31 December 2010
30 December 2010
29 December 2010
24 December 2010
The Beginning
"Where have I come from, where did you pick me up?
the baby asked its mother.
When in girlhood my heart was opening its petals, you hovered as a fragrance about it.
Your tender softness blossomed in my youthful limbs, like a glow in the sky before the sunrise.
Heaven's first darling, twin-born with the morning light, you have floated down the stream of the world's life, and at last you have stranded on my heart."
The Crescent Moon
Rabindranath Tagore
the baby asked its mother.
When in girlhood my heart was opening its petals, you hovered as a fragrance about it.
Your tender softness blossomed in my youthful limbs, like a glow in the sky before the sunrise.
Heaven's first darling, twin-born with the morning light, you have floated down the stream of the world's life, and at last you have stranded on my heart."
The Crescent Moon
Rabindranath Tagore
22 December 2010
21 December 2010
18 December 2010
12 December 2010
7 December 2010
Life Is Simple
"Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it - it's just easier if you do. If you have a problem, it can only be because of your unquestioned thinking."
Byron Katie
"Peace in the Present Moment"
Byron Katie
"Peace in the Present Moment"
2 December 2010
1 December 2010
30 November 2010
Balancing
I'm always amazed how leaves manage to stay attached to their branches
when the snow comes.
It's as if they've been surprised
but hold on all the same - and I marvel at their speckled beauty!
28 November 2010
27 November 2010
24 November 2010
Presences
"Listen to presences inside poems.
Let them take you where they will.
Follow those private hints,
and never leave the premises."
Rumi
Let them take you where they will.
Follow those private hints,
and never leave the premises."
Rumi
21 November 2010
15 November 2010
13 November 2010
11 November 2010
10 November 2010
9 November 2010
8 November 2010
7 November 2010
6 November 2010
5 November 2010
Up the steps
I love going up these steps right near my home.
They lead me to all sorts of different walks.
past the weathered grey fence
and then to choose where to go...
4 November 2010
3 November 2010
2 November 2010
In the dusk of the evening
"In the dusk of the evening, the bird of some early dawn comes to the nest of my silence."
Stray Birds
Rabindranath Tagore
Stray Birds
Rabindranath Tagore
1 November 2010
31 October 2010
30 October 2010
29 October 2010
28 October 2010
27 October 2010
20 October 2010
18 October 2010
Walking Meditation
"Take my hand.
We will walk.
We will only walk.
We will enjoy our walk
without thinking of arriving anywhere.
Walk peacefully.
Walk happily.
Our walk is a peace walk.
Our walk is a happiness walk.
Then we learn
that there is no peace walk;
that peace is the walk;
that there is no happiness walk;
that happiness is the walk.
We walk for ourselves.
We walk for everyone
always hand in hand.
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom under our feet.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Print on Earth your love and happiness.
Earth will be safe
when we feel in us enough safety."
Thich Nhat Hanh
We will walk.
We will only walk.
We will enjoy our walk
without thinking of arriving anywhere.
Walk peacefully.
Walk happily.
Our walk is a peace walk.
Our walk is a happiness walk.
Then we learn
that there is no peace walk;
that peace is the walk;
that there is no happiness walk;
that happiness is the walk.
We walk for ourselves.
We walk for everyone
always hand in hand.
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom under our feet.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Print on Earth your love and happiness.
Earth will be safe
when we feel in us enough safety."
Thich Nhat Hanh
