Let It Go

Buddha in bamboo grove,

 Kauai, Hawaii

Let It Go

6/28/09

To forgive is divine

washing away any residue

from encounter that's contrary,

different than the expected

or hoped for results,

but mastery takes practice,

releasing act of judging

yourself, or others involved,

while moving the energy

getting trapped by emotions,

first comes clear awareness

an acuity more refined

than daily eye perceptions

being the 'landscape' hides,

moves, confuses, disguises itself,

where plumbing depths matters

plus breadth and length,

becoming familiar with discernment,

using one's body awareness

for recognition of disturbance

anything less than ease,

like anger, fear, sadness

in degrees off center,

trusting perfection of circumstance

embodying all that is

tuned into evolution calling,

I let it go.

Enough

At Aldo's at the yacht harbor, Santa Cruz

(photo by Crysse Morrison)

Enough

6/18/09

That's it for me,

no more dating sites

when looking for love,

my partner to arrive,

I let go now

of thinking I control

how she'll find me,

wanting ease and flow

a naturally occurring event

where I'm not looking,

just being me instead,

allowing for her curiosity

and desire to arise

while I patiently wait

without sense of urgency

simply true to myself

doing what I do

following my inherent joy

putting out spiritual ripples

which coincide with hers

to create alchemical mix,

but in the meantime

there are completions calling,

avenues of interest, growth,

what I'm here for

in lifetime of accomplishments

having done enough searching.

At Ease

Photo shoot at Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz

(photo by Art Durand Photography)

At Ease

6/9/09

Take out the worry

lighten up with joy

dissolve those hidden stressors

quit measuring your results

change the meaning also

of old programmed assumptions

to rework inherited beliefs

quieting critical voice within

while living present moment

fully, completely, right 'Now!',

appreciating all that 'Is'

in it's miraculous form

when coming to understand

that you create worlds

through thoughts, actions, deeds,

the way you approach

any uncomfortable life experience

by resisting, or opening,

claiming your power back

from trauma trapped energy

originally enclosed for protection

against further ego harm

only to discover persistence

within our existing shadow

until light of attention

shines, exposes blind spots,

putting us at ease.

Busting Loose

Batting practice in the workshop

(photo by Art Durand Photography)

Busting Loose

5/20/09

Such perfect timing

for being home

not rushing around

keeping clients happy

on construction jobs,

instead, dreaming away,

doing personal work

witnessing my antics

what discomforts arise

their limiting beliefs

and power contained,

constrained, within them,

waiting the harvest

to reclaim vitality

from old pattern

stuck in 'Field'

of past experience

while embracing origin,

my Infinite Beingness,

Universal Life Force

conspiring with me

to unleash Truth

reveal my blindness

how I conjure,

create, this reality

with every decision

when busting loose.

Animated

End of season softball team celebration

Animated

4/24/09

For many it's alcohol

that loosens energetic flow,

words pour from mouth

brain synapse fires stories

body turns to fluid

tension easing in shoulders

hands illustrate with flurry

becoming electrically charged conduit

as voice volume increases

constraints to laughter release

the mind finds absurdity

in most human antics

while outer world perceptions,

defenses, 'proper' behavior, vanish

when good feelings erupt

from entering emotional pool

coated by joy, love

for friends, strangers, community

where life's lines blur

and impulse for fun

melts boundaries that separate

whether human, animal, Nature,

into 'One' big expression

though each distinctly unique

adding to Creation cacophony

so chaotic and frenzied

within our animated existence.