Friendly Distraction

That little flying
no-see-um guy
 
That used to bug him
all the time
 
Was really a friend
who taught him to concentrate
in the face of distraction

Daily Alignment

Just like the pain
when the spine is misaligned
 
which affects every part
of the experience…
 
So the discomfort
when not lined up
with life’s purpose
…………………………………….
 
May you align
each day, each moment
 
And so, lovingly experience
the natural joy place

Joy of Resistance

It’s not hard to do
what feels right
in our heart
 
We just enjoy resisting it
so we can enjoy it even more
once we allow ourselves
to do it..
 
A kind of roundabout
false valuing
which backfires a lot
I’m thinking, hmmmm,
why not go for the pure joy
straightaway

Inner Journey

Stepping out of the dark wood
where dappled fronds hide
tucked away between falls and rock
……………………………………………………
 
Stepping into meadow rich
green and flowers
butterflies and birds
 
A gurgling stream somewhere
near the pond with sunning rock
………………………………………………….
 
Thus, begins an inner journey…

Funny Truth?

Isn’t it funny
how our minds think
we can do magic?
 
How we think
we can bend time
or travel instantaneously?
……………………………………….
 
The even funnier part
is that we really can —
 
When we realize the truth
of our perceptions and being

Year of the Squirrel

In the old shack, a lean-to, really
life was a new adventure
 
We raked the packed dirt floors
to clean up what the dog or squirrels didn’t eat
And ventured out on the darkest nights
to find the outhouse built of used doors
……………………………………………………..
 
Relatively quiet, except for
the singing pines
 
UNTIL
 
The day Mom told the
watching-patiently-with-intense-desire dog
“Get him!”
 
And, thus began the frantic days
the Year of the Squirrel wars…