the acts of this life are the destiny of the next.
04 January 2009
03 January 2009
come back
I hear your silence
The frosted pane
And rooster crowing
Outside my window
Waves against the sand
Standing upright and unforgiving
No matter
As long as thought remains
And truth is spoken for
You think I don’t remember
Mexico so long ago
But see: the illumination
I’ve carried all these years
Tucked into my foreign hand
And beating like a bird’s wing
Against my grandfather’s portrait
It all comes clear as you leave and
Leave us behind to measure
Your memory steps and the
Reason why we’re here
So close I can touch
Your departure come back
My mothers and my fathers
So far down the road
Walking forward away
Crying like a child
Come back come back
Please come back
01 January 2009
31 December 2008
29 December 2008
balance
Washed with rain and rain
I am as a river
Swirling and turning
In place, this place
And let go
Existing
Spinning like a child
Achieving balance even as
I toss solid to the ground
Still giddy as angels
Circle in the sky above
And clouds can barely
Hide their smiles
quote: elisabeth kubler-ross
there is no need to go to india or anywhere else to find peace. you will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden, or even your bathtub.
26 December 2008
carlo crivelli: saint stephen
...today is december 26th, saint stephen's day,
and the day of my family's namesake: santiestevan.
remember to honor thy father, thy mother,
and thy ancestors: they are why you are here.
25 December 2008
24 December 2008
23 December 2008
22 December 2008
21 December 2008
20 December 2008
various artists: do they know it's christmas
one of my favorite christmas songs...
...if you have food on the table...
...if you have a roof over your head...
...if you live without war and famine...
...then you are wealthy beyond measure...
...in a world where so many suffer...
...share your wealth with those less fortunate...
...remember the reason for the season...
...emphasize giving, not receiving...
...emphasize love over material goods...
...remember that compassion is the greatest gift of all...
...peace is possible, and begins with you and me...
19 December 2008
17 December 2008
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15 December 2008
14 December 2008
12 December 2008
11 December 2008
10 December 2008
my favorite season
But I respectfully disagree.
I believe that Christmas is what you make of it.
For me, it is the time of the year when I can say aloud and often my daily prayer: "peace on earth". An entire holiday devoted to peace? I'm there.
It was the message of Peace that made Jesus' message so vital, so timeless.
And what can be more beautiful than giving gifts to the people you love? You don't have to buy it; you can make it, bake it, sing it, massage it, dance it, serve it... you get the idea.
Peace. Giving. Pretty lights.
The cynics can frown and carry their negative energy around on their backs; meanwhile, I will dance my daily joy for love and peace and giving and singing.
Peace: it's not just for dreamers anymore.
05 December 2008
03 December 2008
jupiter, venus, & the crescent moon over los angeles
(photo by d. jurasevich, mt. wilson observatory)
01 December 2008
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