Posted in A Course in Miracles, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spirituality, tagged Serenity, Surrender, William Stafford on March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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As events unfolded through the latter part of last month, I found myself blowing into my little God Whistle asking for strength. It was a February of change and challenges that shook me more than anything had for quite some time. The strength did come and right beside it flowed wisdom and comfort.
I [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, elizabeth adams, tagged Personal, Poems, Trees, Wisdom on February 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
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past the borders of happiness and unhappiness
a rim of fire oaks bid me on the blue horizon
smooth hand like leaves held me there
while the first hard rain fell
I kneeled and leaned into the heady fragrance
of an ancient wisdom revealed
beneath the old rough timber
it spoke of the delicate balance in being
at once firmly rooted while [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life, tagged Innocence, World on February 21, 2010 | 6 Comments »
this world is innocent
free of motive or agenda
the only question that remains:
are we?
Posted in A Course in Miracles, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Love, Spirituality, tagged Beliefs, Consciousness, Imagine, Inspire on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Imagine a world where
“not one illusion is accorded faith”
If it isn’t the voice of strength,
if it isn’t the voice of love,
if it isn’t the voice of confidence,
it is the voice of illusion.
Imagine according your faith only
to the voice of strength, love and confidence.
Imagine withdrawing your consent,
your agreement with all else.
Imagine paying all else [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spirituality, tagged Anxiety, Inpsire, Poems, Sadness on February 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
If a sadness rises in front of you,
larger than any you have ever seen;
if an anxiety like light and cloud-shadows
moves over your hands and over everything you do.
You must realize that something is happening to you,
that life has not forgotten you,
that it holds you in its hand
and will not let you fall.
~Rainer Maria Rilke~
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Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Love, tagged Grace, Harmony, Inspire, Peace, Well Being on February 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Pain Is Inevitable. Suffering is Optional.” (Zen Aphorism)
It’s a very famous quote that I’ve heard many, many times but only recently began to get a sense of what I think it really means. Life happens, stuff happens — this is inevitable and responding with pure, genuine, heart felt pain is what is natural. Or said [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Chief Dan George, Forest, Inspire, Nature, Olympics, Poems, Vancouver on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
the beauty of the trees
the softness of the air
the fragrance of the grass
speaks to me
and my heart soars
~Chief Dan George~
Opening Ceremonies Vancouver Olympics 2010
