Just Past Two

Black Birds Migrating, Lake Ridge Road

From the side of the road I witness the graceful and exacting movement of the flock. Cars rush past oblivious to this awesome dance. There’s spaciousness in my chest and an intense feeling of gratitude overwhelms me. I don’t want them to leave! But they do and I must go, as well. I have someone special waiting for me to pick her up at 3:05.

We Might Just Find a Way

CLOUDS

"Let It Rain"

"Offshore Rain"

"My Foolish Heart"

Evening in June

Duality

You cannot by any means diverge from the Tao. You may love life or you may loathe it, yet your loving and loathing are themselves manifestations of life.

If you seek union with Reality your very seeking is Reality, and how can you say that you have ever lost union?

—Alan Watts

Her Feet Were Bare

Her feet were bare

that winter day.

The day her dream
and reality collided.

Une Retraite Tranquille

An Omen

“When each day is the same as the next, 
it’s because people fail to recognize 

the good things that happen in their lives 
every day that the sun rises.”

~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Everything that I understand, 
I understand only because I love.”

~ Leo Tolstoy

Apache Blessing

 May the sun bring you new energy by day.

May the moon softly restore you by night.

 May the rain wash away your worries.

May the breeze blow new strength into your being.

May you walk gently through the world

and know its beauty all the days of your life.

Heart's Desire

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative 
and the universe is endlessly bountiful. 
Just put forth a clear enough request, 
and everything your heart desires must come to you.

~ Shakti Gawain

The Gift

Beauty Hones

So many tears behind these words.

Love hones like that—

perfects and

purifies

the

gift.

—St. Thomas Aquinas

It’s time we start smiling
What else should we do?
With only this short time
I’m gonna be here with you

~ George Harrison

It Is a Lie

It is a lie—any talk of God

that does not

comfort

you.

—Meister Eckhart

The Sky's Sheets

When He touches me I clutch the sky’s sheets,

the way other 

lovers 

do

the earth’s weave

of clay.

Any real ecstasy is a sign 

you are moving 

in the right

direction,

don’t let any prude tell

you otherwise.

~ St. Teresa of Avila

I Am

“I am not my thoughts, emotions, 
sense perceptions, and experiences. 
I am not the content of my life. I am Life. 
I am the space in which all things happen. 
I am consciousness. I am the Now. I Am.”

~ Eckhart Tolle

No More Words

No more words.

Hear only the voice within.

~ Rumi

Orange Sky

To have this one day is a gift 

to have so many days  

so many adventures  

so many dark nights dawning in bright mornings  

so many encounters opening to friendships  

is a blessing beyond measure.  

~ Anthony Lawlor

The quieter you become, 
the more you are able to hear.

~ Zen saying

There Is No End

Photo: Bernard Solco

There is no end.

There is no

beginning.

There is only

the passion

of life.

~ Federico Fellini