The dogs of indecision
Cross and cross the field of vision.
A cloud, a buzzing fly
Distract the lover’s eye.
POEMS: “Allow”
There is no controlling life.
Try corralling a lightning bolt,
containing a tornado. Dam a
stream and it will create a new
channel. Resist, and the tide
will sweep you off your feet.
POEMS: “What we need is here”
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
POEMS: “When I rise up”
When I rise up above the earth,
And look down on the things that fetter me,
I beat my wings upon the air,
Or tranquil lie,
HAIKU POEMS: “End of Winter” (Poemas HAIKUS: “Fin del invierno”)
“End of Winter” Did you notice that The days are getting longer And birds sing songs of love? I can’t wait for Spring To paint it all with colors, For butterflies & blooms! (and to say goodbye to Winter blues!!!) Amira Photo credit: Spring @ Pinterest “Fin del invierno” Te…
SONGS: “Blessing of the Nature” by Olena – Siberian shaman lady (6 minute video)
Photo credit: Pinterest
POEMS: “The Language of Light”
The Language of Light If I could but speak to you the ancient language of light, you would weep with remembrance… But I have remained mute for oh so long that even I forgot my song. Lonely I have been upon this plane; deep has been my longing to go home, and silent my voice…
(Capricorn/Cancer) HAIKU Shamanic Series, Medicine Wheel Totem: “Snow Goose” (Serie chamánica, Tótem de la rueda de medicina: “Ganso de Nieve”)
(Capricorn/Cancer) HAIKU Shamanic Series, Medicine Wheel Totem: “Snow Goose” December 22 to January 19 Northern Hemisphere: Capricorn June 21 to July 21 Southern Hemisphere: Cancer Element Earth, Stone: Quartz HAIKU Beauty, insight, love, An environmentalist! Intuitive, fun… Teaches: -Seek cooperation -Plan ahead (& keep a) sense of humor -Share honest…
POEMS: “What I have learned so far”
Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I
not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,
looking into the shining world? Because, properly
attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion.
POEMS: “Awakening Now”
Why wait for your awakening?
Do you value your reasons for staying small
more than the light shining through the open door?
Forgive yourself,
“Interbeing” by Thich Nhat Hanh
If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, we cannot make paper.
POEMS: “You reading this, be ready”
Starting here, what do you want to remember?
How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?
What scent of old wood hovers, what softened
sound from outside fills the air?
POEMS: “Sweetness” by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Sweetness” You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea. Only in the awareness of the present, can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup. Only in the present, can you savor the aroma, taste the sweetness, appreciate the delicacy. If you are ruminating about the past, or…
POEMS: “I thank You God for most this amazing day” by E.E. Cummings
I thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
SONG: “New Earth” by Sanna Pirita (7 minutes video with a message)
Photo credit: Pinterest “The Time Has come…To be one…One with yourself…One with all…The time has come…For the New Earth. Madosha ” New Earth by Sanna-Pirita from the Album “electric Mantra”. https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/ele… Welcome to the New ERA…Be part of the New Earth. “We are the Ones we were waiting for…” Song : New Earth-…
POEMS: “Solstice Liberation” by Mystic Meandering
We are the grace of Love fulfilled,
the shimmer of Sacred Light,
lustrous uniqueness in a field of
multitudinal Divine Shimmers
~ autonomous, yet in glittering Oneness.
(Sagittarius/ Gemini) HAIKU Shamanic Series, Medicine Wheel Totem: “Owl” (Serie chamánica, Tótem de la rueda de medicina: “Búho”)
Photo credit: http://www.pinterest.co.kr ” Shaman Barn Owl” ~ Tammy Mae Moon Shamanic Series, Medicine Wheel Totem: “Owl” (November 22 to December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere: Sagittarius May 21 to June 20 in Southern Hemisphere: Gemini Element: Fire, Stone: Obsidian) HAIKU Independent, wise Intuitive, determined, Optimist, honest… -Bringer of Wisdom -Great revealer of…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “Mother, Silence”
Mother, Silence Sometimes when life is difficult, I curl up in my Mother’s lap and drink her ever-present love that never has required a single thing to change. And when my life requires courage, or I don’t know what to say or how to be, I go to her and listen with my heart. My…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “Journey of Return”
Journey of Return When the Beloved wants to take you Home, extend your hand to His welcoming even though your body may be trembling and your mind may want to flee; even though those around you grieve, and you yourself have mourned, even before they, the changing form of your body. Tears are not the…
HAIBUN AND HAIKU: “Yetis” (Haibun y Poema Haiku sobre los Yetis)
Photo credit: movie “Harry and the Hendersons” (1987) – HAIBUN: After watching a beautiful animated movie called “Smallfoot” I was so amazed at the message this movie had for children and especially for adults. It was quite a disclosure, and it touched my heart. It left a very positive and happy feeling: the hope…
POEMS: “INNOCENCE”
Photo credit: Pinterest INNOCENCE My gaze is clear as a sunflower. My way is to walk the roads Looking right and left And sometimes looking behind me… What I see at each moment Is that which I never Caught sight of before. I have the knack of full awareness The knack of essential astonishment That…
Learning from animals HAIKU POEMS: “Chinese New Year: Year of the Pig” (“Año Nuevo Chino: Año del cerdo ”)
“Chinese New Year: Year of the Pig” For those born in one of these years: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 (the 12 year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac) Loyal, prudent, kind, Self-scrifice, optimist, Considerate, smart! Teaches: -Never seek revenge! -Have a generous big heart -Avoid arguments! …
MYSTIC POEMS: “The Rhythm” by Mystic Meandering
The Rhythm I float on the swells of the great Sea, the vast, open Spaciousness; out beyond the thought stream of duality. Just the deep calm of Isness rising and falling in and endless subtle rhythmic movement; a stillness that ebbs and flows fluidly. Here there is a gateway into Rest, the Quietude, where…
POEMS: “Peace is”…
Photo credit: Croatia lakes “pinterest” “Peace is”… Do you think peace requires an end to war? Or tigers eating only vegetables? Does peace require an absence from your boss, your spouse, yourself?… Do you think peace will come some other place than here? Some other time than Now? In some other heart than…
From Neale Donald Walsch: “Every day is a New Beginning”
Every day is a New Beginning. A new cycle begins this day, yet a new cycle begins every day. Indeed, every moment. So if you recognize anything on this day, recognize what it symbolizes: The miracle of the endlessly continuing Cycle of Life. What a grand day! What a time for celebration! We begin again today!…
MYSTIC POEMS: “Devotion” by Mystic Meandering
Photo credit: Artist Rassouli @ http://www.Rassouli.com “Devotion”… An unexpected visceral longing arises – again… A primal Love and Longing for what cannot be named; like a lover pining away for their “Beloved.” Its intensity nearly snuffs my heart out and will only be revived by the Silence of “The Presence.” The Heart only wants…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Understanding” (de la Palabra Diaria: “Comprensión”)
Understanding I give thanks for divine wisdom and understanding. Today is the dawn of a new year in which my spiritual development and understanding will continue to grow. I ask for understanding to be revealed, listening for and discerning divine revelations. My trust in this spiritual practice requires attentiveness and faith that answers will…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Love” (de la Palabra Diaria “Amor”)
Love It is my nature to extend love. Feelings of anger might embolden me to speak my truth or to draw a much-needed boundary with another person. Consciously channeled, the energy I am experiencing can move me out of my comfort zone and motivate me to serve a meaningful cause. However, if I allow my…
NEW YEARS POEMS: “This Year Is Yours” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
This Year Is Yours God built and launched this year for you; Upon the bridge you stand; It’s your ship, aye, your own ship, And you are in command. Just what the twelve months’ trip will do Rests wholly, solely, friend, with you. Your logbook kept from day to day My friend, what…
HAIKU POEMS: “JANUARY” (“ENERO”)
“January” First month of the year, Sets the base for (the) months to come… Build upon each day! Keep your inner peace, Focus on all your blessings, Fill your heart with love! Amira “Enero” Primer mes del año, Establece la base para (los) próximos meses … ¡Construye sobre cada día! …
HAIKU POEMS: “New Year” (Año nuevo)
New Year A New Year begins… A new chapter, a clean slate… A chance to re-boot! Let’s review the good, Build upon it and improve, Our hearts be our guides! (Let’s make our dreams of harmony, Peace, Compassion, Love, Truth, & Respect, a reality for all!) Amira Año nuevo Comienza…
NEW YEAR’S POEMS: “New Year Greetings”
New Year Greetings If it didn’t bring you joy just leave it behind Let’s ring in the new year with good things in mind Let every bad memory that brought heartache and pain And let’s turn a new leaf with the smell of new rain Let’s forget past mistakes making amends for this year Sending…
POEMS: “The Gift of Silence” by Dada Gavand
“The Gift of Silence” Silence is the gate… We are missing the aesthetic beauty of Silence, the fragrance of quietude and inner peace, because the mind has become overgrown and overactive. It has captured us and the whole energy of life, going on and on ceaselessly, continuing with its mechanical momentum in time. In…
POEMS: “The Inward Pull” by Mystic Meandering
The Inward Pull There is an intimacy of the Heart in turning inward, following the pull of “The Silence” that is hauntingly sublime… A magnetic pull of “The Mystery” pulls from within, pulling ItSelf back to ItSelf… In fluidity of being one feels suspended in an endless depth and breadth, fullness and emptiness, all at…
PET POEMS: “THE SWEETNESS OF DOGS”
THE SWEETNESS OF DOGS What do you say, Percy? I am thinking of sitting out on the sand to watch the moon rise. It’s full tonight. So we go and the moon rises, so beautiful it makes me shudder, makes me think about time and space, makes me take measure of myself: one iota pondering…
SHAMANIC SERIES: Learning from animals Haiku poems: “Beaver” (Castor)
National symbol of Canada “Beaver” Work ethic, order, Perseverant, industrious, Cooperation, Hope! Teaches: -Don’t procrastinate! -Balance work-play-family -Have faith, build your dreams! (Also: -Change is your friend, Stay flexible and ready to invent, -New horizons and hope for your family and home) Amira Símbolo nacional de Canadå Series chamánicas, aprendiendo…
POEMS: “Light will someday split you open” by Hafiz
“Light will someday split you open” Light will someday split you open even if your life is now a cage. Little by little, you will turn into stars. Little by little, you will turn into the whole sweet, amorous universe. Love will surely burst you wide open into an unfettered, blooming new galaxy. A life-giving…
POEMS: “Learn to be Grateful” by Edgar A. Guest
Learn to be Grateful Be grateful for the kindly friends that walk along your way; Be grateful for the skies of blue that smile from day to day; Be grateful for the health you own, the work you find to do, For round about you there are men less fortunate than you. Be grateful…
Learning from Nature HAIKU POEMS: “Delicate flower” (“Flor delicada”)
“Skeleton flowers are unique flowers which turn transluscent upon exposure to water and rain. Its white petals become completely clear, then transform back to their original milky white color once dry.”Diphelleia grayi, the scientific name of the Skeleton Flower, can be found in only three parts of the world. The plant grows on moist, wooded…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Divine Expression” (Expresión divina)
Divine Expression I am the light of God in expression. I remind myself every day that I am here on this earth not only for the purpose of receiving divine blessings but also for the purpose of sharing my good with others. I am divinely created as a channel through which flows life, joy,…
POEMS: “One”…
Photo credit: Pinterest One The mosquito is so small it takes almost nothing to ruin it. Each leaf, the same. And the black ant, hurrying. So many lives, so many fortunes! Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances down to the ponds and through the pinewoods. Mushrooms, even, have but a brief hour…
POEMS: “Remembering the Heart”…by Mystic Meandering
Photo credit: Hot Light of Heart stock photo Come, walk with me as I pour out my heart remembering who “I” is, listening to the whispers of the Heart… Come, walk with me amongst the clutter of the mind, between the chaos and confusion, surfing the waters of life together, navigating the eddies in the…
“In the shadow of Christmas” by Iñaki Alegria (re-blogged) “A la sombra de la Navidad”
Originally posted on Cooperación con Alegría:
A la sombra de la Navidad A la sombra de la Navidad Las calles se llenan de luz de pago, de música sin melodía, de felicidad pintada y comprada; por dónde deambulan cuerpos esclavizados a la sombra de la luz bajo una música que impide escuchar el…
Learning from Nature HAIKU POEMS: “Winter Solstice” (“solsticio de invierno”)
Learning from nature: “Winter Solstice” On the darkest day, On the darkest hour, LIGHT’S BORN! Let us celebrate! Teaches: When times are darkest, Know the light is nearer! The tipping point is reached! (When Darkness turns into LIGHT!) Amira Aprendiendo de la naturaleza: “Solsticio de invierno” En el día más…
POEMS: “In Our Consciousness of Time” by Wendell Berry
In Our Consciousness of Time In our consciousness of time we are doomed to the past. The future we may dream of but can know it only after it has come and gone. The present too we know only as the past. When we say, “This now is present, the heat, the breeze, the rippling…
ZEN STORIES (with a lesson): “The well” (about silence and meditation)
One day some people came to a solitary monk . They asked him: “What is the meaning of silence and meditation? “ The monk was just the scooping of water from a deep well. He said to his visitors: “Look into the well. What do you see?” The people looked into the deep well and responded: “We…
A QUOTE: “Discerning the False” – by Lama Surya Das
“Discerning the False” If it looks like wisdom but is unkind, it is not wisdom. If it feels like love but is not wise, it’s not love. Lama Surya Das via: https://mysticmeandering.blogspot.com/2017/11/discerning-false-lama-surya-das.html
“The Purpose of the Journey” – by Joseph Campbell
The Purpose of the Journey The purpose of the journey is compassion. When you have come past the pairs of opposites, you have reached compassion. The separateness apparent in the world is secondary. Beyond that world of opposites is an unseen, but experienced, unity and identity in us all. Joseph Campbell from The…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Prosperity” (De la Palabra Diaria: “Prosperidad”)
Prosperity I prosper as I align my thoughts and beliefs with the Christ essence in me. Prosperity is an outer expression of my Christ consciousness. Abundance appears in many forms including health, peace, relationships, and financial stability. Jesus gave thanks as he shared a few loaves and fishes to provide food for the entire…
On the Law of Attraction : “A Different Question to Ask to Manifest Your Desires” by Power of PIES (re-blogged)
Originally posted on Power of PIES:
If you are somewhat familiar with the Law of Attraction and manifesting your desires, you most likely have learned the right question to ask and the ones not to ask. For example, we are told to ask and answer the question “what”? What is it exactly that we want…
“Be Near Nature And Change Your Life” by Luda @ PlantsandBeyond (re-blogged)
Originally posted on Plants and Beyond:
~Have you ever felt peace, rejuvenation, calmness when you find yourself next to Nature? How about taking in the view of breathtaking greenery behind your window? The refreshing and relaxing effect of Green color making a positive effect on our brains. There is a multitude of scientific studies done…
On Gratitude… “make lemonade!” by AnnBMAP (re-blogged)
Originally posted on Life Solved ?:
I have decided that for my own personal growth journey I’m going to make the most of everyday. Appreciating all the small things and not taking anything for granted. I’ve always disliked that phrase, but I use it now with purpose and understanding. To take something for granted is to…
POEMS: “Lingering in Happiness”
Photo credit: http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=24050 Lingering in Happiness After rain after many days without rain, it stays cool, private and cleansed, under the trees, and the dampness there, married now to gravity, falls branch to branch, leaf to leaf, down to the ground where it will disappear — but not, of course, vanish except to our…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Spiritual Family” (De la Palabra Diaria: “Familia Espiritual”)
Spiritual Family I align with others in a spirit of support and cooperation. I am a spiritual being—nothing is missing; nothing is withheld. I allow my Christ nature to make the choices that lead me through any challenges I may face. I also know that creating or developing a world that works for everyone…
“Goji: blessed berries for a healthy, long life” by Susana (re-blogged)
Originally posted on Holistica2be:
Goji berries are the small, reddish fruit of a shrub (Lycium barbarum) growing wildly in the sacred lands of Tibet (and nearby areas). It is considered a super food due to it’s high nutrient content, often associated to vitality and longevity. Goji berries offer a good dose of fiber, over…
A message from Neale Donald Walsch about “beauty”
To find beauty in everyone you must see beauty
in everyone, then announce that you see it for, in announcing it,
you place it there in their reality.
