Photo by Taffy Jervey ,12/2021
I think it’s possible that we have to forgive ourselves for not doing it well
before we can do it well.
I could be wrong.
It’s not about renouncing those who offer us love in a way we can’t understand.
It’s about finding a way to understand the love they’re offering.
Enjoy
your companions immensely.
They,
like you,
are temporary.
There's no second-guessing in trust.
I would need to expand my heart so widely
to receive this blessing you offer.
So I will.
Let them do their work, too.
Another serious question...
What if there is absolutely nothing to fix?
A serious question...
If we have pie
shouldn’t we be eating pie?
Soften that grip
just enough
to let the texture of whatever you’re holding
teach you its truth.
Also...
…the only way to get off the
Crazy Train
is to jump.
Witches
I was just thinking about what the word witch means to me. It means she who accepts ownership of her own experience.
I remember rest -
it’s somewhere between
doing
and
sleeping.
Love doesn’t always feel
like some cushy
soft blanket for snuggling.
Sometimes it feels edgy and sharp and stern.
Sometimes it bites.
This just in...
Enlightenment isn’t for somebody
smarter than you, better than you
or cuter than you.
It’s not a relic of the past
or a hologram from the future.
it’s you, Now.
Go look in the mirror and see
what Enlightenment looks like.
Please don’t rush through
the stuff that feels hard.
There’s so much there
that needs you!
Another secret....
I think the secret to having it good
is knowing how good you have it.
Sudden realization....
I’m not that great of a person
And I’m not trying to get any better.
Regret's Great Secret
Regret can only exist in your mind
You can change your mind
Faker
When I was in my 20’s, the medium we hired to rid the front hallway of Victorian era ghosts said she saw me in the future with my hands, joyful, deep in the dirt. I scoffed even though she had indeed cleared our hallway of ghosts. Gardening never seemed like a good idea. It looked like hard work on hot days and a whole lot of fussiness. When I finally did take it up, I did so purely because I wanted a garden in my backyard. I was faking at being a gardener; I was all about planning and expecting, measuring and calculating. My brow was furrowed a lot. And, I was right, it was hard work on hot days and a whole lot of fussiness.
But now, I’m a gardener. A real one. I crave the earth under my toes, my hands, joyful, deep in the dirt. My plants give me a lot of leeway but they help me with this need I have for my offerings to be received, fully, and without judgement. And this other need I have for my offerings to be put to use. They are teaching me that it’s never about achieving or accomplishing - it’s about staying in the garden as long as you can.
Make Room
As if we have to eke out our pleasures. As if they were limited. As if holding back now will make space for a bigger tomorrow. Let me tell you, this is your chance to enjoy. Every moment you enjoy grows the next. That’s the only food for enjoyment. More enjoyment.
