One Breath
There’s but one breath — you’re taking it now. The next is assumption, religion, hope. . [ 1638 ]
There’s but one breath — you’re taking it now. The next is assumption, religion, hope. . [ 1638 ]
A clock without numbers. A clock without hands. A face out of time. . [ 1621 ]
this life’s a child’s balloon / you never know / when she’ll let go . [ 1619 ]
Mist rises from an icy pond — each the other — a water wheel. What is illness but a place I visit when I believe that I’m alone? I’m healed in the present — yes, that’s what love has done. . [ 1613 ]
Where am I when I’m lost in thought? Not here. Not present. Nowhere. Who am I when I’m present? No one. Everyone. And when I’m not? William. . [ 1611 ]
Moment by moment, breath by breath, may I live consciously, not by habit or rote. And when I grow tired, may I still be inspired to forget the last thing I wrote. . [ 1602 ]
Adhere to the ancient text, and be haunted by symbols. Set it aside, look in and around you, see the hand that is writing still. . [ 1601 ]
What’s next? I couldn’t say. What’s past? — blows away. What’s left? What’s best? What’s free? Uncertainty. . [ 1598 ]
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 ]
Cradle the cup, and when you bring it to your lips, this is your first kiss. . [ 1587 ]