repost from 08.02.2014 🙂
whether or not
the noise fades
or the ego does
or doesn’t
lose its hold
just give Love
whether or not
the sun breaks through
or it doesn’t
and you can’t help
but fold
just give Love
as it has been freely given
freely give
as it is the Source of Life
in loving you fully live
give Love
~ j
…revisiting. with each new moment, everything is anew and met again, and again.
“Life is precious and fleeting. Pay attention.”
~ Seido Ray Ronei
“Still Life”
this moment to breathe
when all soon will fade away
feel the sun and wind
this moment to love
when all soon will fade away
keep open, in haste
this moment to live
when all soon will fade away
death, there is no end
moment by moment
this moment is all there is
do not, do not waste!
~ j
after participating in the second year of a fundraising event this past weekend, grown out of the desire to help a friend last year in his battle with cancer, i was reminded of the importance of friendship along this journey – the importance of community, or Sangha. here is a blog i wrote nearly two years ago on the subject in participation with some other blogging friends for what we called at that time – Solidarity Thursdays. peace ~j
Solidarity Thursday
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Today’s Solidarity Thursday blogging topic is “support networks”…which like most things for me, I see through a particularly spiritual lens. This is not to say that this lens is sans practicality. From my perspective spirituality is best when it is practical. It is not just sitting on a cushion or attending Sunday services. Spirituality IS feeding the poor, visiting the prisoner, working for peace, opening our door to our neighbor, and greeting the person working behind the counter with a smile and an open heart. It doesn’t seem to matter much if we can answer the big questions like – Why am I here? Is there life after death? Is there a God?” – if we are unable to feed the hungry next door, or properly take care of the earth, or even find peace in this moment. Perhaps they all go hand in…
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