Here we are again, another turn of the wheel of time. I am filled with love now, recognizing the impermanence of all things, including thought, emotion, world and self. It has been a year of instruction for me, a call to an ever deepening grace that pervades existence, yet we easily miss and neglect it. The invitation of aging is the invitation to humility and wisdom. What a journey life is.
So here are a few more of my recent outpouring. It doesn’t stop.
May you find peace and openness in whatever circumstances you find yourself in during these times.
Don’t hide any longer From what hurts Face it, you are stronger Than you imagine It’s there anyway Trying to get attention Face it, not with resignation But with tender willingness It will become a precious jewel And the doorway to love. --------------------------------------------- You are beautiful When you are naked and free Of this heavy coat of conformity And self limitation. --------------------------------------------- Don’t be a river Searching for home Wondering what the ocean is like It will only feed imagination And you will keep saying ‘No, not this, not this, This doesn’t fit my idea Of the ocean.’ The ocean water Is already in you Become naked And realize This simple truth. ----------------------------------------------- I walked away from my life And into the fire of love Following only the flame No concern for self or future Caught by an impulse Led by a fragrance Into the unknown I gave myself to that fire Oh! did it burn When you say yes to love All that is not love Turns up to the party. ------------------------------------------------ If the ocean hung on to the waves The way we hang on to our emotions What chaos we would see But no, the ocean is wise And allows the endless movement Knowing that movement Is but a small part of its nature. ------------------------------------------------- It may take an entire lifetime To realize the only truth that matters Is the totality and grace of love. ------------------------------------------------- Let your heart speak Of a longing Beyond mind’s knowing. ------------------------------------------------- Turn away no more From yourself Your experience offers you An open doorway to your deepest At some point You must go through that doorway And meet all that You have turned away from When that time comes You will be ready You are always ready. --------------------------------------------------- The effervescent and eternally Emergent universal intelligence Has chosen you As its celebration You are its eyes and ears Its way of moving Of knowing others And knowing itself Isn’t that enough? -------------------------------------------------- When you remember The innate innocence That was there When you arrived in this world But became hidden By the weight of conditioning And the wounds of childhood When you remember That innate innocence Is still here You will realize You never left home You just got lost. ---------------------------------------------------
Thanks Kavi, valuable words. Have a peaceful Christmas break.
Deepest wisdom from the heart.
Your life has softened into such beauty.
God bless