Solar Plexus
Ask the body — Is there a difference between the fear of pain, the fear of rejection, the fear of poverty, the fear of loss, the fear of death? . [ 1597 ]
Archive for October 2022
Cold on the Shoulder
First a maple, then an oak — after the storm, the trees go on raining. . [ 1596 ]
Be No One
It’s useless for you to try to be like me, or for me to try to be like you, or even for us to try to be like ourselves. Rather, let’s set that notion aside and be no one — completely, fully, freely, dynamically. . [ 1595 ]
Awakening
Not, What’s in it for me? but, How can I help? says the rain to the earth. . [ 1594 ]
Understanding and Desire
What is there to desire but a deeper, fuller understanding, and to be an instrument through which that universal music plays? . [ 1593 ]
In Step
Rowanberries and cedar waxwings — it’s time to plant the daffodils. . [ 1592 ]
Weather Report
I burn with the forests. And when I emerge in spring, I’m listening. . [ 1591 ]
Sea Words
The far cliff is lost in the mist, like everything I thought I knew. . [ 1590 ]
Sings the Stream
This thing you call effort, sings the stream — why do you still cling to it so? . [ 1589 ]
Just As If
The tie you never wore, The pants too tight, too loose, Too long, too short to fit, And all the rest of it. Hello, madam. Good day, sir. My hat is off, my head is soft, My heart is just a blur. But I love you — yes, I love you, Just as if I were there And you were here. . [ 1588 ]
William Michaelian 