Coincidence or Clairvoyance

Does it matter which?
Vision of a book I planned
returned without a hitch

Classroom challenge from last week ~ read and study and 
a website to take a peek

revealed to me a tiny book
my mind designed and planned
colours, glue and magazine create a tiny hook!

“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; 

in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.”

~ Ovid

Because I Am Alive

Because I am alive

challenged each morning 

by the trilling of distant birds

sunshine through delicate curtains

to rise and feel 

ground beneath my feet

ancient desire for breakfast aromas

wells up, pulls me gently forward

Because I am alive

morning habits recreate what is past

adding my own touch

beginning a day unlike no other

and yet so much the same

for each step that I take on my own ground

slowly or quickly

a pace of my own making

guides me until sunset and only nightbirds sing.

“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. 

Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”

~ Gautuama Buddha

Congratulations Ariel and James!

Got a message tonight
Joyful and exciting
Many nieces and nephews in my life
Grow up
Go to school 
Marry and start their own families

Got a message tonight
Joyful, so very exciting and a new challenge for Ariel and James.
One of my many nieces announced her engagement.
Grown up.
Going to university.
Engaged to journey t'wards a new family.

“It isn’t about the words you say. It’s about the energetic message you send.”

~ Pete Carroll

A Wondering

When a day passes so smoothly
 wondering hovers in the trees
floats through grasses and flowers looking for bright moments ~
moments full of knowing and amazement

When a day passes so smoothly
  echoes of each voice quiet and calm, ideas and questions passed back and forth looking for challenges and possibilities
moments full of thoughtful meaning.

When a day passes so smoothly
resting comes easily.
Gratitude rises up through the quiet evening
looking only to accept and welcome
moments full of abundance.

“Gratitude is a magic potion that turns ordinary into abundance; instantly.”

~ Joseph Rain

A New Beginning

I started class tonight
and each Tuesday from 6 pm and 9 pm until and through June 21.
A challenge to learn more about this practice of writing.

The focus?
Learning to write about one’s art.

My art?  
I’ve chosen Standing Still Slowly as my focus.

First assigments?
Write a bio and two readings.
The bio at the bottom of the page is rather boring - a list of places I’ve lived!

So this week, I’ll be developing a new one.
Learning ~ expanding ~ exciting……

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

~ Mahatma Ghandi

Homelessness - A Problem

Homelessness is a problem

The Homeless are a problem

Good thing I am not one of ‘them’

Must be a real challenge to be safe, well fed and, I suppose, transportation must be a problem..

You know, getting to work…...wait…..

No address….no bank account….no bathroom facilities for getting ready for work…….clean clothes…..

So who has the problem?

The mayors of three cities to meet in a public forum here in Victoria to discuss the solutions that have been implemented in Medicine Hat, Alberta and in Eugene, Oregon.

Sorry about the fuzzy picture (more technical difficulties!) The poster reads:

HOMELESSNESS

FREE EVENT  - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

MONDAY, MAY 30th

7PM (doors open at 6:30)

Speakers are:

Mayor Ted Chapman,

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Mayor Lisa Helps

Victoria, BC

Mayor Kitty Piercy

Eugene, Oregon

“The big issue here is not the accuracy of the count. 

It is what the city is doing to address street homelessness”

~ Patrick Markee

Divining Truth

Learning
To see and hear many sides to each story

Speaking 
From belief, knowledge and experience

Respecting
Belief, knowledge and experience of others

Struggling with personal power ~
A challenge of will to hear other sides of the story

Letting go
Of the need to be right so truth can emerge.

“The best way to resolve any problem in 

the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.”

~ Dalai Lama