After the Storm

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe pears as an infinite storm of beauty.

~ John Muir

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Clump

We already have everything we need. There is no need for self improvement. All these trips we lay on ourselves, the heavy duty fearing that we're bad and hoping that we're good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy, and the addictions of all kinds- never touch our basic wealth.  They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are.  We are one blink of an eye from being fully awake.

~ Pema Chodron 'Start where you are: A Guide to Compassionate Living'

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Tracks

Yesterday I bathed in the river and washed my woes away; Today I'm forging my own path - my own trail and though I'm walking straight into the dark and am filled with fear and grief I'm also releasing and ready. Buddha said, 'Each day we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.' Here's to being born over and over and over again.