27 July 2008
state of grace
There is a state of grace
Which exists between new lovers...
Until one of you breaks the spell.
Before that subtle change,
All is holy and all is sung;
A clever, quiet harmony
With a movement so pale,
You would miss it
If you looked askance.
The merge and the symmetry
Give rise to the natural healing,
To quiet the natural pain.
This succulent moment
Is a tender mercy
In our harsh world, so
Cherish this offering,
Which is given
By each to the other.
Hold it to your chest and breathe,
For you are so briefly gifted,
And so quickly deprived.
26 July 2008
where the hell is matt? 2008
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quote: buddha
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
Bu, after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
25 July 2008
quote: samuel johnson
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
24 July 2008
23 July 2008
quote: william james
A great many people think they are thinking, when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
22 July 2008
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20 July 2008
60 second meditation
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19 July 2008
arrhythmias
My heart is dancing inside my chest, waltzing her desire to leave this life. Beating my individual rhythm, she has been always my dependable inner drummer, but now she seems to be questioning her role, or maybe she's just improvising, like a drummer learning a new song. Heartbeats, like breathing, are easy to take for granted, until they take their own path: you turn one way, they turn another. Suddenly, they become the center of your thoughtful universe, occupying a weighted portion of your unconscious concern. No matter. So much is beyond our control. I will dance with my heart, and do what I can, but once again I am reminded that I am only a temporary visitor to this life. All I can do is watch my remaining sunrises and sunsets, give thanks, and accept What Will Be.
quote: buddha
All tremble at punishment.
Life is dear to all.
Put yourself in the place of others;
Kill none, nor have another killed.
15 July 2008
dancing
Movement as solid as the earth and
As light as laughter in the wind
Turning and circling in a
Ticklish dervish wisdom
Bowing to the archetypal melody
Birthed from the collective unconscious
Lost in the trance
Leave me alone
I am dancing with God
12 July 2008
yes
I shy smile
Sad and wary
You lost forgotten
Your way
Home
I’m here
Over here
Vanilla candlelight
And clean sheets
Sleeping dreaming
Waking dawn
Quietly
Loved
And lifted
Tell me
Teach me
God’s word on
Wings of birds
His answer:
Yes
10 July 2008
see me
See me
They don’t see me
I watch them,
Not seeing me
You didn’t see me then, and
They don’t see me now
Apparently here
To see, unseen
Drawn by glow
And see them all
09 July 2008
08 July 2008
some prayers are answered
When I was three years old, I heard my name called by an Unearthly Voice.
When I was 21, I prayed for proof of God's existence, and moments later, was nearly struck by lightning.
On Sunday, July 6th, 2008, I was filming a thunderstorm on my porch. I had left my tripod in the car, and was holding the camera by hand, hoping to catch a little thunder and lightning in the distance. I thought of that day long ago, and wondered to myself if God would be so kind as to arrange a little lightning for me.
I received my answer immediately, and caught the lightning strike - barely 4' from me - on video. 45 seconds in, left hand side of the frame.
Some prayers are answered.
07 July 2008
each day
Each day, the sun arouses
In me the living moment;
And daily the sun descends
Into a marvelous wonder.
Emboldened by the sun’s arrival,
I venture forth to face my wage,
Followed down my lively path
By her bright and fair illumination.
Briefly purchased, and too soon
The precious day is done:
Another leaf torn from the pages
Of my unknowable, unfinished book.
04 July 2008
03 July 2008
02 July 2008
one hundred human years
Each tiny break
In her chain: a memory,
Etched in bone.
Carried forward,
Even when
She’d rather not.
Try to forget:
She can’t.
Try to remember:
It’s gone somewhere, but
Written upon her beautiful face,
And a little dismay.
Alone in a home,
Disowned by the younger;
Now cared for by strangers.
I watch her stare
Out the dining room window;
Letting the rain into
Her quiet, routine life of
One hundred human years.
Patiently waiting,
Watching,
Breathing,
Being.
01 July 2008
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