Some wise words

"Returning to wholeness is the natural way
allow, allow, allow

the choice to love is
the mother of everything
there are no exceptions"

"The bird who learns to fly
must also learn to land
she flies far
but never forgets her nesting place

She travels far yet understands
her boundaries
She appreciates external beauty
but does not compare herself to it.

The healer is like this. She
channels great joy
And avoids putting on airs
She visits distant realms
And knows contentment is at home

One who flits about seeking peace
forgets to look in her own tree."

from "The Tao of Healing"

See what you can do

If one steps back and observes throughout history, there almost always emerges a group of people who wish to make life better for others, heal and comfort the sick and dying, free slaves from bondage, create balance and act from love. The group might have this or that moral philosophy, they might have this or that religious path and belief system but the fact that they emerge in order to serve humanity, shows us that while society and cultures create patterns in our behaviors..., when the need arises the people committed to higher and better causes always emerge. It is as if the energy of these uncharted new and different groups gain steam upon the identity of the good they are doing but so many seem to inevitably fall into corruption, fall away from "grace" and acts of "love" as it were. I am not calling out Christianity or Pagan Religions or anyone else by name. I am calling out the phenomenon occurring in our midst, within the depths of what humanity is and what it could be. So, I encourage you, view your fellow humans with as fresh eyes as possible, see what you can do to serve and leave the fleeting identity, the way the history books will define you, leave that all behind.

we find it

blessed are those among us
with the deep compassion
with the pools of silence
inviting clarity
blessed is that within us
reaching for the experience of
peace and substantial reflection
reflecting that which
honors and respects and
makes whole
blessed is that which
guides us within
guides us to move and
in moving realizing
and in realizing
being of integrity and in
doing that, showing others
the way
learning the way,
there is a way
blood water, earth mud,
wind whisper, fire dancing
we find it
we find us, ourselves
aching the reflection whole
release
completing
understanding
unifying