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Tag Archives: attention
lying fallow – December 18
12.18.2016 a lying fallow afternoon, nothing of import to do but breathe which should be enough. for dog whose nose lies on the floor it is a full day’s work and cat seems to have perfected the art … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting today – September 7
9.7.2016 I’ve been waiting today for the leaves to start their fall, for the littlest gold yellow bits to sprinkle across the garden even while the humidity of late summer drags and pulls it’s a wait I can wait … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, attention, calm, change, God, non-anxious presence, patience, peacefulness, presence, quiet, reflection, seasons, welcome
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present – May 19
5.14.2016 he walked across the stage and I missed it busy tapping the video feed. be present to the moment, the mystics taught us see what is right in front of you. good lesson. the good news … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, changes, connection, distraction, graduation, learnings, parenting, spirituality, steps
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words start to escape – May 9
5.4.2016 words start to escape you. these yellow flowers that just cropped up on the lawn. I knew them only yesterday what’s the word, I ask. dandelions, she says. oh, right… something with animals. okay. ——————–
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Tagged acceptance, aging, attention, changes, humor, memory, words, writing
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cutting clear – February 2
2.2.2016 falling flakes bring joy, crisp air filled with dances of angels spirits seen and unseen as of old father winter mother snow shining diamond edges reaching out to cut my lethargy clear. ———————–
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Tagged appreciation, attention, awareness, clarity, cold, creation, crispness, lethargy, perception, spirit, spirits, thought, Winter
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animal nature – October 4
[10.4.2015 ] the dog lunges without warning the leash tearing at its holder. they are always animals. —————-
pain is a leveler – January 3
1.3.2015 pain is a leveler internal a signal of need to stop or start or remove or do a sign from within to attend. ——————
the turn of an ankle – November 21
11.21.2014 the turn of an ankle is a little miracle beauty in an instep the grace of an arch and that doesn’t count all the wonders they are connected to. ——————————-
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Tagged attention, beloved, infatuation, love, miracle, physicality, sacrament
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enough said – November 17
11.17.2014 don’t tell that story she says it hurts my feelings. but I don’t mean anything by it people ask and I think it’s funny. but it hurts my feelings. enough said. ————————
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Tagged attention, care, love, partners, perception, relationship, response
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hey there – May 24
5.24.2014 pains filled the day paying for not paying attention to the sounds of the body, the creaks and pausing of muscles, bone, tissue as if they did not matter. the body has its own way of … Continue reading
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Tagged adjustment, aging, attention, body. body awareness, pain, wisdom
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