdre dans le monde de l\u2019infini
O\u00f9 la vie de la vie est \u00e0 proximit\u00e9
O\u00f9 les mots des autres se perdent dans des plumes
Les plumes d\u2019oiseaux en vol
Disparaissant dans la nuit distante
Emmenant avec eux mes peurs
Me laissant ici
Pour \u00eatre vivant
Pour \u00eatre libre
Pour \u00eatre
Juste \u00eatre

Italian<\/strong>: Translated by Francesco
 
Per favore, fammi disperdere nel mondo dell’ infinito
Dove la vita della vita e’ nella vicinanza circostante
Dove le parole altrui sono perse tra le piume
Piume di stormi di uccelli in volo
Che scompaiono nella notte lontana. portandosi via le mie paure
Lasciandomi qui
Ad essere viva, a respirare ad essere
Soltanto essere
 
Polish<\/strong>: Translated by Marcin
 
Prosze, pozwol mi utracic siebie w swiecie nieskonczonosci
Gdzie zycie zycia jest w bliskiej bliskosci
Gdzie slowa innych sa utracone wewnatrz pior
Piora ze stada lecacych ptakow
Znikajacych w glad odleglej nocy
Bioracych z nimi moje obawy
Pozostawiajac mnie tutaj
By zyc, by oddychac, by byc
Poprostu byc
 
Prosz\u0119 pozw\u00f3l mi zgin\u0105\u0107 w \u015bwiecie niesko\u0144czonym
Gdzie \u017cycie \u017cyciu jest tak bliskie
Gdzie innych s\u0142owa gubi\u0105 si\u0119 w pi\u00f3rach
Pi\u00f3rach ptak\u00f3w, co stadem lec\u0105
Znikaj\u0105c w odleg\u0142\u0105 noc
Bior\u0105c z sob\u0105 moje l\u0119ki
Zostawiaj\u0105c mnie
Bym \u017cy\u0142, oddycha\u0142, by\u0142
Po prostu by\u0142

Dutch<\/strong>: Translated by Zoe, checked by Marjan
 
Graag raak ik me kwijt in een wereld van oneinding,
Waar de leven van leven wordt dichterbij
Waar de worden van anderen zijn verloren binnen veren.
Veren van de koppels van vogelen in vlugt
Verdwenen in de verre nacht
Die nemen mijn angsten mee
En laten mij hier
Om te leven, ademen, en zijn
Gewoon- zijn
 
Dutch<\/strong>; Translated by Michael\u2019s friend
 
Laat me alsjeblieft verdwaald zijn in de wereld van oneindigheid
Waar het leven van het leven dichtbij is
Waar de woorden van anderen verdwaald zijn in veren
Veren van de zwermen van vogels op hun vlucht
Verdwijnend in de verre nacht
Mijn angsten met zich meenemend
Mij hier achterlatend
Om te leven, te ademen, te zijn
Alleen maar zijn.
 
Czech<\/strong>: Translated by Sarka
 
Pros\u00edm nech m\u011b ztratit se v nekone\u010dn\u00e9m sv\u011bt\u011b
Kde je \u017eivot v t\u011bsn\u00e9 bl\u00edzkosti
Kde je sv\u011bt druh\u00fdch ztracen uvnit\u0159 pe\u0159\u00ed
Pe\u0159\u00ed v hejnech let\u00edc\u00edch pt\u00e1k\u016f mizej\u00edc\u00edch do vzd\u00e1len\u00e9 noci
Berouc\u00ed sebou m\u00e9 obavy
Zanech\u00e1vaj\u00edc\u00ed m\u011b zde
B\u00fdt na\u017eivu, d\u00fdchat, b\u00fdt
Jenom b\u00fdt
 
German<\/strong>: Translated by Michael
 
Lass mich verloren sein, bitte, in der Welt der Unendlichkeit
Wo das Leben des Lebens nahe ist
Wo die Worte der Anderen verloren sind in Federn
Federn der Vogelschwaerme im Flug
Entschwindend in die ferne Nacht
Meine Angst mitnehmend Mich hier lassend
Zu leben, zu atmen, zu sein
Nur sein
 
Healthemindhealtheworld \/ Wenn die Seele heilt, heilt die Welt
 
Turkish<\/strong>: Translated by Michael\u2019s friend
 
B\u0131rak\u0131n beni kaybolay\u0131m, sonsuzlu\u011fun d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda
Ya\u015fam\u0131n ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131n yak\u0131n\u0131nda
Di\u011fer s\u00f6zlerin, t\u00fcylerin aras\u0131nda g\u00f6r\u00fcnmez oldu\u011fu noktada
Hep birlikte u\u00e7u\u015fan ku\u015flar\u0131n t\u00fcylerinin aras\u0131nda
Karanl\u0131k geceye kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131nda
Korkular\u0131m\u0131 da alarak yanlar\u0131nda
B\u0131rakarak beni burada
Ya\u015famaya, nefes almaya, olmaya
Sadece olmaya
 
Healthemindhealtheworld \/ ruhu iyile\u015ftir d\u00fcnyay\u0131 iyile\u015ftir

Greek<\/strong>: Translated by Michaels friend
 
\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce \u03b5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03b8\u03ce \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5
\u038c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac
\u038c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac
\u03a6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd
\u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae \u03bd\u03cd\u03c7\u03c4\u03b1
\u03a0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5
\u0391\u03c6\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce
\u039d\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b6\u03c9\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03bd\u03ad\u03c9, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9
\u0391\u03c0\u03bb\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03c9
 
Portuguese<\/strong>: Frederico: Michaels friend
 
Permita que me perca no mundo da infinidade
Onde a vida da vida est\u00e1 em estreita proximidade
Onde as palavras dos outros est\u00e3o perdidas dentre plumas
Plumas das revoadas de p\u00e1ssaros na noite
Sumindo na noite distante
Levando com elas meus medos
Deixando-me aqui
Para viver, para respirar, para ser
Apenas ser
 
Deixa-me perder no mundo da infinidade
Onde a vida da vida est\u00e1 em grande proximidade
Onde as palavras d’outros se perdem em penas
Penas dos bandos de p\u00e1ssaros voando
Desaparecendo na noite distante
Levando com eles os meus medos
Deixando-me aqui
Para estar viva, para respirar, para ser
Apenas ser
 
Croatian<\/strong>: Translated by Michaels friend
 
Daj mi da budem izgubljena u svijetu beskona\u010dnosti
Gdje je \u017eivot \u017eivotu blizak
Gdje su rije\u010di drugih izgubljene me\u0111u perjem
Perjem jata lete\u0107ih ptica
Nestaju\u0107i u daleku no\u0107
Uzimaju\u0107i moje strahove
Ostavljaju\u0107i me ovdje
Da \u017eivim, da di\u0161em, da budem
Samo da budem

Romanian<\/strong>: Translated by Michael\u2019s friend
 
Te rog las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 fiu pierdut \u00een lumea infinit\u0103
Unde durata vie\u0163ii este scurt\u0103
Unde cuvintele celorlal\u0163i sunt pierdute \u00een fulgi
Fulgi alte c\u00e2rdurilor de p\u0103s\u0103ri in zbor
Pierd\u00e2ndu-se \u00een noaptea \u00eendep\u0103rtat\u0103
Lu\u00e2nd fricile mele cu ele
L\u0103s\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 aici
S\u0103 fiu viu, s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc, sa fiu
Doar s\u0103 fiu
 
Danish<\/strong>:
 
Lad mig v\u00e6re fortabt i uendelighedens verden. Hvor livets liv er t\u00e6t p\u00e5. Hvor andres ord er fortabt i fjer. Fjer fra flyvende fugleflokke. Som forsvinder ind i den fjerne nat. Som tager min frygt med sig. Som efterlader mig her. At v\u00e6re i live, at \u00e5nde, at v\u00e6re. Bare v\u00e6re.
 
Persian<\/strong>: Translated by Mona Nasser
 
\u202b\u0628\u06af\u0630\u0627\u0631 \u062f\u0631\u062f\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u06cc \u0628\u06cc \u067e\u0627\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0634\u0648\u0645 . \u062c\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u0628\u0647 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u0646\u0632\u062f\u06cc\u06a9 \u0645\u06cc \u0628\u0627\u0634\u062f \u0648 \u06a9\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u062f\u0631 \u067e\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u06af\u0645 \u0645\u06cc \u0634\u0648\u0646\u062f. \u067e\u0631\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u067e\u0631\u0646\u062f\u06af\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u0631 \u062d\u0627\u0644 \u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632 \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u062a\u0627\u0631\u06cc\u06a9\u06cc \u0634\u0628 \u0646\u0627\u067e\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0645\u06cc \u0634\u0648\u0646\u062f \u0648 \u062a\u0631\u0633 \u0648 \u062a\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0645\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0627 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0628\u0628\u0631\u0646\u062f. \u0645\u0631\u0627 \u0627\u06cc\u0646\u062c\u0627 \u0645\u06cc \u06af\u0630\u0627\u0631\u0646\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u0645\u060c \u0646\u0641\u0633 \u0628\u06a9\u0634\u0645\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0634\u0645\u060c \u0641\u0642\u0637 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u0645.

Hindu\/urdu<\/strong>:
 
\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0902\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0964 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0917\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0917\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u093c\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0916\u094b\u090f \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0902\u0916\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u091d\u0941\u0902\u0921\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0921\u093c\u0924\u0940 \u091a\u093f\u0921\u093c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0902\u0916\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u0917\u0941\u092e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0926\u0942\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0921\u0930 \u0932\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940\u0902\u0964 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c \u091c\u093e\u0924\u0940\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u093c\u093f\u0902\u0926\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f, \u0938\u093e\u0901\u0938 \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f, \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f\u0964 \u092c\u0938 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f\u0964
 
Filipino<\/strong>:
 
Hayaan mo akong maligaw sa mundo ng kawalan,
kung saan ang buhay ng buhay ay nandiyan lamang,
at ang wika ng iba ay nakakubli sa balahibo ng mga ibong lumilipad tungo sa isang malayo at malalim na gabi.
Tangay nila ang aking mga takot para ako lang ang maiwan,
buhay at nakahihinga ng magaan.
 
Chinese<\/strong>:
 
\u8bf7\u8ba9\u6211\u8ff7\u5931 \u5728\u65e0\u5c3d\u7684\u4e16\u754c
\u90a3\u91cc\u9c9c\u6d3b\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u76f8\u4e92\u6bd4\u90bb
\u4eba\u8a00\u6d88\u5931\u5728\u7fbd\u7ffc\u4e4b\u4e0b
\u98de\u7fd4\u7fa4\u9e1f\u4e4b\u7fbd\u7ffc
\u901d\u4e8e\u8fdc\u591c
\u5e26\u8d70\u6211\u7684\u6050\u60e7
\u7559\u4e0b\u6211\u4e8e\u6b64
\u6d3b\u7740 \u547c\u5438 \u5b58\u5728
\u53ea\u662f\u5b58\u5728
 
Slovak<\/strong>:

Pros\u00edm dovo\u013e mi vytrati\u0165 sa do sveta nekone\u010dnosti
Tam kde sa \u017eivot so \u017eivotom stret\u00e1 v tesnej bl\u00edzkosti
Tam kde s\u00fa slova in\u00fdch iba vt\u00e1\u010d\u00edm per\u00edm
Per\u00edm k\u0155d\u013eov vt\u00e1kov letiacich
mizn\u00fac do dialky \u010diernej noci
Odn\u00e1\u0161aj\u00fa so sebou v\u0161etok m\u00f4j strach
Zost\u00e1vam s\u00e1m, \u017eijem, d\u00fdcham, som, u\u017e iba som.
 
Mandarin<\/strong>:
 
Please let me be lost in the world of infinity.
\u6211\u9858\u5931\u843d\u65bc\u7121\u57a0
Where the life of life is in close proximity.
\u751f\u547d\u7684\u7f8e\u597d\u553e\u624b\u53ef\u53ca
Where the words of others are lost inside feathers.
\u4ed6\u4eba\u7684\u8a00\u8a9e\u98db\u6563\u65bc\u7fbd\u7ffc
Feathers of the flocks of birds in flight.
\u7fbd\u7ffc\u6476\u6276\u6416\u9f4a\u98db
Vanishing into the distant night.
\u6d88\u901d\u65bc\u6c88\u591c
Taking with them my fears.
\u5e36\u8d70\u6211\u7684\u6050\u61fc
Leaving me here.
\u800c\u6211\uff0c\u99d0\u8db3\u539f\u5730
To be alive, to breathe, to be.
Just be.”
\u6d3b\u8457\uff0c\u5c1a\u5b58\u4e00\u606f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wanted to share this poem written by Bethan Laurels \u2013 she is a friend and student who sent it to me after practising yoga, movements, and breathing on the theme of sleeping better. She thought her poem was the perfect representation of being present in the present moment, an essential trait for the brain to feel safe and calm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogalaurent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}