For who ? For ourselves. Did we do something, some ritual that affirmed our faith today ? In what ? In ourselves. Our ability to connect with our inner selves. For if we do not, who is this person that is working, loving, talking etc. It’s certainly not you.
It’s an everyday search for me. For that something that can put me in touch with myself. My connection to consciousness. My connection to loving nature.
Of course many people have faith. Which is a wonderful ability. I don’t have blind faith. I am more of a searcher. Questioner. Good, bad ? I don’t know. No value judgements on any faith or the question of faith. Or on myself.
Some people do it with meditation first thing in the morning. I have never been able to do that. I have to connect to something, however small, however little, to loose my sense of individuality. That’s the daily struggle. Against my own exaggarated sense of myself. I am so used to it. I have relied on it for so many years. So tough to let go now. Not that I have never questioned it before. But now, it is really important for me to be truly ‘active’ rather than ‘reactive’, which is what I have done most of my life. And how do I know what that ‘true’ action is ? Unless I am constantly in touch with something larger, more immense, more universal than myself ?
Yes I know. By letting go. By allowing yourself not to be addicted to the result of your action. By allowing chaos to invade your life. Yes, I agree. All of that. I do allow chaos to prevade in my life. I am impeteous (spelling). But then the individual in me fights back hard.
It’s an everyday battle. This battle to let go of one’s addiction to one’s sense of individuality.
Yet, the smallest of things can provoke the sensing of my flowing into something much much larger. Something infinite.
This morning it was my 5 year old daughter waking me up with a loud ‘Peekaboo’ and the tinkling of an early morning laugh.
Sometimes it;s just getting up early enough to watch the first shades of dark blue brush across the sky. Something deeply stirring about that.
Sometimes it’s unexpected gestures of affection that were not sought. Or given so instinctually that you were not aware of them.
Sometimes, it’s writing a poem. But only if the words are coming from somewhere else. As if something is flowing through you, a river of emotion you can physically feel that flows through your being.
But it is always so unexpected. So much that I am constantly aware now. My senses hightened. Waiting for that unexpected moment.
When something deeper will reach out and engulf me, and give my life, and all my actions, however small, a deeper and all encompassing context. On a daily basis.
So say a prayer for me. And for yourself.
Shekhar
a prayer for Aaravinda,
good health, and calm
aum
reminding self of present state…
no matter what it is…
aum
Setting a goal
aimed to be done 5 years from now
not the goal is the achievement nor the success or victory
the preparing, planning, disciplining, readiness, the drive, the aim,
the focus, and the will to arrive there
the goal need not be the most important aspect,
the journey
Dear One,
Than you!
aum
A prayer for Bachya Ramdial,
gratitude and appreciation of
thanks, continued love and blessings
wherever spirit journeys…
aum gam aum
we can change the route, but the
destination might be the same
Happiest Birthday Shekhar, all year long!
Good health, and continued blessings
on your adventure of life!
Celebrating 72 times around the Sun…YAY!!!!
confusion about being confused is a confusion
Snatam Kaur…devotion
what may be health now,
may be unhealthy later on,
being intuned can help to feel when the change shifts
from healthy to unhealthy
nothing is as it seems
Ode to the One who is said to have walked on water,
but more importantly, shared a presence of peace and love.
kaizen
continuous improvement
i am nothing but shards of atoms bouncing around
One moment in time
an
eternity,
love
a thought
creation
a story
a book
pictures
a reading
a listening
transformation in every step
as the water before it becomes the wave that travels to the shore for that one embrace and to let go again, transformation in every step
Are we the stories we her, embrace, experience, and tell ourselves?
are we any of this,
or something completely different?
Nicolas, good health, peace of mind,
understanding of your self worth,
you are loved.
aum
If ‘cannots’ can be used as fuel to motion towards a ‘can’
then, is there truly a ‘negative?’ or is there
just fuel for the vehicle, and it’s just we need to
manage the intake so we are not rendered sick
from it’s toxic fumes, but rather direct it
into an area where it can be transformed into a
propelling devise?
the boots
they go
with me
The presence of mind to make the appropriate decision for the benefit of good health, peace of ind, kindness to others and fierce when needed! aum gam aum
what does holding it together mean?
holding our bodies still, not responding in a harsh or violent way,
being polite, being kind and courteous , etc.?
what does it mean?
hmm
when they forget you,
do you remember you?
upsidedown
rightsideup
sideways
inside
outside
there is a side to most things
washing feet
washed feet
wash feet
feet, of ground, of earth
keeping the planet clean
Con fusion
hmm
in order to ‘rewire’ something
be it , brain, house, car engine, etc.
one has to unwire what needs replacement
then new wiring can be installed.
it’s easy for people to say ‘rewire your brain’
almost like you automatically know how and what to do,
not considering, that if a person might ‘need’ rewiring in the
first place, the wiring that is there might have a hard time
recognizing and putting into action what is required for
‘rewiring’, afterall, they are being asked to solve something
with the wiring that is already compromised.
patience, with those who need help, just giving orders
can add to the faulty wiring.
Honour to ‘mother’
prayers for awareness and patience
to be and not to be
the answer
listening
moving molecules
aimed at
working towards
wu wei
we cannot understand what someone else is going through
even if we had similar experiences,
still, as an individual
it is unique to each person
we can perhaps, relate to the experience,
but not ‘understand it’
Rumi
sounding
stringed instruments
the voice
Today I play hymns for loss.
Notre Dame means Our Lady but for centuries the feminine symbol has been dominated by kings, revolutionaries, politicians, and church fathers who retained faith in male power. Now the spire has fallen into ashes just as the old patriarchy must give way to a new unknown. I pray that the conversation can shift away from how to restore a building. Let’s ask, instead, how we can increasingly hear Our Lady’s guidance in both sacred and secular worlds. And, for the records, I believe her name is larger than Mary. ~ Gary Diggins
calm
Artificial intelligence,
hmm
what is ‘real’ intelligence?
what are the best creative hours of the day?
depends on the individual.
who’s to say, it is dangerous to paint, write, sing, dance, create
in the early hours of the morning, when most are asleep?
even those who advise on being creative, tend to forget about their
own advise
what are the best creative hours of the day?
depends on the individual.
who’s to say, it is dangerous to paint, write, sing, dance, create
in the early hours of the morning, when most are asleep?
even those who advise on being creative, tend to forget about their
own advise
no one can really know the heart of another, and when those
creative sparks can fly
there are no specific times, it is a matter of
what flows through each person
quantum waves of healing energy
to all there is
aum
waves of love and space between thoughts and
breathing, peace and calm to our minds and hearts
If you know my every thought,
where is the mystery and magic?
when last did you daydream?
What if, when every time someone has a birthday, their skin colour changes
to be of another race?
Character, personality, traits, etc. stays the same, same person, just the
race colour changes?
‘Mothers’ no amount of words con begin to reveal
what they do, what they endure, sacrifice, how deep
a love goes with them. Just too many qualities to list,
it is an endless existence, once a mother, there is no
turning away from such an experience.
God Bless All Mother’s
aum shanti shanti shanti aum
Where is the safest place to be?
God’s Blessings for my daughter,
as her journey evolves onwards
to new learning and discoveries
of ‘self’ and life
in a new abode
away from home
one she will now
call home
knowing
from first home she knew, in this life, while in the womb
she will always have a place in my heart and soul.
I love you, my daughter,
Being well and safe,
aum gam ram lam aum
Mama
Welcome Kryptos
aum gam aum
presence, awareness, being,
paying attention
all words,
put into practice
becomes something else
no words can describe
aum gam aum