it is those that have come before us
in courage and faith and love and devotion
that have paved the way for us to see new vistas
as we continue the dance
in courage and faith and love and devotion
let our legacy be one that echoes love and rings in hope
and ripples out
beyond this limited vista of self
reaching into the farthest and deepest of seas
it appears this 30 day project has concluded…
and a time to continue tending to the ever ongoing projects
and launching into other potential new projects
like starting to reflect in the missing pieces
that i am daring to re-member
reflecting upon this life WHILE i am living it
not waiting to lay on my death-bed
and regret the things i did not say, or do, or offer
the healing that i did not extend
on account of staying safe
in the known
in the predictable
why not open NOW
to the fullness of life that is
in this very moment
and in the moments that have already passed
because we were wondering about it
and all along it is in this moment
this very breath
this inhale
this exhale
this rhythm of the key against my finger tips
identifying what it is we need
asserted with clarity
is hard to come by when we don’t know what we want
or what our gift is to offer
outside my window
heavy traffic
a reminder that life goes on
and motors along
in the midst of it all
we are alive!
what am i doing to chose to remember?
to wake up?
to live.
great ancestor
clear, deep, open hearted one
it is such an honor to witness you taking your seat
holding up this light
with much love and deepest gratitude
It seems these warm days are tempting me into the sun
digging my hands in the earth, swimming,
watering and picking the flowers
My fingers find it hard to more in such a one dimensional word and picture world
Where it is easy to see
Only that which we want to see
Or want others to see
Projecting stories upon each other as we but glimpse
through the view that the window allows for
Deeply knowing our own hearts
Allows us to welcome the fullness in each others
With blessing that you know you are not alone
Hopes that you dare to listen
And a mandate that you respond with all the love you can gather
children are such good teachers
offering endless lessons in patience and trust
persistent holders of the mirrors
often reflecting back exactly what we prefer not exist in us
for our optional examination
asking us to grow beyond ourselves
our natural inclinations
a plea that we might surrender
to that which resides outside of our navels
that we are so fond of gazing at
i was looking through photos that i might post, as my camera is having technical difficulties…and this one caught my eye, partly because of the stark contrast in what i now see out of this corner’s windows, which is lush greens and warm breezes through the canopy of tender leaves. things have defrosted from the long winter that many of us found ourself complaining about. the sun is bright and warming, the winds forgiving, the roads clear of ice…
at first, there is the honey moon, the first shorts day, the first leaf to turn, the first snow…and then the days go on and we take them for granted, we resent them and we find something new (old) to complain about…it is too wet, it is too hot, it is too cold. the transitioning of seasons, does remind us that changes are happening, right in our very midst, always, each day a new opportunity to choose life, to choose love, to chose honesty, to chose compassion for yourself, for your neighbors, and even for your enemies… suddenly your enemies becomes your friends, because fear no longer owns you. they may continue to throw darts at you, at your safety, at your choices, but the power of your reciprocated war, will no longer own you and the war will be over. there is of corse too the on-going need for clarity…love is not always warm and cuddly, sometimes it cuts through like a samuria sword. let us not allow fear and complaint to rule our days, our seasons, our worlds. winter cold, spring wet, summer hot, sadness, grief, pain, and all…let us see the perfection.
if not now, then when?
if we do not live now
forgive now
laugh now
cry now
offer our great gift now
then when?
feel the grief of the world
and offer compassionate living back to the deep pain
that surrounds you every day…
shrouded in worry, doubt, and hopelessness.
dance also in the new day rising in the sun…
to not actively choose joy, love, and clarity,
by default we contribute to the perpetuation
of this pervasive and persuasive fear
that promises to keep us safe…
great harms granted by omission
by believing in stories that perpetuate alienation, anxiety, and exclusion.
do we have the power to change the world
simply by changing our heart mind,
the very lense through which we view it?
awakening us to the then of it being now?
now.
~”Set your life on fire,
Seek those who fan your flames.
~”The lamps are different,
But the Light is the same”
~”What is the body? That shadow of a shadow
of your love, that somehow contains
the entire universe.”
~Rūmī
live the questions
as from this unknown
another arises
and continues to emerge
it is with the ferocity of wild fire
that the seed is able to spread,
to take root
shaking us from complacency
begging for us to persist
demanding that we not retire
in the persuit of living
