Many years ago when we traveled from California to Spain

(the trip of a lifetime!),

we bought a painting that both my husband and I liked.

I don't know why my husband liked it,

but I liked it because it showed a little dark-haired girl sitting on a step watching two boys pretend to be in a bullfight (red flag and sticks dressing up their imaginary contest).

I imagined that little gi...

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I live in an urban jungle

I hear car engines roar 

through my open window

late at night in the summertime

loud like lions

ferocious in their speed

one block from the police station

do the cops chase them

to stop this nonsense?

probably not unless they crash

which incidentally they have

less than a block from my house

smashed right into Mr M's brick wall

creat...

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I travel deep into the vision of love,

oh, these paths are laden with rose petals!

Their aroma is fresh,

their touch is soft,

my feet are bare, cool as they touch the ground.

I travel wide through the interior of my soul,

oh, these spaces are brilliant with light!

Their windows are open,

the wind blows fresh,

my steps dance as they reach the beckoning air.

I travel de...

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You are so wise,

your body, mind, heart and soul

know exactly how to heal,

your weary steps 

are but a prelude to rejuvenation,

I see you bouncing on a trampoline,

I see you swinging from playground bars,

your youth,

your energetic limbs,

live as shadows within,

your vitality flows like a river 

within,

without a doubt I see your life force rising,

you are so...

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1. Rising in Light

In the morn

when I wake

the gray cloud of sadness

greets me

with its lonely cry

for attention.

I plod my way through it

and slowly

the light returns--

soft morning light,

yellow tinged with blue,

and once again,

I am renewed.

2. Walking in Love

I used to walk

through the day

striving to accept

all that displeas...

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1.  The Other Side of Life

When you break through to the other side of life (the realms of birth and death),

you find your super power.

Clinging to life weakens the spirit.

Letting go of life allows the spirit to soar.

Happy is the soaring soul!

Go on this flight and you will land in a life of abundance--

abundant freedom, wonder, amazement.

Did you think this land of ...

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At night

I turn into a fairy,

I dance from house to house

with my magic wand

and visit the crying and the lonely and the lost

and tap their foreheads

with sparkling light.

Fireflies and stars and streams of color float gently in the air

and soothe and restore all the sad, worried souls.

Oh how I love this flight!

Joy bounces off the walls, 

shades of soft pink and ...

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All day long

I sing my love songs to you.

I don't know if you

can hear them,

soft chiming bells

from my heart

to your heart.

You are so far away

and yet so near.

I sing I sing I sing

through the silence

of separation.

I sing the melodies

riding across the empty spaces,

filling the voids 

with love, love, love,

ceaseless love.

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The color of the day is yellow

The color of the night is blue

The feel of touch is soft

The feel of breath is light

The reach of heart is far

The reach of soul is deep

Open eyes see

Open heart feels

Closed eyes rest

Closed heart replenishes

Rise up, lie low

Move with grace

Be still with peace

Every day is a mosaic

Every night is a dream,

We are the arti...

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I rose this day

and decided to give thanks

for every little thing

that came my way.

Thank you for the water

that runs through my hands,

thank you for the steps 

where my feet land,

thank you for the sky 

that opens wide,

thank you for the leaves

that blow in the wind,

thank you for the chirping tunes

the little birds sing out,

thank you for the deep tones

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I need to get my head 

on straight, you know,

a wise man said that

two inevitable parts of life

are work and pain

so stop resisting these

and accept it.

I need to get my head 

on straight

because I keep expecting

life to be

all roses without the thorns.

I lament the thorns

so much

that I forget to breathe deep

and smell the sweet soothing scent of all t...

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