Leapfrogging Each Other Home

A homage to Ram Dass

‘Leapfrog’ by Arthur Tanner

“We’re all just walking each other home.” ~ Ram Dass

Dear Reader,

As the Wheel of the Year turns, my summer travels call. I'll be away for most of July, gathering stories and poems beneath northern skies – returning to beloved mountains, lakes, valleys and sacred stones. If you’re off on your own seasonal adventures, may they be filled with love, light and laughter.

Before I go, I leave you with the joy of leapfrog – a summer game for all ages. This is my homage to Ram Dass and his soul mantra, ‘walking each other home’ – the same deep Truth, but with a playful twist. It takes at least two, and even more fun when a small group joins in, moving forward together!

Leap Frogging Each Other Home

When I was six, I leapfrogged my way through playtime, my body bursting with joy and boundless energy. Friend’s backs were the hills and peaks over which I sprang, allowing my spirit to soar upwards, high into the blue. Leapfrog; a game of mutual cooperation, of learning how to take your turn, as bodies bow with hands on knees whilst another’s soul leaps high!

Approaching sixty, my body is much slower yet balanced and whole. As I look within, moving the game from grass to grace, I reflect on how each body houses a radiant soul that shines like a beacon on dark nights. In the transient clothes of my body, I seek out other players, those like-minded souls, eternal beings, who know we are all just leapfrogging each other home.

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For those interested, this prose poem sleeps and dreams on page 116 of my third book: Soror Mystica – nestled among poetry and Jungian musings on balancing the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine in all of us.

Wishing you a July of open skies, shared laughter and joyful leapfrogging at every turn.

Yours in words, Deborah

If my words strike a chord and you feel inspired to dive deeper into my poetry or explore my essays on Jungian thought, I invite you to visit: The Liberated Sheep