Love

"We are as attracted to love as we are intimidated by it.
We are motivated by love, controlled by it, inspired by it,
healed by it, and destroyed by it.
Each of life's challenges is a lesson in some aspect of love..."
- Words from Caroline Myss

"Its not what happens to you...its how you deal with it and learn from it that counts..."

Strangers on a train

We are so much more than our physical body...
and you never know...
who is watching...who will see...who will acknowledge...
who is curious...who you affect...
you never know who will walk into your life
strangers become united through a few words in passing...
Connect and become connected...
two beings understanding one another.
i see you and you can see me...
thank you for sharing the things i can not yet see...

http://www.marksadan.com/bio.html

Life

If you were given 3 months to live in this body, in this world,
what would you want to do before your last breath...

A Few Good Tunes

- Radiohead, Lotus Flower
- A. Armada, If Only You Knew What the Lost Soliders Did to Me
- Adele 21, Set Fire to the Rain, One and Only
- Mogwai,  I know You Are but What am I?
- Krishna Das
- Emily Jane White, Wild Tigers I have Known
- Four Tet, Parks

Leaning Back

The various stages of life
          Begin and end
             and
    Begin again.
A long way from home.
Fighting for the will to survive
Birthed, passing on, and born again…

          The self
To simply discover...You
This being… in this life
No longer searching for the things we already own
and finally
Recognizing the things we were searching so hard for…were there all along
Tell me how you feel
Questions, Apologies, Worries fade to the side…
Tell me exactly what you think…

Leaning back
Can we both fall into one another just a little more
Where I lean slightly further into you and
You into me
Where we can hold each other up
and our embrace becomes a woven blanket of safety
Govern by the law of harmony
Hearts link...an echo of pure love
Looking to
There is a mirror reflection
Where I can see myself inside of you and you lie within me
A symbolic union
Where no words need to be spoken and
we can read each other’s mind
A communion with the entire universe
An experience of direct truth,
which stems from one soul to the other.
Together, hand in hand, let us walk into new spaces…
spring into unknown places…
and marinate in the seconds that pass by with each day
Reshaping a new world with materials at hand
And I bow in deep gratitude for this moment in time.

Keep Dreaming

"Hidden within our dreams are the keys to spiritual,
psychological, and physical health..."

"Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic..."
- Herman Melville, Moby Dick

To Choose

 In a world of opposing sides

Yes. No.

Good. Bad.

Here. There.

To Choose

     The power of Choice

To have a Choice…

A barrier on the path brings the body to a halt

Uncertainty arises from beneath the surface

Clouds hover closely

Body infused

Poison pumps through the veins

To much

Not Enough

What to say

I cannot see the letters to read the page

Words shoved down throat

Choked

Muscles constrict hugging firm to the bone

Walls crumble

Gasping for air

Suffocation

and I can no longer breathe

Heat beats

Vibrations are too far apart

In time…this to shall pass…

Gazing through the crystal ball

Visions into the future

Stories of the past

A spiritual messenger sent from above

To Know

Do you Know…

I don’t Know…

Wanting. Giving. Receiving. Loving

Never enough…

Working behind the scenes

Energy pools into

a seductive force

Where thoughts become reality in the physical world

This body. This mind. This breath.

A passageway into the depths of the heart…

A place where the spirit resides

To know thy self…

The director

Maneuvering the subtle realms

The conductor

Facing all directions

North. South. East. West.

Which way…What path do YOU choose this day?

And can you catch yourself in mid air

Suspended in space

Expectations forgotten

A soft heart opens wide

What is your song…

What is your dance…

Tell me your story…

My reality for the next few days...

 

Off to the Bahamas...

Quote from a dear friend...

"Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you..."
     -Jacques Prévert

This Life Has Just Begun

Hold tight

Please hold me tight

and I will not let go…

This life has just begun

With no beginning…there is no end

and…no looking back

If only you knew…

and there is nothing more to say…

Different worlds with many moons

New cities…old towns…

Dancing. Chasing. Weaving. Following

People quickly passing by

Rushing ahead into the next…the new…the better

Stand Tall. Walk Proud.

Lift the brow

A soft gaze ahead

Painting pictures with the eyes

And tell me what you see…

Why don’t I see the things you see…

Please…stay a while and

Listen

The mist that clouds the trail ahead

Creatures singing praises into the universe

A country mouse

A village farm girl

The flourishing leaves that blanket this earth  

What’s your name

Her name
      What is a name…

A threat...a test…a battle on the field

Leave me paralyzed

Collapsed and I can no longer breathe

Out of body

   Out of mind

I have lost the words

Everyone scatters

Muscles pulse- heart constricted

Trusting this voice within that whispers fact…

Taking flight

Willing to take the risk

Fly away

and I wont give up trying

Fly away free bird

I want to see more and more and

even more…

Dances of Life...

Hold on tight and I will not let you go

The soft control of an open hand

and a passionate whirl wind off to never never land…

Take Take Take

and Give Give Give…

There is nothing more to Give...

Footsteps out of hibernation

Piecing together the severed selves

The sun hits skin and petals open wide

Tiny adjustments

Blending new ingredients

Micro-movements to see further

The power within invigorates the surroundings

A dynamic force bestowed

            eternally…

The different voyages of life

in out

    back and forth
side to side

                 round and round

One dance ends and another sparks a flame

Heart infused

The fire of devotion ignites the entire being…

Watching the phases of the moon

the natural cycles of existence

Howling wolves in the midnight hour

Angels project guidance into the universe

Stating a message

Claiming their ground

The musical chords wash over the mountain tops

An urge to follow calls them near…

Guided from the center

Stepping to the sidelines

Becoming a witness on the path

Attuning to the voices within

A detector of love

Thy will be done

Heart expands forward.

“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
       - Dalai Lama

Connection from Afar

Connection from afar...in the thoughts, prayers, heart…
     In the body

A dance around the room
Weaving the web of life
Heart to mind…back to heart
Open.Close….Release.Contract
Running to…Running from
You see me you don't
Take the high road...the low road...anything but the main road...
Where is the space in the middle
The focal point
Where we both convene
Plugging into source
And silence overcomes reality...

Sinking below the surface
Mouth wide open yet there are no words
Lungs scream volume
There is no sound
Closer and Closer

Searching under every stone
Moving every rock
Building walls and tearing each one down
Building again

Half the picture…memory erased and frozen in time
Crafting truth through the finger tips…building fact
Churn the ashes
Flames ignite
Story melts into the blaze
Flames burn the spirit
     Free

Seeking wisdom from the wise
Passageways into dream-like lands
A glimpse through a different lens
Yet the magnifying glass is not close enough
     I want to see more…

"Your vision will become clear
only when you look deep into your own heart...
     Those who look outside dream
Those who look inside awaken..."
               -C.G.Jung

True and Truer

Share the road map that leads over the horizon and

into the sunset…

Tip toes in the waters

This foreign land calls your name aloud

Traveling across the vast seas

The internal compass aligns

A trek to new locations

and a place you call home…

Floods create cracks and shifts

Continuing to stretch into higher places

The magic hand points to truth

Spoken from mouth

A venture to see all…

Upward over the mountain there is a view that was not seen before

Mesmerized by miracles that shower from the heavens above…

Sitting.Waiting.

Reaching.Wanting.

Seeking.Knowing.

Shake up the jar

Unscrew the cap

A mysterious being emerges

This childlike spirit dances in the breeze

Rewiring pathways

Separating thought from action

Where do you live…and

Where are you from…

Who is this persona…and

How many masks can one parade…

Will you

  Walk next to me

   Hold my hand

  Catch me when I may stumble

          Help me see what I already know

What is truth …and truer… and even more

TRUE…

Surges of energy flow

Liberated from the chains that bind

Worshiping this self

There are no rules

Wild horses run free…

"The quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, situations...the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes..."
     -Eckhart Tolle

Dive In

"The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach..."
-Laurens Van Du Post

Closer

More.Different.New.Better.Reaching.Wanting.
A wide-angle view
Re-birthed…Re-shaped
again, again and again
Absorbed in the body
Attention moves up-down-in-out
Awareness sets….
Still.

Beyond imagination
Into the nether-realms
The labyrinth of life
where the impossible becomes possible
and the universe aligns…
Speechless.
Breathing into this moment
Diving to the depths
I think yet I cannot comprehend
Deeper and deeper
I hear yet I do not fully see
Feeling into the underground passages

Criss Cross
Hello Goodbye
A guide
To see-to know-to feel the subtle being
This body belongs to me…

Storms swirl
Thunder delivers
Knowledge.Wisdom.Truth.
Vibrations to the bone
Meaning in the wee hours
Awake in awe- in wonder
Rain Pours Love
Floods wash away demons
Purifying the land

All aboard
This ship sets sail
A channel
Steer me towards the horizon
Wind in the hair
Close the eyes….Closer
Navigating into
Destiny

Step from the ridge
Out into the heavens
A messenger
Taking flight
soaring far and wide…
The whole self projects across the oceans
over the mountain tops…
and walk with me through this unseen sacred journey…

A Practice of Patience

30 minute meditation for 30 days...
ready
set
go