presence

6-14-21

As the sun rises, it calls attention to each tree individually;

How fortunate I am just to be here.

The sun, the trees, the birds, the sky, the moment.

The perfect body of a robin arrives.

We observe each other.

He leaves, less impressed with me than I am of him.

Thank you for that moment, thank you for this moment.

As the material world rushes by, the natural world slowly becomes perfection.

6-22-21

I am afraid of everything, which is kind of nice actually:

Life for me is not an accomplishment, life is an adventure.

6-27-21

That my days may continue

That I be teachable

That my heart be indestructible

That I find my purpose in the little things

That I see the beauty in the things others pass by

That I move slowly in a busy world

That I stay present to all pain

That I be a full body listener

That I judge not as the day proceeds

That I cry as easily as I smile

That I smile as easily as I breathe

That I remain unsure

That I always pick up litter

That my soul be primary

That I be guided by wisdom when helping others

That I never stop seeking the truth

That I learn from those who oppose me

That I also love those I don’t like.

7-4-21

I have enjoyed playing with my anger for about an hour now;

It is time to ‘let it go’.

We let nothing go.

Letting it go means taking it out of your mind and

Putting it in you body;

The harm there will not be less, but it will be hidden better.

OK smile pretty now.

There are no shortcuts to living,

No simple solutions for growth.

Let our days be filled with awareness,

And let us learn to live with the truth of ourselves and others.

Meditation is our road to acceptance, acceptance will take time.

Our struggle is forever, our peace is in this moment.

5-16-21

Tree greening

Mountain gray

Bird preening

Comes the Day.

Sky blueing

Golden sun

Non-doing

All is one.

Colors bright

Harmonize

Dark the night

Star the skies.

My eyes close

Pause to breathe

The heart knows

World at Peace.

5-27-21

As my mind longs for death

My body fights to survive.

What is this madness, again and again.

Is there a purpose to anything?

A moment of beauty,

Believe in something, it’s all I’ve got.

The wind in the trees, it carries eternity

The ancient perfection of uncertainty.

The natural world.

Why do I get angry at people who die before I do?

Is death the only thing that makes life so precious?

A moment of beauty.

I would miss you terribly, I could never leave.

The wind in the trees, it carries eternity.

A moment of beauty, let it carry me.

4-25-21

Of all the thoughts that I can have,

I choose the ones that worry.

Of all the time that I’m allowed,

I think that I must hurry.

I feel I must do a little more,

Just to equal those around me.

The easy going, nonchalant

Really do astound me.

But I am more than just a crazy brain,

I’m a soul that’s learned to fly.

I live my heart, I smile my life, and I never wonder why.

2-25-21

Wisdom cannot be taught.

Wisdom can only be learned.

Our experience is the highest value-

And allowing others theirs.

4-18-21

My friend the crow has stopped by, but he does not stay:

It is his busy time.

Good to see him, good to be seen.

How many times have I not wanted to be seen?

Too often I’m afraid.

I so desperately need to hide, to escape, to disappear.

Today, I am OK to be here.

I don’t know who said it first,

But I find these words helpful.

“Be at peace with this moment, the changes you seek

Will come at their proper time.”

4-8-21

Experiencing strong emotions today,

Rising anger and deep fear.

Anger is always about the past,

And fear is about the future.

The rainy morning is helpful, I find myself alone.

With no distractions, I find my way back: back to this moment.

It is in this moment a worried mind and a troubled heart finds peace.

Grateful today for choices, to return to my own breath.

4-11-21

Growth and decay, Inspiration and emptiness.

When I loose my balance, it is because my view is too small.

All things rise and fall, everything is in rhythm.

My opinions are not needed, I am allowed to observe this short time.

I can make nothing better, not even me.

Today I am alive, and life is eternal.

Tomorrow I will be dead, and death is eternal.

All things come, all things go.

The glorious reality of this.

4-5-21

There is more to this than time and distance,

There is more to us than flesh and bone.

When I try too hard I create resistance,

When I control too much I end up alone.

Giving up the old ways is never easy,

Shame and fear is safer than risk and trust.

But life’s an adventure, and always remember-

In the end it’s all dust to dust.

THE TUESDAY NIGHT

Seeing myself in everyone I meet, I seek out those who are like me.

Then you walked in – unannounced, unexpected, unwanted.

When you said your name, I knew you even less

But I heard you for the first time.

You were hard to look at, and even harder to see.

You are not here to be looked at, you are not here to be heard.

You are here to be known.

You don’t live life – you burn it –

You have consumed me and I will never let you go.

You are what I won’t let myself be.

You are purpose and balance in this holy mystery.

2-28-21

Perfect love and perfect death now come to my perfect life.

How wonderful to be here, to loose the moments, they slowly pass.

The whites are graying and the grays darken.

I love being here, I love this experience.

To be dying without resistance.

Soon enough the fight for life will return-

So I am grateful for this moment, it is what I needed to learn.

3-11-21

How quickly I seem to get lost inside myself.

I feel so confused, so unable to touch the moment.

I don’t see the beauty, I only see the sameness.

I don’t see the truth, I only see the emptiness.

How quickly inspiration dissolves into the ordinary.

It is the ordinary days, that I learn patience and acceptance.

It is the ordinary days, that I learn to smile, and to wave.

It is the ordinary days that I learn to share more with others.

My soul is my own, but my life should be shared.

2-21-21

To experience that wonderful stillness that only

Winter mornings can provide.

My life gets so much better

When I take myself outside.

To be present in this moment

There is nothing else to be.

I close my eyes, I take a breath.

Become the stillness that is me.

2-21-21

We are here to seek beauty,

We are here the truth to know,

We are here to spread the love we have,

And that is how we grow

What a wonderful chance we have to share each others pain;

To laugh together in the shining sun

And in the pouring rain.

And when you are asked to sing, sing like you belong.

Your truth and your beauty are best expressed when in a song.

And please remember to join with us whenever you get the chance,

To imitate the stars above, to wink, to shine, to dance.