A Little Less Grandiosity, A Little More Quiet

Jun 1, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Poems

Noise. Do you recognize it? Can you see it clearly for what it is? I am not interested in fighting for anyone’s attention. I am not interested in shouting displays or loud proclamations, even if positive. Let me retreat into the silence of empty space. Then act...

A Proper Day Off

Feb 26, 2016 | Poems

A proper day off isn’t filled with spa treatments with cotton between your toes a sense of forced relaxation trying to recuperate from what we all too often call regular life   A proper day off isn’t filled with projects or lists of chores to do at home trying to...

No Case To Rest

Sep 15, 2015 | Poems

I will not be back soon I will not respond to the call of hope Waiting for you to see I will be gone a long while Beyond the terrain tread lightly all the years Before I have no want for a place Where sacrifice is required for self-preservation I can’t quite...

Don’t Take Yourself So Seriously

Jul 7, 2015 | Poems, Self-Care

Don’t take yourself so seriously The world does not depend on your effort Don’t take yourself so seriously it burdens the psyche and closes the heart Don’t take yourself so seriously My teacher says seriousness is a disease! There’s a spring in...

Truth Speaks Through Stillness

Apr 21, 2015 | Embodiment, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Poems

“When you become aware of silence, immediately there is a state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective human conditioning.” – Eckhart Tolle She’s looking for you. She’s waiting...

Life is Sweeter Unplanned

Mar 11, 2015 | Personal Growth, Poems

You could do the dishes the taxes, the laundry You could play catch-up on email Sweep the floor and scrub the toilets You could balance the bank statement or go ahead with your heavy-set plans to scratch off your list   Today the sun is shining bright and high...