Heartfelt ~ 1

Communication between hearts

in glances and looks

flitting between long held beliefs

dodging past societies’ norms

skipping over rigid legalese

edging forward 

soul searching out

brushing aside logic and reason

finding a tiny chink in cultural armour

stilted words uttered only to be appropriately polite

scripted conversation from the mind

mouthing lines with out knowing the real play

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.”

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Filters or Fences

Time, history and language

Experience and generation

Filters for communication

Coming, going and in conversation

Individuals and communities

Diversity in word, deed and values

Societies and families

Consistence in heart, soul and spirit.

“When we change the way we communicate, we change society.”

~ Clay Shirky, 

Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

Chaos Simplified

Communication with my own life these days has been

interesting and occasionally a bit confusing

Routine established and practiced over weeks and months

crumbled and vanished with rolling changes

hours of work and schedule

vacation and fun

home and hearth

not that these things have not occurred before

each time the same shifting of things and time frames

creates curiosity and opportunity

amidst of what is so terribly chaotic.

In the instant that OVERWHELMED is realized:

Inner tension bubbling audibly 

Slow......stop.....listen...listen..

Organize next steps only.

Absolutes only considered.

Warm comfy attire a must

Hot cup of coffee - or tea

Good book

Rocking chair

p.s. 

if this is what is considered chaos

easy solutions found with each step

life details still blurry, but seamless

another dance step learned on a curve

Life is Pretty Darn Good.

“When I think of how many people in this world have it worse 

than I do, I realize just how blessed I really am....

and I have to give thanks......”

~ Shannan Lea, Eish! London

Secrets in the Open

Communication through anonymity is difficult.

Talk, talk, talking the talk becomes wah, wah, wah...

Anonymity silently walks the walk with little talking.

Communication through anonymity is a challenge.

Practicing principles above personalities takes lots of practice

Anonymity humbly accepts many tests of tolerance.

Communication through anonymity builds a new bridge, 

gently spanning deep chasms of stigma and heartache.

Anonymity allows wounds to be joyously healed in good company.

“The truth is more important than it’s teller.”

~ Eric Schaub

Daring to Survive

Tomatoes on thickened vines tucked, drooping, toward moist earth, hesitating to ripen red their sweet tomato taste; shy flowers bloom bravely daring frosty nights.

Fall's damp cool, permits short broad strokes of late sun. Plants reply to weathered change, slowing growth to survive long after golden sun has lowered.

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”

~  Hellen Keller

Incommunicado

Eyes closed.

Lights off.

No one home.

Don’t tell.

Heart sore and raw.

Scarred from sound and fury.

Peering from heavy cover.

Seeking safety in a tight circle.

Mind unreliable and afraid.

Wary steps into bright life.

Fear greater than any assault.

Unknown enemies surely lie in wait.

Spirit shrunken, a cooling, smoking ember.

Needing oxygen to fan weak flames.

Thawing frozen, brittle insides.

Slowly, slowly warming to family and friends.

Eyes open slowly.

Lights flicker.

Someone might be home.

Communication hesitates, haltingly a story is told.

“Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is 

not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.”

~ Seneca

Description of PTSD response or a Post-Ictal (seizure) situation.

Silence Transformed

Communication with emptiness

~ silent as a prairie sunset

dripping eaves full of rain

muted birdsong in a mist

tiptoes into self

whispers to soul

calming ripples of stillness.

“Silence is not an absence of sound but rather

a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul.”

~ Thomas Moore