there is light
within you
unchanging
and unconditional
turn towards it
in small acts
of recognition
throughout the day
let it melt
all your follies
of forgetting
let it melt
the misperceptions,
the fears, the defensiveness
the shell
that for so long
has imprisoned your mind
let the light
melt you
kindred reader
dear reader, six years ago this week
the first musing was published
and for however long
you have been part of this journey
of receiving, reading and giving
room within yourself to these ponders
i would like to thank you
for your kind attention,
your comments and shared insights
thank you!
these musings are written each week
as a self-alignment process
they are perennial wonders on life,
they are paths of surrendering and letting go,
of learning to love
shared with you
with this intention and wish:
may they be useful to you, kindred reader,
on your own contemplative inner journey
with gratitude and endearment,
💛 lenis
when beauty comes
when beauty comes
in the shape of a cloud
or the round curves
of a sweet woman
when it stops us
in our well worn tracks
with songs
and sunrise colors
it nurtures the heart
like few other essences can
it patiently tries
to shine through us
calling us near
from everywhere
humming:
i was made for you
in fairytales
in fairytales
breadcrumbs were left
to find the way home
yet soon they were eaten
by the creatures of the woods
i’ve been
spending the years
looking for crumbs
then, sitting still,
giving up,
when all seeking had ended
home
was there
all along
greetings
“greetings!”
to the rocks in the garden
and the colorful carpet of maple leaves
“how are you?”
to the dove breakfasting on millet seed
“hello!” blue dragonfly,
morning light and green tomatoes
what a circle of friends
as i walk upon the earth
welcoming what comes
upon the banquet table of the senses
expressing greetings
with joyous freedom
to the stillness in the woods
and “Friday” the neighbor’s cat
and to you dear one,
reading these lines
of connection between us
”salutations!”
may your day be filled with wonder and wellness
to be friends
spending time
at the hearth
of friendship
sharing in joy,
sorrow
and play
speaking
of matters
that warm
the heart
and insights
gleaned
along the way
feeling
the pulse
of life
while
we grow
older together
how good it is
to be
friends
wishes
“joy in the moment”
wishes
still work
their magic
silently
effortlessly
moving between us
do you feel them
as they reach you?
wherever you are…
may you be happy
may you see beauty
may you live peacefully
may you love and feel loved
may you be safe
may you delight in the weather on your skin
and the ground beneath your feet
may wonder be your companion
may you be present
for your life
where are my manners?
“hey, you!”
there’s been a party going on
within me, all my life
guests streaming in through my open door,
day and night, bringing friends along
Doubt has come to visit
Fear paid her respects
Joy lingered and
Love left her scarf behind
i have to admit,
i have been a most absentminded host
daydreaming and preoccupied
with visitors past, and those yet to come
that i have rarely noticed
who’s sitting at my table now
well, well, . . .
where are my manners?
may i bring some fresh libations,
pull up a chair and listen well
for a good heart to heart
i woke up grumpy
“dawn clouds”
this morning i woke up grumpy
i knew that something else
was needed to jive with the gifts of life
thankfully a flock of silly thoughts
came to perch - cackling about gratitude
one silly thought said:
“thankfully our feet still reach the ground”
“yeah”, another chimed in, “and aren’t you glad our heart
hasn’t become an improvisational jazz player overnight?”
a third one eagerly offered:
“… or that we didn’t wake up with a boil on our nose”
and they went on and on
trying to outdo each other
to my delight
grumpiness
lifted like morning fog
celebrate
“lighting the way”
celebrate
your life
yes,
celebrate the wondrous
oft forgotten
divine spark
that lives within you
it has been with you throughout
all your follies and growing pains
it does not look upon you
as imperfect
it loves
in vast all enduring stillness
if only you could see yourself
like it sees you
you would laugh
at yourself
and there would be peace on earth
it happens so quickly
"from sweet to sour””
it happens so quickly
the move from sweet to sour
judgement
closing off my bright eyed-senses
replacing all i hold dear
with convulsions of dislike and raging impatience
temporarily
disconnecting me from my chosen values
how good it is to witness this state of affairs within
brought on by decades of conditioning
and no longer hide in shame
or blame “the system” or another
but look closely and tenderly
at these moments of insanity
and
slowly
patiently
return
home
listening
“as if for the first time”
me and my ears
went on a playful date
voyaging together on the ocean of sound
hearing as if for the first time
until the familiar became wondrous again
where what we thought i knew
dissolved
what freedom!
ageless
“compass of compassion”
there are stories that need to be told
to every generation anew
ageless stories
of wisdom and heart
told for thousands of years
under the sun and stars
stories that hold the seeds
to guide us home
“orienting home”
when all still is possible
“in the gap”
it is within the smallest moments that our lives are shaped
in the gap between stimuli and response
when all still is possible
a lifetime of habits overshadow
the brilliance of this moment
and its unlimited possibilities
so i ask myself to resist
then the instant urge to do
to hold the state of “all is possible”
to pause in the quiet now
listening to the whispers of a freer state of being
until clarity of intent chimes
“until clarity chimes”
the kindness of now
“unencumbered by past or future”
open spaces
unwritten pages
new beginnings
every breath is such
uncharted potential
a story not yet told
there is great kindness in the now
unencumbered by past or future
lies our chance to try again
clean, free, boundless
“the kindness of now”
reclaim
“homecoming”
covered by sky and stars
cradled by earth
nights spent outside
of the usual shelter of solid walls
nights when i have temporarily
traded comfort for being closer to nature
linger long in my mind
strange how what used to be so natural
is now so removed
do i dare to reclaim this freedom
and gather the ancient vitamin
that comes with the witnessing of the night?
“to reclaim the night”
the white princess
“winter dreaming”
she comes on crystal quiet feet
in the middle of the night
her presence wakes the whole house
the white princess is visiting
embraced and embracing
we stand together in wonder
while our joy fizzes through the air
“greeting her arrival”
morning greetings
“morning greetings”
The Mystery continues, as i open my eyes
And return from the dreamworld
Awaiting me is a brand new day
Never have i been here before
I meet you for the first time, again
We both have been changed by the tides of life
So i listen to you, fresh
For you come to me as a storyteller
From your beautiful worlds
“from your beautiful worlds”
goddess of fire
“the tale begins ….”
goddess of fire
what is your story?
tell us of touching with warmth
and light this planet -
radiant and life giving
we bathe in your ancient glow.
“goddess of fire”
overspill
“together”
Love, how wonderful
to delight in each other!
Still we are blessed with
time - receiving the gift of
life - thankful for the moment.
“overspill”
