in the light of truth
surrender to live life with nobility, grace and elegance
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- soy mujer
- watching the moon
- she invites us to play
- only soul
- om
- mad, naked summer
- true sun is within
- father's day
- soul dance
- curiosity
- on the edges of time
- sounds of life
- of the soul
- only sacredness
- time
- new moon
- enano de mariposas
- pouring petals into words
- ayer me enamore
- another part
- she speaks
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- Déjame hablar contigo: A Julia Casimira Sacasa
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Tuesday, June 29
Monday, June 28
hope for hope
remembering Tia Hope
hope for today.
hope for tomorrow.
hope for peace.
hope for love.
hope for light.
hope for children.
hope for mothers.
hope for fathers.
hope for families.
hope for hope.
originally published in June 2007
hope for today.
hope for tomorrow.
hope for peace.
hope for love.
hope for light.
hope for children.
hope for mothers.
hope for fathers.
hope for families.
hope for hope.
originally published in June 2007
Sunday, June 27
Saturday, June 26
watching the moon
detail from a portrait by Robert Barberena De La Rocha
Watching the moon
at midnight,
solitary, mid-sky,
I knew myself completely,
no part left out.
- Izumi Shikibu (c. 974-1034)
full moon tonight
partial lunar eclipse
opportunity for enlightenment
Watching the moon
at midnight,
solitary, mid-sky,
I knew myself completely,
no part left out.
- Izumi Shikibu (c. 974-1034)
full moon tonight
partial lunar eclipse
opportunity for enlightenment
Friday, June 25
she invites us to play
my son's hand covered in volcanic sand
juguemos con Ella
exploremos
esculquemos
descubramos
Ella nos invita
bañemonos en Madre Tierra Bendita
let us play with Her
let us explore
let us search
let us discover
She invites us
let us bathe in Blessed Mother Earth
juguemos con Ella
exploremos
esculquemos
descubramos
Ella nos invita
bañemonos en Madre Tierra Bendita
let us play with Her
let us explore
let us search
let us discover
She invites us
let us bathe in Blessed Mother Earth
Thursday, June 24
Wednesday, June 23
om
Om Mani Päme Hum
"The mantra Om Mani Päme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable Om it is blessed to help you achieve perfection in the practice of generosity, Ma helps perfect the practice of pure ethics, and Ni helps achieve perfection in the practice of tolerance and patience. Pä, the fourth syllable, helps to achieve perfection of perseverance, Me helps achieve perfection in the practice of concentration, and the final sixth syllable Hum helps achieve perfection in the practice of wisdom. So in this way recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times. What could then be more meaningful than to say the mantra and accomplish the six perfections?"
- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (c.1910-28 - 1991)
"The mantra Om Mani Päme Hum is easy to say yet quite powerful, because it contains the essence of the entire teaching. When you say the first syllable Om it is blessed to help you achieve perfection in the practice of generosity, Ma helps perfect the practice of pure ethics, and Ni helps achieve perfection in the practice of tolerance and patience. Pä, the fourth syllable, helps to achieve perfection of perseverance, Me helps achieve perfection in the practice of concentration, and the final sixth syllable Hum helps achieve perfection in the practice of wisdom. So in this way recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times. What could then be more meaningful than to say the mantra and accomplish the six perfections?"
- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (c.1910-28 - 1991)
Tuesday, June 22
mad, naked summer
summer hats, summer shades
Press close, bare-bosomed Night!
Press close, magnetic, nourishing Night!
Night of south winds! Night of the large, few stars!
Still, nodding Night! Mad, naked, Summer Night!
- Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
wishing you mad, naked summer nights...
Press close, bare-bosomed Night!
Press close, magnetic, nourishing Night!
Night of south winds! Night of the large, few stars!
Still, nodding Night! Mad, naked, Summer Night!
- Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
wishing you mad, naked summer nights...
Monday, June 21
true sun is within
summer solstice
With praying hands I face the sun, feeling love and joy in my heart.
I stretch up my hands and let the sun fill me with warmth.
I bow before the sun's radiance and place my face to the ground with humble respect.
I lift my face to the sun and then remember, to achieve such heights, I must be as the dust of the earth.
I stretch up towards its light trying to reach the greatest heights and again surrender.
I stand tall as I remember the true sun is within me.
-- Ancient Verse, author unknown
years ago, one of my yoga instructors shared this prayer with me
With praying hands I face the sun, feeling love and joy in my heart.
I stretch up my hands and let the sun fill me with warmth.
I bow before the sun's radiance and place my face to the ground with humble respect.
I lift my face to the sun and then remember, to achieve such heights, I must be as the dust of the earth.
I stretch up towards its light trying to reach the greatest heights and again surrender.
I stand tall as I remember the true sun is within me.
-- Ancient Verse, author unknown
years ago, one of my yoga instructors shared this prayer with me
Sunday, June 20
Saturday, June 19
soul dance
I love how the grass grows tall and proud despite the concrete
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
yesterday afternoon, I lay upon the sweet grass, looked up at the rising moon and setting sun and felt my soul dance
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
yesterday afternoon, I lay upon the sweet grass, looked up at the rising moon and setting sun and felt my soul dance
Friday, June 18
curiosity
he holds the ring of the future
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
what are you curious about today?
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
what are you curious about today?
Thursday, June 17
on the edges of time
one of my rings landed in the midst of flowers and continued dancing
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
let us surrender to the dance of life, let us dance, let us dance
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
let us surrender to the dance of life, let us dance, let us dance
Wednesday, June 16
sounds of life
let us sing louder, let us sing stronger
I have been watching the World Cup and I miss the human voices. I miss the songs. I miss the cheers. Plastic horns drown out all sounds of life, but people continue to sing.
I have been watching the World Cup and I miss the human voices. I miss the songs. I miss the cheers. Plastic horns drown out all sounds of life, but people continue to sing.
Tuesday, June 15
of the soul
Rumi of my soul...
Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul, of the soul, of the soul.
- RUMI
Oh soul,
you worry too much.
You have seen your own strength.
You have seen your own beauty.
You have seen your golden wings.
Of anything less,
why do you worry?
You are in truth
the soul, of the soul, of the soul.
- RUMI
Monday, June 14
only sacredness
Rumi speaks to me in dreams...
Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness. - RUMI
Let us taste the sacredness in the ordinary.
Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness. - RUMI
Let us taste the sacredness in the ordinary.
Sunday, June 13
Saturday, June 12
Friday, June 11
enano de mariposas
an excerpt from a short story written in 2007
El enano era un galán. Entró al Salón de Escudos como un sultán. Dos tigres, una avestruz y seis jabalíes lo escoltaron a los aposentos de la Diosa Blanca. El enano le traía las mejores Mariposas Maravillas para adornar sus cabellos de plata.
El enano era un galán. Entró al Salón de Escudos como un sultán. Dos tigres, una avestruz y seis jabalíes lo escoltaron a los aposentos de la Diosa Blanca. El enano le traía las mejores Mariposas Maravillas para adornar sus cabellos de plata.
Thursday, June 10
pouring petals into words
from one of my 2007 journals
she dreams in roses
pouring petals
into words
angels up above
dancing round
full of love
originally published in January 2007
she dreams in roses
pouring petals
into words
angels up above
dancing round
full of love
originally published in January 2007
Wednesday, June 9
Tuesday, June 8
another part
behind a leaf
behind a leaf
I see your soul
behind a leaf
I sense your struggle
behind a leaf
I sing your praise
behind a leaf
I discover another part of myself
behind a leaf
I see your soul
behind a leaf
I sense your struggle
behind a leaf
I sing your praise
behind a leaf
I discover another part of myself
Monday, June 7
she speaks
in the silence of the soul, she speaks
goddess of the sea
whispered
you belong to me
write of my lovers
sing of my pirates
dance with my waves
make gems of the soul
goddess of the sea
mother nature and me
excerpt from “The Goddess Speaks” a manuscript in progress
goddess of the sea
whispered
you belong to me
write of my lovers
sing of my pirates
dance with my waves
make gems of the soul
goddess of the sea
mother nature and me
excerpt from “The Goddess Speaks” a manuscript in progress
Sunday, June 6
Saturday, June 5
Déjame hablar contigo: A Julia Casimira Sacasa
la mano del "Poeta Carpintero" Raúl Xavier García
Déjame hablar contigo
-- Por Raúl Xavier García
-- A Julia Casimira Sacasa
Esa inquietud. Esta necesidad de saber
lo que no es tuyo ni mío,
es lo que te obliga a obedecer:
nos lleva desprotegido hacia el peligro.
Más tarde, con los golpes que te da la vida,
con ellos puedes empezar a comprender
y medir distancias, si caminar sobre el mar
o en las brasas del fuego.
Y en la serenidad te niegas a sí mismo,
sería como huir sin esperar, amar sin ser herida.
Y mañana correr la sangre en abundancia
no así, el asma.
Déjame hablar contigo
-- Por Raúl Xavier García
-- A Julia Casimira Sacasa
Esa inquietud. Esta necesidad de saber
lo que no es tuyo ni mío,
es lo que te obliga a obedecer:
nos lleva desprotegido hacia el peligro.
Más tarde, con los golpes que te da la vida,
con ellos puedes empezar a comprender
y medir distancias, si caminar sobre el mar
o en las brasas del fuego.
Y en la serenidad te niegas a sí mismo,
sería como huir sin esperar, amar sin ser herida.
Y mañana correr la sangre en abundancia
no así, el asma.
Friday, June 4
Thursday, June 3
todo cambia
one of my tshirts, some of my turquoise
I have had this song about CHANGE on my mind all day...life is change...change is life. Change is part of our transformation.
Cambia lo superficial
Cambia también lo profundo
Cambia el modo de pensar
Cambia todo en este mundo
Cambia el clima con los años
Cambia el pastor su rebaño
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Cambia el más fino brillante
De mano en mano su brillo
Cambia el nido el pajarillo
Cambia el sentir un amante
Cambia el rumbo el caminante
Aunque esto le cause daño
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Cambia, todo cambia
Cambia, todo cambia
Cambia el sol en su carrera
Cuando la noche subsiste
Cambia la planta y se viste
De verde en la primavera
Cambia el pelaje la fiera
Cambia el cabello el anciano
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Pero no cambia mi amor
Por mas lejos que me encuentre
Ni el recuerdo ni el dolor
De mi tierra y de mi gente
Y lo que cambió ayer
Tendrá que cambiar mañana
Así como cambio yo
En esta tierra lejana.
- Julio Numhauser
I have had this song about CHANGE on my mind all day...life is change...change is life. Change is part of our transformation.
Cambia lo superficial
Cambia también lo profundo
Cambia el modo de pensar
Cambia todo en este mundo
Cambia el clima con los años
Cambia el pastor su rebaño
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Cambia el más fino brillante
De mano en mano su brillo
Cambia el nido el pajarillo
Cambia el sentir un amante
Cambia el rumbo el caminante
Aunque esto le cause daño
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Cambia, todo cambia
Cambia, todo cambia
Cambia el sol en su carrera
Cuando la noche subsiste
Cambia la planta y se viste
De verde en la primavera
Cambia el pelaje la fiera
Cambia el cabello el anciano
Y así como todo cambia
Que yo cambie no es extraño
Pero no cambia mi amor
Por mas lejos que me encuentre
Ni el recuerdo ni el dolor
De mi tierra y de mi gente
Y lo que cambió ayer
Tendrá que cambiar mañana
Así como cambio yo
En esta tierra lejana.
- Julio Numhauser
Wednesday, June 2
studying the sky
amidst old lace & roses
"Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning." - Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
"Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning." - Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)
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