by Samantha on November 28, 2007
When we are not looking, sometimes remarkable moments enter by the side door. When we surrender to process rather than outcome, we sometimes get lucky when the outcome revels and reveals the magic of its process. When we commit to risking, and intimacy, and sharing, what gets created far surpasses the sum of its parts. [...]
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Alive to fear,
creative choas,
creative courage,
participation,
trust,
willing to dive,
Yoga Sangha
by Samantha on November 17, 2007
Often when the ego is diminished, we feel an ‘insufficiency of gratitude,’ sometimes heard of as ‘the mean reds.’ We feel in those times that there is little call for thanks, or giving. We don’t have enough Self to be expansive, generous, or grateful, having forgetten it’s just the ego, not all of Self. The [...]
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hungry ego,
legitimate self,
little self,
me-ness,
needy cries,
undiminished
by Samantha on November 4, 2007
The hill behind the house lies bare On dark’s descending ride, Leaves a figure standing lone with the North East wind inside. She hesitates, then hears commands, Sounds of squadron pride, Silhouettes on sunset’s wing With the arc of the world as guide. She waits, as hopeful beacon In silent calling –“Come by here!” Desire [...]
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communion peers,
feathered,
Gaia,
geese,
hope,
muscled breasts,
silent calling,
squawking drill