welcome, well come to day 59 of a season of peace…

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take heart, pilgrim!

you were born for this:

to leap into the void and real-eyes how to sprout wings and fly…

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feeling tender in the turbulence as i write tonight, so, i shall let  Pema’s words on the deepening interior journey we are all traversing speak for me…

“On the journey of the bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of others, our companions in awakening from fear. At the bottom we discover water, the healing water of bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is our heart—our wounded, softened heart. Right down there in the thick of things, we discover the love that will not die. This love is bodhichitta. It is gentle and warm; it is clear and sharp; it is open and spacious. The awakened heart of bodhichitta is the basic goodness of all beings.“

yes, take heart…

welcome, weli come to day 59 of a season of peace, this day of the first moral monday when jesus went into the temple and overturned the moneychangers’ table of exploiting the people in their love of power while today we gather in solidarity to overturn another almost trillionaire moneychanger’s table to lift up the working people…

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take heart, pilgrim!

you were born for this:

to leap into the void and wonder how to sprout wings and fly…

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feeling tender in the turbulence as i write tonight, so, i shall let  Pema’s words on the deepening interior journey we are all traversing speak for me…

“On the journey of the bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of others, our companions in awakening from fear. At the bottom we discover water, the healing water of bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is our heart—our wounded, softened heart. Right down there in the thick of things, we discover the love that will not die. This love is bodhichitta. It is gentle and warm; it is clear and sharp; it is open and spacious. The awakened heart of bodhichitta is the basic goodness of all beings.“

yes, take heart..

welcome, welcome to day 59 of a season of peace, a day calling for pause, re-treating ourselves in the gap to slow down into the rhythm of gaia coming home to our body and breath… breathing into the one body, breathing out smiling and softening…

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take heart, pilgrim, poet on a journey!

you were born for this:

to leap into the void and sprout wings and fly…

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as i write tonight, i am on silent re-treat so i shall let  Pema’s words on the deepening interior journey we are all traversing speak for me and for thee…

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On the journey of the bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of others, our companions in awakening from fear. At the bottom we discover water, the healing water of bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is our heart—our wounded, softened heart. Right down there in the thick of things, we discover the love that will not die. This love is bodhichitta. It is gentle and warm; it is clear and sharp; it is open and spacious. The awakened heart of bodhichitta is the basic goodness of all beings.

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yes, take heart..

shanti, shanti, shantihi…

welcome, welcome to day 59 of 64 days of a season of peace, we are coming down the quintessential homestretch and to this day of celebrating the 13th annual whalewatch week we’ve attended although for the first time it’s virtual until we can make it there in merry may…

this journey is a pilgrimage of peace, a day of immersing wholeheartedly in the swirling sea of love energy where we all swim… today our intention for peace is amplified as we celebrate an upcoming sacred marriage, a voyage into the eternal death and rebirth cycle we go through moment by moment anchored in the true refuge of peace in our core…

on this day of listening to the rhythm of the waves, the voice of grandmother echoing from deep below, i share what she shares…

“I send love and blessings to all from the spirit world. I am so honored to feel your love and your concern.

Do not forget to do everything you can to heal the oceans and water of this beautiful planet. Send your healing, loving thoughts to the water daily and get others to do the same. You must hold a vision of the water sparkling clean and full of vibrant life, for as you create this vision it will be done. It will however, take millions of people holding this vision to make the shift.

Do not be dragged down by the current chaos in the world. Humans are gifted and powerful creators. You only need to shift your focus ever so slightly to come into alignment and do good for each other and all creatures on planet earth. It is time to forgive and let go of violence. Make your priority loving the earth, loving and supporting each other, loving and protecting all creatures, and doing everything you can to make life a paradise for all.”

~ Granny ~

may we open our one heart re-membering we are an ocean of lovingkindness…