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a question for this moment…

~ jaysen ~ Leave a comment

 

lyric from Coldplay’s song, “Clocks” ~

“am i part of the cure
or am i part of the disease?”

it could be said that ~
the cure is Love
the disease is Hate

perhaps this is a good question to ask ourselves in this moment…in every moment…

am i here to love?  am i here to hate?  what purpose am i serving?  the purpose of love?  the service of love?  the healing of love?  the peace of love?  or am i adding to hate, to hurt, to violence, to the despair of this world by my thoughts, my actions, my words?

~ j

this is our calling…

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i have been so greatly blessed these past few weeks.  a dear friend whom i only met a year ago, but most certainly have known for lifetimes, has been in town working on a show.

he is without a doubt one of the most beautiful people i have been gifted with having in my life.  his soul and his heart breathe love into life.

resting in the gratitude of having him near for this short time, i remembered a piece i wrote to him on a card for his birthday this past year.  i found a rough draft in my journal and i was taken with how much i felt this writing was for me, for all of us.  i have adapted it here to share with him and myself once again and for all of you for the first time.

peace and love!
~ j

 

this is our calling, this is our task

to Love
without reservation
     without hesitation

with complete openness
and
passion

without security
     with fearlessness

this is our calling

this is our task

may you, dear friends
be
successful in transforming
this world
with your Love and your Peace

you have, dear friends
already
awakened my life from this
dark sleep
with your Love and your Peace

loss and letting go…

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good, bad, sad coming
good, bad, sad ever going
all of Life is Now

inescapable
great suffering and bliss shared
in this, our One Heart

 

friends ~

without a doubt, these past two weeks have been a whirlwind of emotion. shadowed by worry, tension, grief, at times guilt, and with an even more consistent presence – confusion.
details are not necessary.  but the preceding weeks have brought the loss of people in my life and the seeming estrangement and confusion of what is a very dear to my heart friendship.  the price has been exhaustion, and at times an overwhelming burden of a weight i know i should not attempt to bear…and a feeling of helplessness, feeling alone, and deep, deep sadness.

Life is good.

i’m not making a joke.  Life is good.  we have never been promised an easy road.  the road ahead has guaranteed suffering.  but we also know that all these things pass.  and that the road ahead can be graced with many good, good things and if we open our eyes and hearts to it, we have Love available to us right here – right now.  like the Love that lives in our friendships.  i have no doubt that some of my closest friends have been the pillars that have been holding up my heart during this time.  pillars with names like Amy, Cynthie, Shannon, Mitch.  i am blessed.

in Buddhism we are taught that life is always changing, fleeting and transitioning. nothing is stationary.  how do i not grasp at friendships, at life, and control?  how do i go about this when feeling overwhelmed?

i sit.
i sit and breathe.
i sit with patience.
i sit with an open heart.
i sit and let go.
waiting with compassion for the Ocean’s next wave…

thank you, for keeping me company.

peace & love to you dear friends…

~ j