random thoughts

random thoughts
random wishes
from where do you come?

sneak a peek
round the corner
of my mind

there you are
fat and sassy,
for what are you waiting?

half hidden
you reply,
"waiting
to be
noticed"

priceless 

the time line continues

Saturday was a great day of synchronicity for me. I was beginning to think that my time line of events was slowing. How could I expect these wonders to continue indefinitely? Then I was introduced to the film "What the bleep do we know anyway?" I haven't seen it yet but was pretty sure I would want my own copy. The web site was full of information about scientists, medical doctors and psycologists who are examining the relationship of science and religion.

My own earth story started when I began reading extensively about Native Americans and their concern for earth. At first I didn't understand what I was reading but was interested. Gradually I accepted the ideas and began to feel a closeness to earth. This was built upon when my mother passed away. I was in deep mourning and needed comfort. I bought an ashiko drum and sought people who drummed in groups. The comfort I received from this experience was only one of the benefits. I was meeting people who were praying for earth with their drums. After the election here in the States, I was overwhelmed with another episode of mourning and began to meditate and pray for earth in my own way. I was/am very concerned for the future of all of earth and sought out others who felt the same. This was hard. There were very few who felt as intensely as I did. I wrote to my daughter's friend who had a vision about earth and humankind's role. Links to web sites he provided led me to books by Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme. What I read in their books actually began the magnificant journey I'm on now. I discovered there were so many people who cared. The intensity of the experience lessened somewhat knowing the burden did not rest with a few.

I want to put this intense desire to work. Yesterday as I linked with the web site for the movie I found my outlet, meditating with others to bring about healing and peace to earth. I know that this discovery will not be wasted. I will seek opportunities to do what burns brightly within. I am thankful I have been given this knowledge. I thirst for more.

water "responding" to Mozart 

love and gratitude

The beautiful picture below is the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto. You can read about his documented work of positive influences on the molecular structure of water at http://whatthebleep.com/crystals/

the impact of love 

darkness

a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr:

darkness cannot
drive out darkness;

only light
can do that

hate cannot
drive out hate;

only love
can do that

hate multiples hate

violence multiples violence

toughness multiples toughness,

in a
descending spiral
of destruction

the chain
reaction of evil

must be broken
or we shall be

plunged
into the
dark abyss

of
annihilation

my source 

late night thoughts

release the old
release the sorrow
to one
who would
take you
away
to a
place where
human mind
fuses with
the divine

somebody cares

somebody cares
37 dead
somebody prays
37 soldiers
somebody wants
37 families
to know
we are
so
very
very
sorry

two girls and a boy

my children
my beautiful, wonderful children
so different, each one

two girls and a boy
says nothing about them
says nothing about
their uniqueness
says nothing about
how I love each one


a single mom with
two girls and a boy
says nothing about me

says nothing about
my struggles
my laughter
my tears
my regrets

what is there to say
when memories
are collected in photo books
and lives are reviewed?

that nothing prepared us
for what we shared
as two girls and a boy
and a single mom

untitled

I have been blogging with "Steven" and now his mom is starting a blog. It's so much fun to get to know people through the blog. I really can't remember getting this excited about writing thoughts down "on screen" before I started (thanks to my daughter, Erin) my blog. Email is not the same. What I love about blogging is that when thoughts come to my head, I can get them down before they fade. I like matching pictures to my entries. For me, a picture centers me and expresses "the color" behind my thoughts. I will always write on screen before picking up a journal and jotting down ideas. It's not private, but I gain the most from the honesty of other bloggers. I want to be honest too. Where I've been honest is in my poetry. What I like about writing poetry on the blog is that I can write and it's really up to the reader to interpret. My original reason behind my words may not be theirs. My thoughts remain my own.

one of many 

water's wisdom 

wisdom shares

sometimes
a message comes
from a place
without a voice

stand at the water's edge
and listen to
the future shared,
wisdom's secrets told

what to do with it?

use the heart to interpret
take comfort,
all is not lost

what appears tragic
transforms,
a union made
for eternity

antique boxwood carpenter's tool 

journey with purpose

carpenter, carpenter,
what will you find

when you journey
to the place
of your dreams?

perhaps, a usefulness
that fills your empty places

and synchronicity
that lets you know

you have a purpose
beyond your imaginings

synchronicity - my own definition

events that occur
with perfect timing
in order to instruct
or provide
something
lacking

where do you go little h-bird? 

It's snowing again

I like snow. I like being in my house looking out the windows. I like watching it, walking in it and having it touch my skin. I like "snow days", time to think, time to wonder what summer will bring. Where will I go this summer? What beautiful part of the west will I explore this year? Some of my pleasure is troubled, though, because I know out there somewhere there are people who aren't looking through windows to the outside. They are wondering where they go tonight? Will there be food to eat? Always walking in someone else's shoes, people tugging at my mind, not quite perfect peace. I am thankful for those who do something, not just reflect.
That could be me.

raw emotions 

war spelled backwards

raw emotions
raw hurt
raw moments
captured on film

raw helplessness
raw hopelessness
raw wounds
left unhealed

someone runs
someone left
without a mother
without a father

too much raw going on
make the raw
the raw
the raw end

drumming

feel the mood
feel the skin
make the connection
communicate
with my ashiko
drum

Blog on

I can't stop blogging. My honeymoon with blogging, not tainted by time or sour comments, just reveling in the magic of the blog.

where do you go?

little h-birds
where do you go
when winter covers
all you loved
with cold?

borrowed mind

Sometimes the thoughts
come so quickly
that I imagine
my mind
has been
borrowed

h e a l e a r t h 

heal the earth

heal the e a r t h

heal the earth, O timeless Lord

heal the e a r t h

heal the earth, O Spirit of element

heal the e a r t h

heal the earth, O Wisdom of the universe

heal the e a r t h

heal the earth, O One who knows

heal the e a r t h

heal us, O Living Light

journey with me 

hummingbirds

Someone named Steve commented on my blog. I thought that was pretty cool. He also likes hummingbirds, a fact I failed to mention in my profile.
My recent experience with several hummingbirds happened this summer on my camping trip to Utah. My daughter and I were camping in the desert. On more than one occasion, hummingbirds flew up to me and hovered for a few seconds before darting off. Having never had this happen before I was mesmerized. It was almost like they were greeting me. During one hike, a hummingbird followed me and seemed to be prompting me to continue down the path, flitting ahead and returning to hover nearby. When I came back home I looked up hummingbirds on the internet for their totem meaning. One site listed them as a symbol for ressurection. I thought that was nice because my mother had passed away the March before. She loved birds and I longed to tell her about my "hummingbird experience". I felt sad I couldn't. After pondering the symbolism of the little h-birds, I took comfort in believing she had shared the experience with me.

New to blogging

This is my first weekend of blogging. One of my daughters helped me get set up. I really enjoy reading other people's blogs. I appreciate their honesty. I like seeing my own thoughts in print. I wish I knew how to make my blog into more. That will come with time, I suppose. I hope their is someone out there in blogger world who has the same passion I do about preserving earth. Conservation seems blase these days. Does anyone else care???

Sorry American

Read today riverbend's blog. Debated about protesting January 20th. Wish I had the money to go. I need to be there for my own sake. I need to be apart of the energy of others who "see" the hugh mistake we made. The election made me sick. This war makes me sicker. War makes humans inhuman. I hate it. What can I do to make this planet into a sanctuary for all?

take me on a journey 

Spin with me

Spin with me, Lord

take my hands

and together

we will

whirl and dance

Becoming one,

flesh fused with Spirit

Until I am no longer

separate from You.

Let me

Let me
know
feel
experience
you
in
your
unlimitedlessness


take my spirit on
a
journey
with
you
to where you go
to all
those places
you
know
as
your
creation


let me
see
the beauty
you see


let me
feel
the love
for what you
made
so that
I
may know
you
as the
God
of
all


that
I
may
worship
you
perfectly

Nuggets

Be at one
with
that
which
you
came
from


Recognize
earth
within
you


Be present
when
you
are called
upon to
gather
wisdom


Keep open
put
no
boundaries
on
your
spirit


Allow
all
which
may
happen
to
happen


Spirit
will
delight
you
with
fusion
of
wisdom

E A R T H

Eternal
Art
woRk of
The One
wHo is whole

Insights

flesh needs certain conditions for survival

so do elements
water
air
soil

mind can exhault all living and nonliving matter

mind can go where flesh cannot

mind can caress element


hold it in time and space
bring it close
cherish it unlimitlessly
without restriction

mind can recognize God in element

mind can thank God for it all



element knows
because God knows
when mind cherishes and respects
and loves what it perceives

it is a reciprocal relationship


mind rushes

to recognize beauty

mind flies with birds

mind forsakes flesh


to become one with element

mind penetrates element

and benefits

from its wisdom