One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice – though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to [...]
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The Journey
Posted in Inspiration, Mary Oliver, Poetry on January 30, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Sad is Happy
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, tagged Emotions, Feelings, Happy, Holiday Blues, Sad on December 11, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Posted this almost exactly a year ago and stumbled on it again just the other day. I love my own sweet voice of wisdom here. It reminded me that though I had moments where I thought I had lost everything I know deep down, it was never really lost to begin with. It was right [...]
Today
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Spirituality, tagged Miracles on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The ordinary miracles begin. Somewhere a signal arrives: “Now,” and the rays come down. A tomorrow has come. Open your hands, lift them: morning rings all the doorbells; porches are cells for prayer. Religion has touched your throat. Not the same now, you could close your eyes and go on full of light. And [...]
For Free
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Music, Poetry, tagged For Free, Joni Mitchell on December 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Joni Mitchell wrote a song “For Free” many years ago. It was the song about the sax (?) player, playing on a noisy street corner. A song of how everyone passed his music by. That song left an indelible imprint, a resolve in me to take less for granted. I wanted to notice, to appreciate [...]
Heart Desires
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Love, Music, Spirituality, tagged Heart's Desire, Passion, Spiritual Love on November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What about love? Deeply, passionately enamored with something, anything Love will find you in the innocence of night and re-kindle that spark The very scent of desire wafts about your nose and beckons you to come hither Now from behind you, you hear the slow steady insistent beat of a rhythm You’ve heard [...]
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