Saturday, October 29, 2011

in the early hours...

i awake to life to a sensing, this sensing is all i know.

there is space, and there is an emptiness, there is life…

who is living, who is feeling, who is sensing…

unite the attention to the awareness, marry the awareness to its breath,
breathe in the intoxication of the silence within, and the light called life…

i fill my jar, with thoughts, with feelings and action, then i seek the other to help carry this load….

and it dawns, "empty your jar into the ultimate lightness of Being"...

Sunday, October 16, 2011

a day in life...

soft sound of the falling rain, i look through each rain stream, its like i am looking through a veil…i reflect on my day.

seeing a bird trapped in the room, how slowly should i move so as not to scare the bird, and yet get to the windows, so there is a way out…we manage, the bird flys off…

the sliding doors, i see a butterfly, struggling to get out, the glass is in the way…okay take a deep breath, and be very still, reach the hand towards the butterfly and somehow slowly invite it to trust you and come on your hand…many flutters later it lands on my finger…i am mesmerised, the wings are closed and its has the same markings of a "snake' look on its wing tips, as the picture i saw a few weeks back. i take my hand out the door, and wait, some beautiful moments before i shake my hand slightly indicating to the butterfly that its free...

later at yoga i feel something under my feet, its a little sparkle that has found me, i place it on my third eye...

the moments unfold, i read a chapter from the book "women who run with the wolves", i smile at the message, writers are so beautiful in their articulation, its inspiring....

the day passes, a drive to Nouveau Arenal to pick up Cade and meeting and chatting with different people who have dropped by at the ranch...not to forget a nice shoulder rub, i must have pulled a muscle, thanks to Zee and then later Jeremy for easing it away...remind myself that when i am teaching, not to jump in the middle of a shape, i too am human, and susceptible to injury...

the rain continues to fall...i hear music, time to meditate, relax before the 4 pm yoga....

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Love is without fear

i relate to you, i see you, we talk…there is no ownership…

then years pass, people proudly own and are owned, and in there resides a resentment. why! i ask, does the seed of life grow into a tree of resentment; the tree that provides shade, love, nurturing, joy and freedom to be, becomes a prison…

keep the freedom, love without labels, without judgement, be with someone for no reason, no dramas, without the hero or the villain…when you look over a room full of people, see someone across on the other side, engrossed in conversation, you smile, eyes meet, and the hearts smile…you know that your heart has two homes….LOVE

Sunday, October 9, 2011

i accept myself, and I accept you, with gratitude

Gratitude…many definitions only one feeling.

How is gratitude invoked, there are many triggers that invoke this feeling, we all find reasons to appreciate or not. Expression of gratitude can be as simple as saying "thank you", to building a Taj Mahal, and all those in between ways. Sometimes acknowledging the presence of another with a look, speaks volumes…

In the North East, where I have spent most of my living years, October comes and I feel, smell and sense the changing of seasons. I like the fall season, the nip in the air is refreshing, the sunlight is still warm, the changing colors light up the world and nature paints the most beautiful hues of earth tones. I connect with the trees, they are ready to release their leaves, knowing that when spring comes, there will be new buds. The cycle of life continues.

October also brings the long weekend in Canada, a holiday where we celebrate with family and friends, as many get together for the Thanksgiving holiday. Today I find my thoughts, returning to a home where many parts of my heart reside. As I type, I am sitting in the middle of the rainforest in Costa Rica. The trees surround me, the rain falls, the birds sing their symphony…

In my heart, I give a silent "thanks", sending energy to all those hearts that have touched me...I touch you today, with an "energy hug"… of gratitude.