The Inspiration
Does having an extra calendar day
in a Leap year make a substantive difference in a day in a life?
Sometimes it rains and sometimes it seems that the frozen
wild whipping wind of winter will never cease.
Just as the darkest hour appears to be infinite
a sweet sounding song of the solo thrush who
journeyed in advance in community
to welcome in celebration the crack in from
the heavens letting in the light.
Sometimes the universe just nudges those
who worry or forget .
If seekers listen closely ,with eyes closed , their souls
know that song , that illumination, that hopefulness and faith.
Sadness comes and goes. Tides come in and out.
Creatures of all sizes have no say in their arrival.
Yet, there is a secret awakening to how all
creation is of an abundant unconditional love
and how all things do pass.
In between the the falling sands of time
there is a positive power in how
the universe responds to intentions
of the desire to let go , just being , hopeful ,
humble and grateful.
Many mystical traditions understand the interconnectedness
of everything . Is it a coincidence that one seeker discovered
the commonality of how the gleam responds to humble intentions?
One practice that has helped wandering spirits....
is known as " Metta Meditiations."
(The author has been practicing forms of Metta meditation for years
in his daily journals and contemplations)
(Loving Kindness Metta Meditation
https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/meditation/loving-
kindness-meditation-script-and-7-reasons-to-use-it )
The Writing
Leap Day Humble Intentions: A Metta Meditation
(For myself , you , our families, friends, neighbors , mentors,
those who suffer and those in need , those we met and will meet)
May this space, this moment , this time, this day , this journey -
Be joyous , filled with - love - peace - hope - mercy - selflessness
- holiness - good health - mindfulness - gratitude - humility and
authenticity , free from worry , pain , suffering and harm.
May we have the strength , wisdom , courage and faith
to stay the course that we are meant to be on - letting go .
May we all love one another without judgment about
our own worthiness and the worthiness of others.
- JF Sobecki
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"Poetry is a gateway into intuitive consciousness.
It knocks on the doors
of the heart and the heart opens"
- Mirabai Starr
"Poetry is an Act of Peace .
Peace goes into the making of a poet
as flour goes into the making of bread."
- Pablo Neruda
"Ring the bells that can still ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack , a crack in everything
That's How the light gets in"
- Anthem, L. Cohen
Spring
In the north country now it is spring and there
Is a certain celebration. The thrush
Has come home. He is shy and likes the
Evening best, also the hour just before
Morning; in that blue and gritty light he
Climbs to his branch, or smoothly
Sails there. It is okay to know only
One song if it is this one. Hear it
Rise and fall; the very elements of you should
Shiver nicely. What would spring be
Without it? Mostly frogs. But don’t worry, he
Arrives, year after year, humble and obedient
And gorgeous. You listen and you know
You could live a better life than you do, be
Softer, kinder. And maybe this year you will
Be able to do it. Hear how his voice
Rises and falls. There is no way to be
Sufficiently grateful for the gifts we are
Given, no way to speak the Lord’s name
Often enough, though we do try, and
Especially now, as that dappled breast
Breathes in the pines and heaven’s
Windows in the north country,
Now spring has come,
Are opened wide.
- Mary Oliver
The Music
Anthem - L. Cohen
https://youtu.be/c8-BT6y_wYg?si=QLyTHexF3RoLs79BMeditation time:
Sit Listen/Watch
Being Here - B. Murray
https://youtu.be/o9TvFkiLLMo?si=iTUsPzUS7GZZkG7t"Everything that we preach is what we
need to hear."
- Bono
"One day I will find the right words ,
and they will be simple."
- Jack Kerouac
"The most important thing is not why we
write but how we write.
Write dangerously , Beckett.."
- James Joyce ( From the new biopic on
S. Beckett " Dance First.")
AMDG
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