Savour

Listen to the wind,
it has secrets to share.

Watch the clouds move,
they have poems to shed.

Smell earth’s rich gifts,
they speak in parables.

Taste the sweet freshness,
it is honey unchained.

Touch the lake of longing,
hunger is belonging.

Blessing

May you be blessed in the year ahead,
lean in, be kind, with joy be wed;
Nothing is certain in this charmed life,
except the gift you have to ease the strife.
Make love, taste the music, embrace pleasure.
Do good. Live your dance. You are a treasure.

Mantra

Walk abroad,
drink in the air,
look up, not down,
joy is everywhere.

Seek within,
touch your heart.
Soak and spin,
let the pain depart.

Kiss this life,
don’t worry at all;
Live and let live,
pay heed to love’s call.

Why fear and fret?
The present is now.
While the mind is alive,
give in and cry, “Wow!”

Refuge

You step outside
and drink it all in
musing about life
and the hope within

You wonder if this
is the heart of it all
while the kites glide
the leaves start to fall

You gaze at the world
the fury and the pain
the grasses sway
will peace ever reign?

You pause for a while
pray for the best
accept the kernel
everything is blessed

You wake up to light
and treasure the gift
the journey to joy
wherever you drift

You realise the truth
safety is a place
that resides in the mind
a gateway to grace

You stay alert
to the power above
the radiant roses
the fragrance of love

Meditation 100: Radiance

Your radiance is a jewel that can never lose its lustre, if you care for it and pay heed to its intrinsic beauty. When you are happy with who you are, what you do, and the manner in which you astonish the world, then people will notice your light that glows and will be possessed with a hunger to replicate it. Never lose sight of the power you possess, for it is unique. You have immense gifts to offer, wherever you go. And when you combine your incandescence with another person, the magic you create will sustain and enchant you, for as long as you have breath. Brightness is your natural habitat.

Letting Go

There comes a time when you feel the urge to truly let go. This isn’t “let go” in the sense of going completely untethered and dancing naked beneath a full moon. Though neither of those things need be considered nefarious actions. This is “let go” when you feel you have reached an equilibrium that you can jettison thoughts, ideas, people, emotions that have been troubling you. When it comes, you will know it. You will sense great waves of tenderness welling up from the pit of your stomach. You will sense a sun shining bright in the recesses of your mind. You will sense a breeze clearing away the debris that had been blocking your spirit. It is quite extraordinary. It is quite natural. It is exquisitely delicious. You will realise how nothing matters. You will also realise how everything matters. In essence, what you will realise, and this perhaps is the greatest truth that we can expose ourselves to over and over, is that once you let go, all that truly matters is this moment. Not what has gone before. Not what will come. But now. Always now. Infinity in the present moment. Awareness of grace. Awareness of serenity. Resting in love.