I am More

I Am More

I turned 70 this year,
and those who do not know me,
I mean really know me,
wonder why I am still working.
There is a myth that women over 60 cannot work well.
Know this!
I am more than the myths about old women.
Grandma Moses started painting at 78
and my gifts and talents are emerging and evolving
and enabling my lights to shine.
Being an old woman does not mean
I am weak and of poor health.
It does not mean I do not feel passion
or romance or want to spend time with the one I love.
Being an old woman means
I see the deep meaning in life.
I am emotionally resilient.
I am connected to the universe and to life.
It means I have spent decades
growing and evolving and
learning how to cope with loss,
finding peace,
and am on an ongoing journey of self-discovery.
I am more than the stereotypes others have heard.
I am the one who has learned to dance
in the most spiritual of ways.
I have learned which values work for me,
and which I need to let go or.
I am led by guides and mentors,
while guiding and mentoring others.
I continue to move away from caring how others value me,
and caring more about how the Ultimate sees me.
I am more than how my body may appear.
I am the one who has learned to cope with all of life
to be strong through life’s changes
and to stay calm in the storm
I am the who hungers for quiet times with the Ultimate.
who craves time to breath and reflect.
I am the one who hungers to support others and
to be supported by them.
I am more than the older gray haired woman.
I am me.
I am who I am
and who the Great I am
is constantly creating me to be,
whether I am 70 or 103.

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Leo Tolstoy and Me

Leo Tolstoy and Me

If someone had told me it would be Leo Tolstoy,
the author of so many amazing books,
that I would love to curl up with
and compare lives,
I would have laughed.
Today, though is a new day.
Leo and I grew up complete different lives
but we both operate as discerning reformers.
We bridge deep, systemic analysis with
a radical commitment to spiritual and social justice.
We definitely would not have always agreed
as we would have disagreed
about the human rights of women
and other marginalized individuals.
Leo wrote about the wrongs through literature still read today,
I live out those same core values in how I teach
and journey with others,
however, I teach and advocate for the liberation of all.
Tolstoy did not just write stories,
he gave us a microscope through which
he could introduce us to the details of humanity and society,
at least the part he saw as flawed.
We share the mind of an analyst.
We strive to point out the hypocrisies of society.
We work to dissect the complexities of this world,
breaking them down so others
can learn, examine and understand.
We share a commitment to spiritual justice,
not just one that is theoretical,
but one that is practical.
We write, to write the wrongs in this world,
speaking truth out of our commitment to liberation,
healing and social justice.
We have both moved away from empty dogmas
and embrace a theology about liberating the oppressed
and doing our work in peace.
Leo and I are storytellers.
He wrote to confront societies failures, inequalities and inequities.
I write to challenge the system,
but also to give humanity the tools to heal,
to waken their consciousness,
to help others,
and to give voice to the voiceless.
Leo Tolstoy and I refuse to accept things as they are,
I wish we had met.
Perhaps we will in the next realm.
Then we can talk about the tools we used
to pick systems apart,
what kept our spiritual fires alive,
and how we used all we have been given
to challenge what appeared to be unchangeable,
and make this world a better place,
one moment,
and one war at a time.
Perhaps, if Leo was with us today,
he too would be advocating for the rights of women
and all of humanity.
For now, I continue my efforts,
to change the world
one moment,
and sometimes one second
at a time.

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Artificial, Imitation or Me

Artificial, Imitation or Me

Have you ever felt really hungry for God?
that is the prompt I gave AI.

it took a moment and then AI said,
There is a specific kind of quiet that arrives
when the noise of trying too hard finally burns out.
It isn’t the clean, peaceful stillness of a postcard;
it’s the heavy, hollow ache of an empty room waiting for a footstep.

I remember sitting on the floor,
the afternoon light stretching thin and grey across the rug,
feeling a hunger that physical food couldn't touch.
It wasn't a desire for answers, or rules, or a grand sign —
just a desperate, throat-dry longing for presence.
To know that beneath the surface of the ordinary,
the current was still running.

My wife read it and said,
It’s nice, but it’s not you,
so I told AI, using my poems as reference,
write like me about feeling really hungry for God.

It sat there for a moment and then AI wrote.
The house is perfectly still,
the morning light just beginning to sketch
the familiar edges of the kitchen table,
the quiet contour of the everyday.
By all accounts, there is fullness here—
a life rich with routine, with shared warmth,
with the steady rhythm of tasks well-met.

And yet, an ache opens up.
It is a sudden, sharp hunger
that nothing on the counter can feed.
Not a desire for a lightning bolt or a grand sign,
but a deep, throat-dry longing to feel
the current beneath the surface.
A hunger to know that the ordinary
is still translucent to the Divine.

it’s nice, but it is not you, my wife said.
so I wrote about feeling really hungry for God.
I thought about it,
because I am always hungry for God,
not for any of the reasons
the AI who does not know me said,
but because I hunger for more.
I hunger for the moments I write in my journals.
those moments when I give thanks for my life,
for that which inspires me,
that which brings me joy,
the people,
the places,
and the ordinary things in life
which remind me how blessed I am.
I hunger for those moments
when I just get to sit and be
with the one I call the Ultimate.
I hunger for the reminder that
my cup continues to runneth over
and I can continue to bless and be of service to others.
I hunger, not for what I do not have,
but for each moment,
each opportunity I have
to be with the Ultimate
and experience the symphony
that only happens for me
when I am in the Ultimate’s presence.

This is you, my wife said
the others are okay,
but this sounds like you.
There was nothing wrong before,
but it didn’t feel authentic,
it didn’t sound like you and
it twisted me up,
this was your first poem where there were moments
that were unclear and i didn’t understand,
until you wrote about your hunger.
Your hunger to be with the Ultimate
and to always be of service.
This was you.
Others can imitate you,
or at least try,
but they are not you.

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Selective Amnesia

Selective Amnesia

I have thought about what my life would be like
if I woke up with amnesia.
I sit here and think about
all I would have forgotten if I did.
but what if I could select what I forgot?
What if my amnesia was selective?
There are those who have it
because their brains have repressed memories
as a form of protection.
We have all had those moments
where we selectively forget
facts,
obligations, or
past mistakes
because it gets us off the hook.
There is more to spiritually selective amnesia
than just forgetting,
it is about letting go
of the past and all that keeps me
from being fully in this moment.
It is more about remembering than forgetting;
remembering who created me and lives within me.
It is about remembering the Ultimate
who has journeyed with me
and seen me through all of life.
It is about remembering
all the blessings I have forgotten about
even if for a moment.
It is about remembering all the revelations
I have gotten from Spirit
which led me through the storms
and reminded me
I am an overcomer.
I can feel spiritually selective amnesia
when I have moments of doubt
or worry
or find myself unable to give thanks
It sneaks in when I forget the one
who allowed me to live on
all the days I could have died,
the one who sustained me
when I didn’t realize I was being fed
and the who leads me forward
and never stops letting me know
my time here is just beginning.
Yes, there are moments I forget people, places and things,
but the one thing I work to never have amnesia about
is the Ultimate.

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Messages from the Ultimate

Messages from the Ultimate

I love reading through past messages
and discovering lessons
and messages
or hearing from loved ones
who are no longer in this realm.
I was thinking about my friend Laura
who would message me
when I was late posting my thought for the day
asking if I was okay.
She always noticed when I broke a pattern.
She also could not celebrate her birthday
without a tray of my lasagna and a tray of my orange brownies.
Today I was reminded I had a memory with her
and I remembered that I made those brownies just for her.
I woke up thinking about how I just want
to have made a difference
and then I realized that I do unto others
as they do for me.
Like my friends who help me see the waves
of love and inspiration and strength
I have sent into the world.
You don’t have any idea, a friend said,
of how many people have been washed in your love,
your wisdom, your grace,
and the gifts you so freely share.
I remember your stories,
and I have shared them with my clients
and who knows where they went from there.
Then I remembered how I taught that to my church,
when I dumped a jar of marbles
because too many were gossiping
and spreading rumors
and weeks and months later,
we were still finding marbles.
Then there was the message
a former student send me
of how she had one of my quotes
hanging over her desk.
If I could get a text directly from the Ultimate,
it would say,
still wondering if you are making a difference?
Keep it up
The Ultimate

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Inspired

Inspired

June 1, 2026
Today I am inspired by my own power and ability to advocate for myself.

June 2, 2026
Today I am inspired by the desire to be loving and kind.

June 3, 2026
Today i am inspired by my own courage. I am owning my own power and being my own warrior.

June 4, 2026
Today i am inspired by the reminder to maintain my spiritual practices.  It is through maintaining them that I grow and evolve.

June 5, 2026
Today i am inspired by the good work I am doing this month.  It is not that I am always intentional about it, but I am intentional about growing and evolving in my own journey.  As I work on me, it appears to be blessing others, or so it is being revealed to me.  It reminds me of simple lines from a song I ask myself daily. Have I done any good in the world today? Have I helped anyone in need? What am I doing to raise the vibrational frequency in the world.

June 6, 2026
Today i am inspired by the spiritual lessons I learn from cooking shows. Cooking for me is not just something I do to feed my family and others; it is a way I am of service to the Ultimate one. As I listen to people reflect on their life journeys and their creative processes, I hear their testimonies of what the Ultimate one has bought them through. They reflected on how they overcame their addictions, amputations, battles with cancer, and so much more. They cook because they are overcomers.  What I have noticed is how, intentionally or not, those who win are the ones who are humble.  They do not brag about how awesome they are.  They give thanks to all those who raised and trained them and the gifts they have been given.  There is something so powerful about being in the midst of humbleness and humility. It reminds me that the Ultimate one speaks to each of us in ways we recognize and respond to.

June 7, 2026
Today i am inspired by the new things we are trying together.  It’s not just about me, it is about us as a couple and a family.  It is about how we support each other and how we encourage each other to step outside our own comfort zones.  We support each other and there is something about her faith in me that gives me the courage to step forward and sometimes even jump.

June 8, 2026
Today I am inspired by the idea I had for civil discourse.  I know where they come from and give thanks.

June 9, 2026
Today I am inspired by the ideas the universe sends to me, like the idea I was sent on civil discourse and today on critical literacy. I am grateful for senses that can hear and the willingness to receive.

June 10, 2026
I am inspired by the reminder to always remember that first and foremost I am the daughter of the Ultimate, now and forever.

June 11, 2026
I am inspired by the courage of others which inspires me to be brave.  I walk in the legacy of courage I inherited from those who raised and prepared me and others who were overcomers and modeled bravery.

June 12, 2026
Today i am inspired by the pros and cons of binge watching. I rarely binge watch, but when I do it is to learn. I see people practicing what they preach or not and am reminded to walk in my legacy as the Ultimate’s daughter and to work humbly to grow and evolve. Each day I work on growing and evolving as a human being. As I so often say, its all about the journey.

June 13, 2026
Today i am inspired by the desire to find my own secret rules.  Part of this journey is looking at the rules I inherited from when I did not know I had the ability to write on my own.  I scour through my thoughts and my heart seeking them out. It is time for them to no longer be secrets which limit my growth and evolution. It is time for new rules, that are not secret and keep me moving forward on my journey.

June 14, 2026
Today I am inspired by the constellation in my life. I sometimes just see one star in my life. Then one day, for some reason, I begin to connect all the starts and I see the constellation and see one insight into how the Ultimate one has been guiding me and my journey.  Would I even be able to do this if I were not intentional about using my spiritual practices?

June 15, 2026
Today I am inspired by the wisdom I receive from others. Every person, every experience, everything I read, feeds and teaches me. Life is my classroom and all that surrounds me is my teacher.

June 16, 2026
Today I am inspired by what I have learned in the first 70 years of my life. I find it so hard to celebrate myself. I find myself wanting to celebrate all the teachers in my life and my life itself. It has taught me to walk humbly, to give thanks, to be welcoming, to never stop growing and to always make time for the one who has been with me since the moment I was born. People may have come and gone from my life, but the Ultimate one, has been with me before I was even born into this world.  When I struggled at my birth, the Ultimate one made it clear I had lessons to learn and teach and so I survived.

June 17, 2026
Today I am inspired by the power of translation. I am humbled by how the Ultimate one answers my prayers and addresses all my concerns and struggles in a way that only I can see and recognize.  You know me so well and always speak to me in a way that enables me to continue growing and evolving in my journey.  You hear my simple prayers and my struggles, and you translate your wisdom and inspiration so I can bring it into being.  I may be the one listed as the teacher, but you are the teacher’s teacher.

June 18, 2026
i am inspired by the information I am finding and learning in my courses. You are my teacher.  You are my major professor, the one who guides me to and through the courses I so need.  Like now, you are helping me to remember the work I am creating is not about me, it is about the legacy that will be left behind of the ability of your creations to make this world here as it is in your realm.  You are helping me to understand how I can help build systems that will help withstand all the changes life can bring. Democracy can be threatened by people that come and go, but everything we do that strengthens our culture and systems will help it withstand all the tests of time  

June 19, 2026
Today i am inspired by the courage to look within.  Isn’t this where I started this month, being inspired to look within.  Doing so has brought me to a place of peace and understanding. It has helped me to remember that what I have been learning to do is not about me and my ideas, it is about you – the one who opened this door for me, the one who led me down a path that did not seem like it was for me at all.  Here I stand at the end of this leg of this journey, and you keep teaching me, surrounding me with teachers who give me the space to struggle with the secret rules within me, a partner and a support circle who support and believe in me.  You keep speaking to me in ways I cannot even explain until I hear you and learn a lesson which requires me to dig deep within, grow and evolve and take yet another step outside of my comfort zone.  I step forward because I am brave. I am an overcomer. I am who I am because I was created by I am and am consistently becoming who I am being transformed into being, each step of this journey.

What a journey, I have been through this month and I was just now given the ability to see it all and I am reminded that I am more than an overcomer. I am unstoppable. The Ultimate one has given me armor that will protect me each and every moment of my life.

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Binging In and Out

Binging In and Out

I am not much of a binger,
well at least not when it comes to TV,
as we do not have one.
I don’t want to waste my time
mindlessly consuming
junk food and junk tv,
escaping from reality,
and not being in the moment.
Then I had to stop myself
because I have binged.
I have tuned into Youtube playlists
not for any of the reasons above,
but because like a theologian
I was looking for lessons
from the Divine
about others and for myself.
I listened for those spiritual lessons,
and answers to prayers.
I have realized that
binging caused me to
press the pause button
on my life
and have a Sabbath moment
that prevented me from burning out.
They reminded me of long
and meaningful conversations
which moved us past the superficial understanding
and towards a greater understanding of life
and of humanity
It’s not about
binging in or out
it’s about the intention
and the balance.

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Dear Me

Dear Me,
I look at this selfie
and I do not think I see
the me others see.
At first glance,
I see Sharon,
the name my parents gave me
but then as I sit and look
I see the one who says love me
the one originally called Claire,
then Clara,
then Claire again
and then my parents brought me home
and called me Sharon
but then my Bubby,
she looked at me
and gave me the name Sarah Bella
and ultimately that is who I see,
the one who gave me a prophetic name
Sarah Bella.
I see the beautiful princess
I was prophesized to be.
I see the grace I have received
and the grace I strive to offer to others
I see how my eyes look at the world
and the words I am hearing
as I listen to others.
I sense the tension in my environment
and the peace
I strive to radiate to others.
Just sit and be present
and let the beauty within you
shine through
and bless others.
This is what she would always say
and this is who and what I look for
when I look at selfies of me.

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Twinkle, twinkle

Twinkle, twinkle

Twinkle, twinkle,
all the stars,
You keep me wondering
and gazing at you
and as I do
you anchor me.
I sit and feel the anxiety leave my body.
I feel your blackness
wrap around me
like a blanket of peace.
I feel a closeness with you
that reminds me
of being rocked to peace,
Twinkle, twinkle
all you stars,
I gaze at you and
feel our embrace,
as I sit in the awe
of all you have created
and are creating
whether we see it or not.
Twinkle, twinkle
all you stars
you seem so little,
like individual stars.
Then I open my vision, and
I see how you are part
of something bigger
and so am I.
My little sparkle may not seem like much,
but I am part of
what raise the vibrations
which radiates love
and makes a difference.
I am part of
but not all of it.
Twinkle, twinkle
all you stars,
I am drawn to you
because you are more than
a constellation of stars.
You are a reflection of my soul.
You remind me of your eternal presence
and that you will guide me
as you have guided others for centuries.
Twinkle, twinkle
all you stars,
thank you for
speaking to me
allowing me to gaze upon you
and experience you
gazing at me.
Twinkle, twinkle
all you stars,
I do not wonder who you are,
because through you I experience
the peace, love and mystery of you
and all you are in your twinkle
and in your blackness.

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More Than a Practice

More Than a Practice

My spiritual practices,
are like prescriptions which keep me
healthy and balanced.
I practice attention because it raises my awareness
and keeps me from being distracted.
I practice beauty because it gives me pleasure,
but keeps me from being so cluttered.
I practice being present because it gives me contentment
and keeps me living in the moment,
not the past or future.
I practice compassion because it makes me caring
and keeps me from being judgmental.
I practice connection because it is not healthy
for me to feel separated.
I practice devotions because it keeps me disciplined,
and committed.
I practice enthusiasm because it energizes me
and keeps me from feeling bored.
I practice my faith because it reminds me to trust
and not allow my heart to harden.
I practice forgiveness because it gives me freedom
and keeps me from being vengeful.
I practice grace because it causes to surrender
and keeps me from feeling shame.
I practice gratitude because it is important to give thanks
and reminds me from feeling entitled.
I practice hope because it keeps me optimistic
and washes away the despair.
I practice hospitality because it keeps me open and warm
and prevents me from being hostile.
I practice imagination because it frees me to be creative,
and it promotes me from being rational.
I practice joy because it keeps me happy
and keeps me from being sad.
I practice justice because I believe in fighting for equity
and dismantling all things oppressive.
I practice kindness because it reminds me to be generous
and not selfish.
I practice listening because it enables me to be discerning
and truly hear everyone listening.
I practice love because it promotes intimacy
and keeps me from making choices out of fear.
I practice meaning because understanding each other is so important,
and avoiding the challenges that come when we do not.
I practice nurturing because it promotes balance
and keeps me from feeling deprived
I practice openness because it encourages me to be flexible
and keeps me from being close minded.
I practice peace because it keeps me serene
and prevents me from feeling angry.
I practice play because it love being free spirited
and not always so predictable.
I practice questing because it reminds me that life is an adventure
and gives me the courage to be brave.
I practice reverence because it keeps me in a state of awe
and grateful for everything I have been gifted.
I practice shadow because it keeps me whole,
and realistic.
I practice silence because it keeps me contemplative
and helps me avoid chaos.
I practice teaching to share wisdom
and keep me from being egotistical.
I practice transformation because it is healing
and helps me fight for change.
I practice unity because it promotes solidarity
and not individualism
I practice mystery because it keeps me open to learning
and not feeling as if life is tidy and logical.
I practice being authentic and loving myself
because I am so worthy.
I practice zeal because it reminds me to be passionate
and keeps me from self doubt.
I practice yearning because it keeps me growing and evolving
and keeps me from being stuck.
I practice all my practices
because I have to practice them
so I can keep them
and keep myself practicing.

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Road Trip

Road Trip

Sometimes it’s the simplest of questions
like when or where was your last road trip.
I could not remember where or when
until I realized my life is a road trip.
it is all about the journey.
When I was younger,
it was all about the destination.
Now I shift gears
emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
The journey of life I am on
leaves me with more than photographs and memories.
It has bought me to memories I needed to revisit,
to places that feel like home,
and to places that light up my senses
This road trip has reminded me
to unplug and embrace life.
it is teaching me to
embrace the detours
and learn something new
To tune in to what surrounds me
and the sensations which arise within me.
To always remember
I may find myself on a new path,
but I will never get lost,
I have my GPS
which lovingly reminds me to recalculate
in a voice from my GPS
also known as God’s Protection System.
Then I hear the reminder,
buckle up,
time for another road trip.

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My Brain is Like

My Brain is Like

What is your brain like, she asked.
My friends described it as organized,
creative, focused, challenging, diverse and caring,
used and useful,
and like a pasta maker,
because it takes life, moments and experiences
and makes something fresh, new and tasty
and a poetic purple pipeline.
My initial thought was sushi
because it looks similar to others
but inside you see the beauty and artistry
of how all ingredients come together
Ultimately, I realized my brain is like a tree of life.
It’s about creating connections and interconnections
between all living things,
and between the Ultimate and humanity.
It’s about my personal growth, wisdom and stability
and helping others in their journey.
it’s about an ongoing journey of self discovery
and spiritual evolution.
It’s about being fully present,
allowing my roots to get stronger,
for my leaves and the fruit I bear
to make a difference
in my life and
in the legacy I leave behind.
It is for all these reasons,
my brain is like the tree of life.

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It’s Not for Everyone

It’s Not for Everyone

I was reading about this sandwich,
made with peanut butter, pickles and sriracha,
and the person said, this isn’t for everyone.
I laughed and then I cried,
not about the sandwich,
but because the one who used to say that to me
was my father,
who would have been 99 today
May 1, 2026.
He would eat these strange things and say
it’s not for everyone.
He would tell me this story,
about adopting me
and how I was not for everyone,
I was for him and my mom.
He would tell me that is why they picked me,
I wasn't right for anyone else,
I was right for them.
Others might have seen me like that sandwich,
but to my parents,
I was what their hearts were hungry for
and they could appreciate and love me
just as I am, my own blend of humanity.
He’s been gone for 21 years now,
and I still remember talking with him about
his future and ultimately his funeral.
We would tell me how he didn’t understand
why my mother loved him so much,
he wasn’t the best person and wasn’t for everyone,
but for my mom,
he was what she needed.
He asked me to tell people he was the shit
and not a good person for part of his life,
but then he was.
He was like that sandwich,
a strange combination, but amazing.
The truth is each of us is a crazy combination
and we are not right for everyone.
When it came to me,
my burly father was the right one
He was the one who would let me be me
He would let me paint his nails one day
and the next day be a tomboy
He was the one who would make sure no one hurt me
and then fight for my right to take auto shop.
He taught me that strange combinations
like peanut butter, pickles and sriracha
are not right for everyone,
but if they were right for me,
they were right.
He taught me to always be who I was created to be
to enjoy my life and my loves,
always remembering
they did not need to be right for everyone,
they just needed to be right for me.
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Big Magic

Big Magic

Whenever I get stuck or scared,
I cuddle up and listen to the start
of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic,
not because of her,
but because she reintroduces me to
Jack Gilbert
who asked a student,
and indirectly me,
do you have the courage to write your story.
It reminds me to have the courage.
It reminds me that my writing
is my success,
it is not the awards or the name recognition,
but the courage to be authentic,
and to write the meditations of my heart
and in doing so I experience it,
what Gilbert called
the big magic

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Spiritual Farming

Spiritual Farming

Do you ever think about where your food comes from?
I do.
I not only think about where
but those involved in its growth
and those who pay attention to it
nurture it,
harvest it,
and deliver it to me
so I can use it to nurture
those I love.
All this is true of the physical foods
which enter my life,
but what about the food I am personally growing?
Not the plants in the garden I do not have,
but the seeds I plant in myself.
The seeds of intentional personal and spiritual growth
which come to me through contemplation,
patience,
and kindness.
I cannot harvest,
what I do not prepare for and sow.
I plant within me
and then like a farmer,
I tend to myself in ways that are nurturing,
weeding out the negativity,
and nurturing myself with
all I need to grow
and patience for that growth to occur.
ultimately, I begin the harvest,
as I am able to fill myself with the very crops
I have planted and nurtured.
My current crops are
love,
joy,
peace,
patience,
kindness,
goodness, and
faithfulness.
What are you growing?

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I Feel You

I Feel You

They love the bouncy ones,
the ones who wag their tales or meow
and act like they are so ready to go home with them.
Those are the ones who get adopted first, they said.
The others,
the ones who are tired of being rejected,
the ones who are grieving,
the ones who have given up hope,
the ones who feel like they are just not good enough,
the ones who desperately need to be loved,
those are the ones who just lay there tired and beat up.
To those whose silent cries I hear screaming,
please love me,
please feel me,
please just sit and hold me,
please help me heal.
Please know I feel you,
and I know you want a forever home,
and someone who will love you unconditionally
and be gentle, patient and kind.
I know I am not the one who hurt you,
but I am sorry for all you have been through.
I know it is not the same,
but I do understand
and I want you to know you are enough.
The one who can look at you
and feel you,
whether it is me or the one who gets to you before me,
will know how to sit with you
and together you will bring each other
love, grace, and understanding.
Together, you will learn to feel each other
and love each other
and remember how good it feels to be loved,
unconditionally loved.

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The E Words

It’s Easter this Sunday,
but to be honest,
all I have been able to think about
is the total eclipse of the sun.
So I sit here and reflect on the E words – easter and eclipse.
they are the markers of a cycle
that seems unrelated, but
they are about darkness and light.
they are about despair and hope,
they are about the triumph of light
over the temporary darkness which comes with the Eclipse.
Eclipses, albeit infrequent, come and go
and it is in the midst of the darkness
that we can prepare for its return.
in the midst of the death and the darkness
we prepare for the return of the light.
We die
just to be reborn.
We do this all the time,
our cells die and are regenerated.
parts of us die, only to come back transformed.
Eclipses are a time for change.
we so often underestimate the power
of what happens in the dark.
But it is our time in the darkness of the womb
that we prepare to be reborn
and walk in the light
Eclipses enable us to go through
and then with a quantum leap
move to a higher place in our journey.
It is not the e words themselves
which is so important.
It is about yet one more word
evolve,
because in the midst of all the e words
if we are not evolving,
then we are revolving.
so let us evolve
as we move through all the eclipses in our lives
the cycles of the Easter season
and the journey we call life.

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The Bird Feeder

The Bird Feeder

It hangs from our tree
moving with the wind
and the weight of the birds
It is more then what it seems,
it is one of the ways we reach out,
it is how we show compassion,
mindfulness,
and our connection with nature.
It is not about us,
but about the birds
and recognizing them
and the gifts they give us
and the gifts they give the universe.
So we offer thanks
for their songs
and visits
and the messages they bring us.
We keep it filled
just as the Ultimate
keeps us filled.
We show compassion to them
as we would have others
show compassion to us.
It is not just a bird cage
It is what keeps us humble
and reminds us to feed others.

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The World

The World

I read this Sufi teaching once about the world.
If you put the world between you and God,
the world becomes a spiritual obstacle;
if you use the world to remember God,
the world becomes your spiritual friend.
Today, as I go through this crisis,
I am witnessing that the world is my friend.
The world is surrounding me with those who
are surrounding me with love,
encouraging me to stay strong,
offering assistance,
holding me in prayer,
telling me I will make it through,
teaching me to accept all the love
that the world has for me.
I am so much better at giving
then receiving,
but right now the world
is teaching me to humble myself
and allow the world to give to me
as I have given to others.

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Every Moment is an End

Every Moment is an End

“The world is coming to an end”
“The apocalypse is coming.”
I keep hearing about the end coming,
and the destruction of all we know.
For me, each moment of my life,
is an opportunity for the apocalypse.
It happens every time a divine truth is unveiled to me.
It happens every time
my consciousness is transformed.
it happens within me
every time the workings of the world
wake something up within me spiritually.
It happens every moment
I go through a cathartic change.
It happens every time I stop easing God out
and begin easing God back into my life.
Apocalypse is not something we are waiting to happen,
but something we can practice.
We practice using life’s challenges
as a moment for spiritual cleansing.?
We practice cutting through life’s distractions
to find clarity.
We practice building community
in the times we are hurting.
We practice being the transformation
that happens when we see the opportunity
and live the apocalyptic moment
in each moment of our being.

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