Monthly Archives: January 2017

Observation/koan

the little fat chickadee flies nowhere in a straight line, and yet she gets where She is going.

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unto others

in the middle of my road lay a black cat. was it my black cat? my heart! oh no. it was not my black cat…. . wrapped in a black towel i took him to the vet to see if … Continue reading

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angels and schools

the pools of color, wet with potential, lay in the sun to dry and wait for their mysteries to be uncovered…. (we never actually create alone -) when the sun was done,   we searched them for where fish were … Continue reading

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learning curve

i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading

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excuses

it wasn’t an accident. She had been warning you for weeks…. the real question is when will you finally LISTEN and stop making excuses for your bad behavior?

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rsvp

who knows what draws two beings together, need or want, desire or healing, who knows where that invitation comes from — all that matters is that we answer it.  

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Auras

we all radiate, we all glow, even the cats in the alleys know the grace of a silent purr.

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heaven’s nose

words fail me, ink and paint and paper do too. all there is is You. and no way to share… the sun shines through the blinds like heavenly rays and the silence is the songs of angels – i am … Continue reading

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the garage

the last passenger of my mother’s little red car was a feral calico who purred her way onto a lap and into a heart. The car took her last trip today…. my mother’s last ride on this earth was several … Continue reading

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Tornado Warnings

the skies were grey, the lap was full, a big dog a little dog twin cats and a calico, and somewhere slinked at our feet, a splash of living black velvet…. there is safety in numbers….   the warning sounds … Continue reading

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