the more we accept the world as it is,
the more readily forgiveness and gratitude appear

in the grand drift of evolution
human beings: Special only to ourselves.
lineages come, lineages go.

still, leaving the room,
I turn off the lights

that all things are empty
doesn’t mean that any thing
is other than it is

a thing is what it is
by virtue of how
we interact with it

drink up!

while everything is evanescent, gold and glory pass more, much more, quickly than wisdom

our notion of God is a tool that shapes us as does any tool

(with thanks to Marshall McLuhan and Lewis Lapham)

today — the window in the chest is open, songs fly in and out

everyday the doves come by to visit,
lured by scattered seed,
a small gift for the guests

Happy emotions come and go, so do unhappy ones. These are, in themselves, not signs of suffering, potential or actual. They are signs of living.

faith is the skill of living without a net

Q: What is both easiest and most difficult?

A: Click here.

when the body is still,
the heart can blossom,
the mind enjoy itself

azure-skyed April afternoon,
even the bees are idle

giving up success and failure,
there is nothing to regret

retired? no
I’d rathered be leisured

which poet will I read
will I be
today?

inspiration is everywhere,
some days I’m just too lazy to look

too much money denies the pleasure of a simple life