Friday 29 April 2011

I am that form of a seer

in the midst of migraines I have
often experienced states of 
euphoria
in my worst pain I have
experienced profound joy

in such a paradox one day I
thought
"I know nothing,
I don't get it, 
I know absolutely nothing"

And then I heard a chorus of voices
sounding not unkind and rather joyous
saying
"now she sees"

We live in a world of pain and of joy
I am amazed by the transcendence of the human 
spirit and dismayed by the 
violence of our evolution.
We seem to live in a world of 
both heaven and hell.
Yin and Yang
motion and stillness
opposites that are a part of each 
other

I don't get it

I no longer expect to

but it is fun to try

I am that form of a seer

Monday 4 April 2011

no going back

thunder rolls - lightning has already struck - we are put on alert

the recording has happened

memory occurs



now the sound, the sight, is present

it lingers until the next distraction

the next sight, sound, smell, of something new or old

brings us elsewhere and back



again
and
again



roll with the punches
go with the flow
work with the energy that comes

become this, that, the other ...


maintain

let go

gather



mindfulness
openness
stillness
motion

the same
yet different




I saw three deer this evening

it was a sign for me