Be Still and Know
Poetry offering positive spiritual perspectives on seeing truth and beauty in our everyday lives…
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Walk Slowly (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWalk slowly, do not rush through life seeking what you already have, trying to find what was never lost. Walk slowly, noticing everything as it is right now, in this moment, for this is how it was meant to be. Walk slowly let the heart lead, take the time to forgive reality’s imperfections and disappointments. Walk slowly, treasuring silence as a way to still the mind addicted to constant entertainment, let it rest within my
Childhood Passes (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedChildhood passes too quickly, long days of endless play in summer’s golden sun fading to the shadows of dusk and finally evening, when the fireflies blink their tempting hello and we chase after the magic, an attempt at capturing what we know deep down can’t last for long… The unconscious safety of being in another’s care with time uninhibited, discovering wonders of nature and family, forming healthy attachments to love; An
The Joy of Emptiness (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI owe the world nothing aside from immersion and no expectations, resting as one with all Creation, made of the same raw material, energized with breath, drawing in what I need, exhaling what I can share, continually observing the way that Love provides Life with what it needs, nothing we could live without as if it were a puzzle, this vast realm of beauty, each form with a place to fit perfectly, already comp
A Classroom Full of Lives (opens the original)
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This week, many students went back to school, which means that many teachers will find themselves standing in front of an audience of new faces. I am one of those teachers - and my students are of college age, typically anywhere from fresh-out-of-high school to mid-twenties. I find that with each year that passes I’m more interested in reaching my students on a personal level rather than just an intellectual one.The first task in getting to know my students is learning their names. I take this v
Elevated Perspective (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWhen perspective is shifted, clouds become cottony ground dominating the landscape and sky becomes atmosphere, hazy particles in undefined blue… Greener colors in muted tones brightened by strongest sunlight imply coastlines and cities dotting the half-globe scene, Wings are essential and elevation relative, horizon’s line becoming arc as thrusted motion seems like standing still… All minut
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