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Paint Pots

Sometimes I get scared. The past week or so I’ve been hearing a little “something”. A tiny voice, a quiet suggestion. I flicked it away from me like an elephant flicking away a mosquito with its tail. But it would return again, and then again. As I drove home today, I remembered that Thing. AsContinue reading “Paint Pots”

Thank you, a mantra.

Breathe in, breathe out. Seated comfortably, window open, a light breeze shakes the curtains. I close my eyes to relax. I wanted relief. I wanted a kind of peace that my sleep wasn’t providing. Hmm. I quieted my body. I say, “It’s ok. We’ll just sit here for a while, it’s ok.” My thoughts andContinue reading “Thank you, a mantra.”

So Hum

Come lay with me In this bed of well-being. The sun is at half mast Celebrating the passing life of day And soothing us into the whispers of dusk. Come lay with me, I won’t mind. Lay with me in this warm light. It forgets all that has been before, It quiets the memory AndContinue reading “So Hum”

I Love You Anyway

I want you, anyway. It seems in this life we constantly strive towards perfection. It’s part of the human condition I say, to constantly seek Better. I love us for this, for this painful striving. It’s a beautiful gift that births invention, evolution, and expansion. It’s a beautiful curse that takes us from gratitude toContinue reading “I Love You Anyway”

The Eyes of the Heart

It’s past midnight and I should be sleeping. I laid awake thinking about this thing that’s been bothering me. I rolled it around and around in my head. Trying to see it with my larger vision, trying to see the trail of ease and light flowing through it. But the more I looked, the moreContinue reading “The Eyes of the Heart”