Let your senses and bodies stretch out Like a welcomed season Onto the meadows and shores and hills.
“ON HOUSES” by Kahlil Gibran
But you, children of space, you restless in rest, you shall not be trapped nor tamed.
Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast.
CANADA DAY’S POEM: “Together we are Canada” and Anthem Video (music & lyrics)
My name is British Columbia
the jewel of the West coast
Forestry and fishing are
the things that I do most.
Beautiful Pictures: To celebrate “CANADA DAY” on July 1st. (Hermosas Fotos: Para celebrar el Día de Canadá, Julio 1)
Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of the July 1, 1867,
POEMS: “Yesterday’s door”
I’ve shut the door on Yesterday,
It’s sorrows and mistakes.
I’ve locked within its gloomy walls
Past failures and heartaches.
SHORT POEMS: “I am”
I Know not whence I came,
I know not whither I go;
But the fact stands clear that I am here
In this world of pleasure and woe.
THE EIGHT FOLD PATH: “teachings of the Buddha”
1. Right understanding using our intelligence for reflection & contemplation of things & discriminating with wisdom
POEMS: “The quitter” (advice on facing life’s challenges) by Edgar A. Guest
Don’t pity yourself and talk over your woes
Don’t think up excuses for dodging the blows
But stick to the battle and see the thing through
POEMS: “A true friend” (Spirituality)
When the roses lose their fragrance,
and the world seems at an end, When the day has lost its gladness, what a blessing is a Friend.
POEMS: “Mothers and daughters”
You can see it in their eyes,
in tender hugs and long good-byes,
a love that only moms and daughters know.
“ADVICE FROM A BAT”& “facts about bats” (Consejos de un Murciélago y Hechos sobre los murciélagos)
Trust in your senses.
Spend time us hanging around with friends,
get a grip
FUNNY POEMS: “My mum is an Alien”
I THINK MY MUM IS AN ALIEN, NO REALLY , HONESTLY, IT’S TRUE,
SHE SAYS SHE HAS EYES IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD,
WELL THAT’S A FLIPPIN’ BIG CLUE.
BEST WISDOM POEMS : “Grandmother’s counsel”
I’ve traveled paths you’ve yet to walk , Learned lessons old and new , And now this wisdom of my life, I’m blessed to share with you.
POEMS FOR PARENTS: “Your teachings…” Poemas para los padres: Enseñarás…
You will teach them to fly,
But they will not fly your flight. You will teach to dream, But they will not dream your dream.
POEMS ABOUT DOGS: “True love”
I never believed in love at first sight,
Until our eyes met across the room.
Now I’ve had a change of heart,
In an instant, love began to bloom.
POEMS: “Wishing” (the world to be a better place?)
Do you wish the world were better?
Let me tell you what to do.
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true.
POEMS: “To Life, With Love” (remembering those that passed)
Recalling friends whose death has dimnmed the light, To linger in the warmth of friendship’s glow;
POEMS TO MAKE YOU THINK: “Slow dance” (your life) by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Do you run through each day On the fly?
SONNET: “Money”
What use is money kept as coins and notes?
Banks lend their money so that they may grow;
Money cannot purchase all honest votes;
For money’s sake, hardships, we undergo.
POEMS: Advice from “The wise old owl” & wisdom quotes
“I guess you’ve heard
I’m a wise old bird,
And if wisdom you would find…Always look for the best And your life will be blest, To all others’ faults be blind.
FUNNY POEMS: “My younger days” by Maya Angelou
When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less, I needn’t hold my tummy in to wear a belted dress.
POEMS ABOUT DOGS: “Welcome home”
Then, suddenly, with frantic shout,, A little yellow dog rushed out, A yard, to greet the tired man;
LEGENDS FROM THE PHILIPPINES: “The origin of the banana plant” and the benefits of bananas in your diet.
The banana fruit is one of the favorite tropical fruits in the Philippines. Its luscious meat is healthy and enjoyable to munch. How did the plant originate according to the legends?
POEMS: “You are loved” (Spirituality: when facing challenges)
When the road seems too long, When darkness sets in
When everything turns out wrong
POEMS: “A new day”
If life seems at its lowest ebb, Because a day’s gone wrong. Let not your heart be troubled, For a new day soon will dawn
POEMS: “Lost dog”
I saw a little dog today,
And oh, that dog was lost;
He risked his anguished puppy life
With every street he crossed.
POEMS: “Learn to be grateful”
Be grateful for the growing trees,
the roses soon to bloom,
The tenderness of kindly hearts
that shared your days of gloom;
POEMS: “Why wait?” (until someone dies)
Why do we wait till a man is gone before we tell him of his worth Why not tell him now he’s the finest man on earth
DOLPHINS: “Man’s best friend: Stories of dolphins rescuing humans”
A dolphin’s sonar penetrates a human body, making our skeletons, lungs and heart visible (dolphins are even able to hear an embryo’s heartbeat,
POEMS: “Time”… by Helen Steiner Rice
Time is not measured by the years that you live
but by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give
SUFI POEMS FROM IRAN: “One breath”(living in the present moment)
Treasure this breath,
this moment you now enjoy,
POEMS: “A bend in the road” (Spirituality & coping with life’s challenges)
When we feel we have nothing left to give,
and we are sure that the song has ended,
when our day seems over, and the shadows fall
and the darkness of the night has descended,
“WISDOM QUOTES FROM BUDDHA” (623 B.C.) “Frases de Sabiduria del Buda”
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
POEMS: “Pathways”(about loved ones)
Memory builds a little pathway that goes winding through my heart…
POEMS: “Thank God for little things” (Spirituality)
The things we take for granted, but don’t mention when we pray. The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful , kindly deed,
POEMS: “A sure way to a happy day” by Helen Steiner Rice (Spirituality)
Happiness is something we create in our mind,
it’s not something you search for and seldom find.
Gurdjieff’s 83 lines of Indelible Advice to his Daughter. (Los 83 consejos de Gurdjieff a su hija)
5. Develop your generosity without witnesses.
6. Treat every person as a close relative.
LOVE POEMS: “I love you”
O sparrow, little sparrow,
When I am fast asleep,
Then tell my love the secret
That I have died to keep.
POEMS: “From the chrysalis” (spiritual transformation)
My cocoon tightens, colors tease, I’m feeling for the air;
A dim capacity for wings
Degrades the dress I wear.
POEMS: “Count your blessings”(Spirituality)
And as I go along life’s way,
I’m reaping better than I sowed. I’m drinking from my saucer, ‘Cause my cup has overflowed.
POEMS: “Don’t dwell”
Don’t dwell on what might have been
or the chances you have missed.
SHORT POEMS: “Say no to grief” (loss of a loved one) by Rabindranath Tagore
Say not in grief that she is no more
But say in thankfulness that she was
FAMOUS POEMS FROM SPAIN: “There is no road” by Antonio Machado”Caminante no hay camino”
Traveler , your footsteps
are the road and nothing else; Wanderer, there is no road, The road is made by walking.
ZEN POEMS: “Open yourself to heaven and earth” by Lao Tzu
If you open yourself to insight
you are at one with insight
and you can use it completely.
POEMS: “Your mother is always with you”
Your mother is always with you
She’s the whisper of the leaves
as you walk down the street.
“ADVICE FROM A DOG” (Consejos de un perro)
Be loyal, faithful and quick to forgive
Sometimes is best to sit close and listen
Follow your instincts
POEMS: “I thought of you today” (Spirituality, loss of a loved one)
I thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday
And days before that too.
POEMS FROM ITALY: “Life’s meaning” (Spirituality)
Life is so full of meaning
and Purpose,
so full of beauty beneath its covering,
that you will find Earth
but cloaks your Heaven.
POEMS: “Do less”
Do less complaining,
And pay more attention to giving , Do less controlling,
And pay more attention to letting go
STORIES: “The secret of Happiness”
A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness
LOVE POEMS: “All I want”
There are no other riches,
No treasures or possessions
That ever could compare with you,
My fondest of obsessions.
NATIVE AMERICAN POEMS: “Once again”(strength)
You are a new spring
upon a mountain;
soon then, a cascade,
a waterfall.
“ON JOY AND SORROW” by Kahlil Gibran
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
POEMS: “Summer shower” by Emily Dickinson
A drop fell on the apple tree,
Another on the roof;
A half a dozen kissed the eaves,
And made the gables laugh.
