Poetry Minisode - "Ebb & Flow" | Sam Horton

In this BRAND NEW mini-episode of Soul Led Creative Women, Sam Horton reads an original poem taken from a personal reflective creative moment of her every day life.

This one is titled "Ebb & Flow"

And asks the question:
Where in your life are you being called to soften, to retreat, and trust the quiet space in between?

Sam says: This poetic episode explores the sacred rhythm of ebb and flow in life, creativity, and spirit. A gentle invitation to embrace rest, trust the in-between, and remember that stillness holds its own kind of power.

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Podcast Summary

"Ebb and Flow" speaks to the sacred rhythm of life, creativity, and oneself — a gentle reminder that we are not machines built only for action and output, but living beings meant to move through seasons of rising and retreating. This poem honours the often-overlooked wisdom of rest, of pausing, of vanishing not out of weakness but necessity. The imagery of vanishing “like the summer sun” or the tide receding reminds us that even in moments of stillness, we are not absent — we are gathering, becoming, quietly preparing for what’s next.

It is also a reclamation of slowness, of honoring the quiet stirrings of creativity that don’t always roar but whisper instead. It is a reflection of the natural contrasts in life’s experiences—from chasing the fire and flood of doing to learning to trust the subtle rhythms of spirit and inner knowing.

This poem invites you to embrace the ebb as deeply as the flow, to know your worth in the hush, and to trust that what feels like a pause is often sacred preparation. In this space, we remember that healing, inspiration, and wholeness often arrive not in the noise, but in the quiet.

My question for you to ponder:

Where in your life are you being called to soften, to retreat, and trust the quiet space in between?

Email me at [email protected].

Ebb & Flow

There are days and seasons when I vanish,
I fold into stillness like the summer sun in all its glory,
disappearing beneath the horizon —
not gone, just hidden, gathering.

Creativity doesn't always arrive
in a blaze of brilliance.
Bold hungry energy.
Ready to devour, ready to burst -
Like fat overstuffed fireworks missiled onto the canvas.

Sometimes it hums soft
in the belly of silence,
a murmur of maybe
before the bloom.
Small steps instead of leaps.
Quiet and faint, slowly stirring.

I have learned to honor
the in-between,
where nothing is finished
and nothing has begun —
only the quiet knowing that there is more to come.

I used to fight the ebb,
feared the hush between heartbeats,
craved the flood, the fire,
the rush of doing.
But now I listen
to the subtle pull of spirit,
the lunar rhythm of my heart and soul.

What leaves me
makes space for what longs to arrive.
I am not broken —
I am tidal.
Worthy, even in retreat.
Whole, even in hush.

So I rest in the mystery,
open-palmed, open-hearted,
a vessel for the beauty of flow.

Take care,
Sam x

^{Sam Horton
Sam is a Women's Empowerment Specialist. A series of life challenges, from divorce and burnout to feelings of inner disconnection and emptiness, were the catalysts for a spiritual creative journey that led her out of the dark and transformed the way she cares for herself and shows up in the world.}

<sup>This journey is what inspires Sam to support other women to turn their pain into power and evolve into the most beautiful, authentic, best versions of themselves using transformative spiritual and creative tools to remember who they really are at their core.

Sam lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia with her tween daughter. She is a self-confessed homebody obsessed with connecting her heart with her home through her love for art, flowers, nature and sentimental treasures.</sup>

 

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