Spirit and I Are One

The wholeness, completeness, and allness of Spirit is all around and within me. It is the birthless, deathless, and changeless Source of all there is. Spirit and I are one, inseparably united. I remember my Source and cease worrying about tomorrow as I relax, surrender, and let Spirit do Its great work.

adapted from Meg Chaffin
in Creative Thought magazine

Realization

There is only Spirit,

There is only God.

There is nothing but God,

Nothing but the Goddess,
Nothing but Spirit in all directions.
And not a grain of sand,
Not a speck of dust,
Is more or less Spirit than any other.

adapted from Ken Wilber

in The Eye of Spirit.

The Forest Spoke

The forest spoke

and the tan oak,
long undressed,
finally laid itself to rest
behind your house
and poked two fingers through.

My neighbor wrote this message to me and attached it to the front fence so I could see it when I returned home. My contractor nephew Clinton has repaired the laundry room wall and the two holes in the roof. And I am continuing to cut and clear away the trunk, limbs, and branches. "Sudden oak death" is not for sissies, nor should it be ignored.

Natural Rhythms

The Tao never does anything,
yet through it all things are done.

If men and women
could center themselves in it,
the whole world would be transformed by itself,
in its natural rhythms.

People would be content
with their simple, everyday lives,
in harmony, and free of desire.

When there is no desire,
all things are at peace.


adapted from Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey
Translated by Stephen Mitchell

Plaisir d'amour

Bring Me Sunshine

J'ai Deux Amours

On dit qu'au delà des mers
Là-bas sous le ciel clair
Il existe une cité
Au séjour enchanté
Et sous les grands arbres noirs
Chaque soir
Vers elle s'en va tout mon espoir

J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et Paris
Par eux toujours
Mon cœur est ravi
Ma savane est belle
Mais à quoi bon le nier
Ce qui m'ensorcelle
C'est Paris, Paris tout entier
Le voir un jour
C'est mon rêve joli
J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et Paris

Quand sur la rive parfois
Au lointain j'aperçois
Un paquebot qui s'en va
Vers lui je tends les bras
Et le cœur battant d'émoi
A mi-voix
Doucement je dis "emporte-moi !"

J'ai deux amours....