8-25-19

Let me see the world with the eyes of a broken heart,

And not the eyes of a rational mind.

Let me gather up the sadness that others leave behind,

Let me embrace all the fear and loneliness I find,

Grateful for this moment, before I return to a happier time.

9-10-19

Let me embrace this life, Let me not avoid any moment of me.

For life is escaping, My turn is almost over.

And I feel my heart open as I get older,

The reward that I get as I see others replace me,

Is the warmth that I feel as I pass into history.

9-12-19

Meditation – The effort. we make and the pleasure it brings,

Gives flight to our life and turns our breath into wings.

!0-22-19

Though it is the sun that makes the sunrise and sunset,

It is the clouds that make the ones we cannot forget.

Advancing clouds in a silver sky,

To be alive today, and not know why.

The peace of the moment brings a tear to my eye,

And the faith to move on and not know why.

8-14-19

I would hate to die, knowing there were things not known, not learned,

not felt or said because of fear or pride. So let me meet every challenge,

whether presented or created by me, not for success or failure, but for

the experience.

8-15-19

I will miss these moments terribly; the times when I remember to stop

and enjoy the trees and the traffic.

8-18-19

Enjoying a passing storm and the refreshment it brings,

The silence that follows, until a bird sings.

This is a moment that will not return,

Let me smile with it softly, see the world slowly turn.

7-21-19

Let us set our feet to wander, to travel off anew.

Let’s close the box inside our mind that stays with tried and true.

To feel the fear inside ourself, the wonder of discovery.

To tremble at. the depths below and at the heights above me.

And passing through the zone of fear, the place where we arrive-

Gratitude for this moment and the chance to be alive.

7-28-19

I am sorry for the dying trees, and for the dirty sky,

I am sorry for all I’ve left undone, the love I’ve let pass by,

Remember death comes to us all, and alone we all must die,

The worst I can do with what’s left is be afraid to try.

6-22-19 FOR JOHN

No pieces left to pick up, it’s all dust to dust,

No words to say , although I think I must.

Silently now you are carried along,

Our earthly home is not where we belong.

We will know you now when we look to the stars above,

And thank you for trying , you were easy to love.

6-25-19

People today don’t want to cry, they don’t want to grieve,

They don’t want to feel pain.

It’s a shame really, we miss so much.

6-30-19

To seek the unknowable, to not understand

To be ever-present to the moment at hand.

To be at peace with everyone I see,

And to take my place in the great mystery.

7-11-19

We bow our heads to the sacred breath that has become our life.

The moment is eternal and so are we, but not so our breath; treat it preciously.

7-11-19

Let me see the world not with the eyes of a rational mind;

But with the eyes of a broken heart. Amen.

7-19-19

I think nothing is prayed for, more and against, than rain.

Rain gets even atheists to pray.

It’s kind of nice really, things we have no control over turn us to prayer. Pray always.

3-14-19

Let me see the world with the eyes of a broken heart,

Not the eyes of a rational mind.

3-10-19

Some days I wake up and all I can think about are people I don’t like:

And some days I wake up and think about the beautiful souls that we all are.

4-21-19

Outward attempts at humility come off as artificial,

humility is an inside attitude of non-judgement.

4-25-19

Time is not linear, all time is ever-present.

6-21-19

We cry out to a God who listens but does not speak.

It is a love I feel, but cannot hear or see.

A heart so broken so alive.

The great mystery, the paradox, the eternity of this moment.

Alive again – smiling.

Feeling connected to a God Unknown.

I want to destroy any box that people try to put God in.

1-19-19

Gave up on going to the usual group today. Instead I decided to walk to the grocery store, have a cup

of coffee, read my book and pick up a few things. I felt good about choosing to be alone instead of

trying to fit in again. It was snowing hard, and I thought why leave home at all? Of course we must

leave home, in our life and in our day otherwise we would never know the joy of going home. While

reading my book, Winter Count by Barry Lopez, I came across the line, “He spoke in a genial way, as

though misgivings were a part of everything”. Wonderful! It was like finding a trail marker when

you think you are lost on your hike.

1-31-19

I realize that my life is not the result of what happened to me, but the result of the choices I made

when something happened. There are no right and wrong decisions, there are only consequences

to decisions.

10-15-18

Thank you God for the questions, may they never end

Thanks for the uncertainty, and for the riverbend

Thank you for the mountainrise

And for the desert vast

Thank you for this moment, and not allowing it to last.

And thank you for stopping me from rushing through my day:

For writing down my gratitude before it slips away.

10-25-18

We pray for peace with ourselves, for peace with each other, and for peace among nations.

10-31-18

That I may find grace in ordinary things,

That I may be inspired by what the day brings,

That I not be afraid of the darkness or what’s true

That I be at peace with this moment, and at peace with all of you,

That I may accept my slowness as the colors turn to gray,

And all my imperfections that I’ve learned along the way.

It is in the thought of leaving that makes me feel so blessed-

For the earth does not belong to us, on earth we are a guest.

11-4-18


The stars are the light of souls, now body gone.

They teach us to look up in our darkness, do not fear the night or the loneliness there.

11-11-18

I want to spend some time with you if only in our heart:

We never could see eye to eye so that is a better place to start.

12-9-18

The cold grey sky is calming. The colors more subtle, the spaces between greater.

The quiet stillness of nature: content with herself.

12-27-18

Arrives the dawn, the moment slows, our presence will be allowed, it’s glory will be shared.

It is in this moment the gift arrives. To pause, to be present, to connect. So happy to be alive.

To find peace, beauty, connection, in this place, this moment,

Otherwise it can never be found.

In nature, that is where our scripture is written:

In the cycle of life and death, the reality,

Everything is forgiven.

2-12-17

I am rooted in sorrow

I am rooted in truth

I am not rooted in joy

I am not rooted in peace

I am rooted in struggle.

Why would I ever want to change?

4-11-17

To be of the moment, to be of the earth,

To give up before and after and the religion of my birth,

I am almost done, I can almost feel,

I am almost dead, I am almost real.

4-28-17

Just born, soon to die

The space between – The blink of an eye.

Back again the infinite burn,

I wish I knew what I forgot to learn.