Acceptance

"Last night, as I was sleeping,
I dreamt,
marvelous error!
that I had a beehive here inside my heart.
And the golden bees were making
white combs
and sweet honey
from my old
failures."
Antonio Machado (quoted in the book Radical Acceptance)

Great Ocean of Awareness

"You are the whole ocean

Why send out for a sip of dew?"

Rumi



Sacred moment

"Watching the Moon at dawn

solitary, mid-sky,

I knew myself completely;

no part left out."

Izumi Shikibu

Wonderous Solstice

Mexico Sun Rise Winter Solstice

Goddess of Beginning and End

Mother of All Change

"There is a song the patriarchs shut our ears to and forbid us to sing."

On the other side now

the new Aquarian Age has been birthed

We embrace Her power

And gladly, fearlessly,

Sing Her Songs

again

May Her Love and Compassion Transform Us

Into the Wise Ones we imagine ourselves to be

Happy Solstice dear Friend

Winter Solstice 2012

There are cycles within cycles
Spirals that take us inward
Spirals that bring us out again
Just watch the natural world
And you will see it is true

Here we are again at another ending
Another beginning

The 13th baktun of the Mayan Long Count
Completing a cycle of 5,125 years. Amazing!

I hope this new cycle brings peace and love
May all beings everywhere
Have all that they want and need

We can birth a new world
If we come together
And renew the Sacred Hoop of Oneness

Winter Solstice Blessings
Dream and vision a future of beauty
my friends

Basic groundlessness

"In these turbulent times, the Hopi said, we have to let go of the shore and stay in the middle of the river, in the unceasing flow of life...They said : See who is there with you and celebrate." Quote from Living Essentially with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron

Listening to the Bell

"May the sound of this bell
Penetrate deep into the cosmos
Even in the darkest spots
living beings are able to hear it clearly
so that all suffering in them cease
understanding comes to their heart
and they transcend the path of sorrow and death

Listening to the bell
I feel the afflictions in me begin to dissolve

My mind calm
My body relaxed

My breath brings me back
to the safe island of mindfulness
In the garden of my heart
the flowers of peace bloom beautifully."
Thich Nhat Hahn

shadow and light

I walk along the path
Sometimes in the cool shadows
Sometimes in the warm sun light
Seeing clearly
I embrace the world
Just as it is
Everything
Awakened energy

Buddha's Prayer at Dawn

Now may every living thing

young or old, weak or strong

living near or far off, known or unknown

living or departed or yet unborn,

may every living thing be full of bliss

The Buddha