A boat in a storm
Shelters us as it rides the waves
Sometimes fraught with peril
The waters can also be placid

This boat, a source of safety, also has risks
And leaving the boat gives pause
Who will I be if not on a boat?
I understand the waves and not dry land.

Photo by guiseppe Peppe

Great teachers change us.

They light the flame of curiosity.

They show us a different world than the one we live in.

We go on a journey with them. A journey of discovery.

Perhaps of the stars or prehistory or sub-atomic particles or how the body works.

Thank you to my many fantastic teachers. I had great fortune to meet you.

Photo Linus Sandvide

Clouds fill the sky.
Dark storm clouds.
Gray.

Dark morning.
Soothing.
Blessed quiet.

Too much dark, no good.
Too much light, no good.

A refreshing break from normal.
A reprieve.
A chance to see things differently.

Photo by Michelle Miller

A big job completed.
Sailing close to the wind.
For months on end.

Coming about will luff the sail.
Maybe luffing the sail is good idea.
A few moments of pause.
A space between things.
No need for an endless rush onward.

Instead we can enjoy the sun rising over the ocean.
As our boat glides to a stop.
Sails flapping in the wind.

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What to write? And here the cursor sits. It blinks at me as I stare off into space daydreaming.

How many times did I daydream as a child in school? Or elsewhere? My world paled in comparison to what my mind could conjure.

Life or death adventures, beauty, high drama.
I could live in my little house on the prairie or journey to the stars.

Dreaming, whether day or night, is an important part of creating new possibilities.
Being able to see something that isn't there as you gaze out your window.
Imagination.
Taking what is, and shaping it into what it could be.

It's time to let go of old messages about what I should be doing instead when I catch myself daydreaming. Perhaps it is the fuel of the brand new world I am about to create.

Photo by Revolt

It takes a village

To raise a child or open a clinic.

Any new undertaking is better done together.

Why would I write if no one was reading?

Our work is for each other.

Your participation in my work makes it better.

Thank you.

Photo by Robert Collins

Well-kept bodies, trained for strength and endurance

Appeared at my door yesterday for bodywork.

It was clear to the eye and touch the amount of time each had put into training.

Muscles in balance. Flexible and supple while strong and able to go long distances.

Each of the two had created a well-tuned machine. Both had put in the time. And chosen wisely.

It reminded me that there are no shortcuts. Only hard work over time. The definition of gongfu.

Skill achieved through hard work over time.

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Photo by Alain Bonnardeaux

Back here again in a place I revisit periodically.
Questioning or anger or loneliness or joy.
Facing the same lesson again and again.
What will I learn from it this time?

The Earth circles the Sun.
The Moon circles the Earth.
We orbit each other in a dance of the cosmos.
With varying periodicity we meet again.
We say what we say.
We do what we do.
And we circle away.
Preparing for the next cycle.

Atop a beautifully balanced curve of exceptional design sits our head.

Each part of the curve supporting the levels above it,

And relying on those below and the basin, our foundation.

Graceful necks lifted to the heavens tell the story of balance and ease below.

To stand upright and have our hands free was a huge advantage for humans.

Photo by Sheila R.K.

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A butterfly landed on a flower close to me,
He didn't have time to talk.
Gathering nectar was his only thought.

His brilliant colors lightened my heart.
Of this he was unaware.
Just going about his day.

Easily missed he might have been
As I hurried on my way

Do I lighten hearts
In quite the same way?