The sky is source sun, rain, wind the seasons And I? I spread my branches all grace and reverence basking in magnificence
Tree of Life
Practice
If you’re not ready To forgive yourself Practice By forgiving others If you’re not ready To love yourself Practice By loving others
Just Dance
You didn’t stop dancing because you’re depressed; You’re depressed because you stopped dancing.
Within the Teacher Lies the Lesson
Within the broken lies beauty Within the lost lies discovery Within the weary lies resolve Within the abandoned lies self-reliance Within the battered lies strength Within the suffering lies wisdom Within the humiliated lies humility And so it goes, on and on, The teacher and the lesson. When I originally […]
On Wings of Fire
Unburdened Love
We seek a love which will make us whole; Such a burden we place upon those we love. So I work to become whole in myself, Hoping the lightness in my being Leaves no burden for others to carry.
Enveloped
I envelop myself in words In the dreams and visions they evoke In the taste of them on my tongue I tingle as they brush across my lips Tremble as they form in my chest A rumble larger than myself While they wind a path through my mind Illuminating this […]
Hidden Fruits
Often, even a prolonged search appears fruitless But look among the discards For the unsought fruit So often sweeter, more fulfilling Than the one intended. Seeking is an act of desire, Discovery, an act of vision. Disentangled from objectives, Seeking always bears fruit.
The Crucible of Suffering: Pain
If you feel hatred, feel the anger that powers it. If you feel anger, feel the fear that motivates it. If you feel fear, feel the pain that underlies it. If you feel pain, heal the part of you that feels it. Pain is the crucible in which all […]
Choose Love
When I choose to live in my fear, my anger, my hate I see the world through eyes that fear I hear the song of anger in every note I taste hatred as if all sustenance were the bitterest root In my mind I place the world of power, control […]