Wednesday, September 12, 2012

How About This?

How about this?

How about I wake up some morning and I know,
 I just know, that I am doing the best that I can?

How about I take life one moment at a time,
knowing that most people are doing the best that they can?

How about I make a place for irritability, for kindness,
for creativity, and for anger?

How about I watch my dreams and feel the mystery
around me?

How about if I welcome a little fear, take her hand, and let her walk with me?

How about I tell the fool that she is invited to stay for the party too?

How about I let life unfold as it will?
How about looking at time with curiosity?

How about I open up to life?
How about I spill all that craziness in my head
on the ground and in the sky above me?

How about I love the messiness of crazy, the craziness of life
the messiness of life?
What colors and brightness that would create!






14 comments:

  1. Don't you spill all those colors out for us to see when you paint? we like those spilled colors.

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    1. XOXOXXO Mark! I often think of the box on red that you have - I hope you still hear it --

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  2. I love this poem. Thank you for writing this especially for me. I say that seriously because each line speaks to me, as it reminds me of this elusive and vague goal that I think I might want to try to achieve.
    The second stanza is powerful advice.
    I know nothing about Buddhism except that apparently a large part of his philosophy is compassion and understanding.
    I have this little voice inside of me constantly hinting to me about how life would open up to me, if only I was brave enough to let it in.

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    1. Lynda, you recognize, yes? You know YOU inspired this, yes? I love reading your pieces and you always make me think.

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    1. Thanks, Dana - there is something nurturing to me there.

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  4. Your art is beautiful as is your journey of life and how to live it.

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    1. I don't know about beautful, Jen, but messy it is! I need to add messiness to that piece!

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  5. It's scary to do all that! But if we did, we would all be so much happier!! Love this post :)

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    1. Thanks, Judy - at the end of the day (which it is now) , I doubt I can pull it off. Here's to hope, heh?

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  6. I love the line about welcoming a little bit of fear and taking her hand! This last six months saw me taking her hand and on occasion, getting a bear hug from her too, but it has been so worth it.

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    1. Thanks, Michelle. I am glad you found your walk with fear (and the bear hugs) valuable. I suspect that fear gives me bear hugs often but I squirm away.

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  7. How about I print this out and hang it on the bulletin board next to my computer?

    Powerful stuff, Gracie. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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    1. How about I did print it and thought about putting it at eye level at work --- but then shredded it :(
      Thanks, MM!

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