Zombie like living
Resurrect yourself today
One breath at a time
appreciation
True Nature
The puppy on the heels of the child
The flower up turned to the sun
The thunderous run of every river to the sea
The closing of your eyes to go within…
All of nature works with but one rule
To defy not its true course and character.
When nature remains unbroken
Beauty prevails and
Peace is resounding.
When we want to feel love
There needs to be no instruction for where to turn,
When we need to go home
There needs to be no signpost.
Are you true to your nature?
True to your one rule?
Do you know what it is?
It is to be in your joy
Surround yourself with those that fuel this,
It is to turn to warmth and love
And away from fire and anguish,
It is to feel love in and around you
It is to recognize your home within….
In a time when complexity is revered
Such simplicity is dismissed.
Oh how far have we strayed from our true nature?
If the guise of each label
The weight of each role,
If the barrier from each layer
Is all acknowledged as it is,
Temporary and void of ownership
Then yes, return we may
Back to our true nature
One of joy, love and peace….
Mesmerized…
Mesmerized by touch
Or gaze, shedding pearl drop tears
As inner heart melts
Patterns, Habits and Choices
One sky
Same night
Different images
One man
Same deed
Different appreciations
One life
Same opportunities
Different perspectives
Do you see dusk’s beauty or darkness lurking?
Do you see man’s strength or is he overbearing?
Do you see life’s gifts or its shortcomings?
The answers are inherent in ‘choice’
Choice is dictated by patterns
Patterns are created by habits
Habits are formed over time
Time is of the essence
Cultivate your desired habits
Formulate your pattern
Stand by your active choice
Look for the signposts
The landmarks have been laid
The bricks may not all be yellow
But the path is clear
Open up to beauty and kindness
And appreciation will become a habit
Watch your perspective form a pattern
And your choice becomes full of life!
String of Pearls
Tiny grains of sand
Compress and surface
As a string of pearls
Singular droplets of moisture
Merge and form
The great oceans
Flimsy wisps of cloud
Float and rise
As the comforting sky
Each and every breath
Shallow or deep
Opportunities encompassing existence
Such grandeur!
Pearls, oceans, the sky
Even existence.
All nothing without
The minutiae
Grains, droplets, wisps
And every little breath.
What is it that we see?
What is it that we acknowledge?
The whole?
Or it’s parts?
What are we?
Mankind
Nations
Communities
Or individuals?
How kindly we are made!
How kindly we are acknowledged!
Each with a face
Never duplicated
Each with a beat
Rhythm unique
Each allowed
Opportunity unparalleled!
Have you seen
The part you are?
Own your chance
Claim your gift
Live your turn
No strings attached
This is your time!
Float on by…
Move towards something
And it gets closer,
True for everything
But the clouds!
They just never
Seem to get closer!
You take a step
They take a float
Even when finally
In a hot air balloon,
Your put your whole self
Straight into its belly,
Still nothing to grasp
Nothing to hold!
Yet all the while
Still there all around!
Such is breath.
You can feel it
You can even watch it
Without it
You cannot be!
Can you hold it?
Can you bottle it?
Can you save it for a later day?
Just as the clouds
Shower a love,
So does breath
Ultimate lover’s love.
Just as the clouds
Transport droplets from air to land,
So does breath
Link strong, you and your source.
So before it’s too late
And breath floats on by,
Connect and secure
The link on your side.
Acknowledge each one
As they come and go,
Bringing the possibilities
For what it’s all about.
Love and enjoy
Acknowledge and appreciate,
Revel in gratitude
And let each breath
Be its wait in gold!
Paradise
Have you ever seen
The vivid streaks
Of orange, red and yellow,
The blinding brightness
Yet mesmerizing vision
Of the sunset?
Have you felt
The crisp tingle,
Wet and refreshing
Frothing and cleansing,
Chilling yet beckoning
Lapping waves of the sea?
Have you heard
The coo and chirp,
Sharp yet tuned
Cheerful and chatty
Playful and sassy,
Chanter of the tropics?
So much color
So much tune
So much texture
Wow what a wonderful world!
Yet there is another paradise
One where colors have no name
And illumination is of warmth.
The rivers run of nectar
And hunger isn’t possible.
Where harmony is felt
And every breath is a song…
Look past the cover of your skin
Beyond the actions of your limbs
Though the expectations of your mind
And therein lies a land
Of milk and honey..
What is this you ask…
This is your existence
Your every day
Your very moment.
Go in search
But not too far,
All it takes
Is the want to know
The zest to find
The perspective to see,
And low and behold
You’ve found your way!
Peace Prosperity Dignity
Peace…
An actual reality
That comes with acceptance
Of the magnificence and simplicity,
Of what ‘Is’
‘Oh what a feeling’, Just as in the song…
Prosperity….
A side effect of peace,
Where what is needed appears
And then flows with abundance
Enough to spare and share..
And then as if that is not plenty
Along comes Dignity…
A sheer strength
That fears nothing,
Holds no weapons
But fights all that dares
To shadow Prosperity and Peace…
So bask in all that ‘Is’
This great moment…
Welcome each person,
Each experience
And when the moment is empty of worldly noise
Accept that too
And yearn for the shrouded world within
And slowly and surely
It will also
Reveal its treasures to you…
Joy
Which list, my infinite joy, do you belong to?
The to-do list so I can feel accomplished?
The list of what I can do when the to-do list is done, so I don’t feel guilty?
Or the list that comes before all lists, as the day is just not right if not done?
Why must there be an order when joy is an essence?!
Why must there be a turn when joy is omnipresent?!
Is there a front seat or a back seat to joy?
Am I a driving force or an observer?
Joy is all of the above and more.
Joy was yesterday
Joy is today and will be tomorrow
The deciding factor is presence…
Will I be or not…
Joy is a state of being, is it not..
Joy is present in your stillness
It is there in your action
Joy is the fruit of your appreciation..
Oh what joy to know joy!
Birds of a Feather Flock Together….
Hey you!”, said #1
“Come on up here, the view is amazing!”
“I know what you mean!” said #2
Never disagreeing with the man above
“Fine and dandy for them” said #3
“There’s clearly no more room at the top”
“I don’t want to hear your whining!” said #4
turning away
“Quit your bickering” said #5
“At least we are safe down here”
Oblivious to the trials of reaching the top
#6 and 7 are clearly lateral thinkers going their own way!
Have you got to the top of your game?
Are you helping the next man up?
Or are you looking up
Wondering if your success trip is too risky to make?
Wherein lies your real success?
It’s in knowing you are here
In this space
In this time
So whatever your stance
Enjoy the dance
As you reached your destination
On the day of arrival
Top or bottom
Of which ever ladder you choose
Recognize your inherent gifts
Love that instills security
Joy that infuses passion
Gratitude that brings contentment
Tap that source within
Reap the rewards and
The precarious ladder will lose its grip.
Consciousness will become your success!
rhythmandthedancer 