Some busy days, but
I made time today to do
what I didn’t do some days before.
JDG
Some busy days, but
I made time today to do
what I didn’t do some days before.
JDG
On this blue-black night,
with only a single star in sight,
an unexpected peace descends.
JDG
When at last the mind
grows silent, a different kind
of listening can begin –
one not tuned to familiar loops
of word-filled chattering.
~
Slowly, softly, we begin to hear
the music
of spacious consciousness.
JDG
I don’t even know
what questions to ask. Perhaps
I’ll start by asking:
“What do you want me to know?”
I’m here and I’m listening.
JDG
Procrastinated
a bit, then simply smiled
and got on with it.
JDG
Each age has its task. The young step forward
as the old learn
to make room
and step
back.
Both
tasks are
hard; each has
its own reward,
and both benefit from self-compassion.
JDG
It’s raining outside.
Inside I’m all smiles as
I’ve done my exercises.
JDG
They came dancing in,
those dark-haired twins, ages three
or so, and gave each
of us in the bank a hug.
We all left feeling richer.
JDG
If only the flab
would melt as fast as the snow…
If only I had
started sooner…but here I
am now with renewed resolve.
JDG
Lingering snow, its cold beauty gone, can’t
accept its time
has passed. It
still hangs
on.
JDG