The plant is called a Naked Lady. Though I do not know what is naked about them. Perhaps it is the wide open petals standing atop an unadorned stalk, with reaching unshielded arms and upturned fingers gathering and welcoming all. Is that the image…..
Paulo Coehlo’s book, The Supreme Gift stirred a whisper to create a 10 Commandments for the heart.
No other Gods – I will not surrender my heart and mind to others or their truths. There is one Truth-Love.
Do not make graven images or bow down to them…..
Glass bricks and sun dancing as the day begins to fold into night. Like watching clouds so many images flow through the glass… a tree, a sun rising over a mountain, leaves, waves, a fairy or angel with arms outstretched, a snowman, a heart, a caterpillar, and…..
A tree rooted moon. A lunar atlas of streams, highways, and byways. The touch and vibration of a tree nurtures my day. To bend my neck back and raise my eyes to say good night to the moon is my lullaby before sleep. Not even a half…..
Their white fire nakedness flames up and out. Their uninhibited dance twists, folds, and dares to lie surrendered upon the ground. To see them now is like an ultra sound of spring’s waiting birth. And what is the whisper? Spring, summer and even fall are the presentation…..
Thursday I sought the comfort and courage of the Old Ones for Friday’s needs…two precious trees that have been my companions upon this path. Today the wind and dust so fierce I wondered if I could return to the Old Ones to give them thanks. I could…..
I was reading Thich Nhat Hahn’s words this morning of transforming the past. But are we not told we cannot undo the past? The past is transformed by how we respond to it in this moment, the present, now. That thread led me to ponder…..
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