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Remember (part 3)
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Remember (part 3)

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Remember Joy
that jubilance that expands
excitement, thrilling, a connection
to aliveness that spark within

Remember Care is more than refilling your well
It’s a sense of respect
and that you deserve the same care

Remember you are a part of nature
her beauty, the animals,
the motion of the tide
and that bright silver moon

You Belong to the earth
and she belongs to you
It’s a mutual dance of
give and care always

Remember Love is what brings you here
There is no other greater purpose
You do not need to earn it
It is your birthright

Stake a claim
re-unite breath
with your voice

No longer silent
and accepting only breadcrumbs

Joy is yours
You share in how you care

You are love and loved
You belong just be being here

With love always,

Lunar New Year Blessing
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Lunar New Year Blessing

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Each day is a gift: 
a moment to pause 
and notice 

the many gifts all around us. 
The web of interconnection, 
The magic of energy 

that surrounds us.  
The quiet of silence, 
A wing and a prayer 

of wishes and glad tidings. 
A shift in perspective 
creates peace in our hearts 

to love, to feel joy. 
That belonging and wholeness 
we all crave deep inside

the jewel of our chest. 
The spark of life force 
This is a gift to behold, 

to marvel and wonder.
there is no limit to 
the many gifts that surround us 

envelope us in their light. 
A warm heart and opened arms 
We take flight in this safety

hearts sing and 
Love soars and 
propels us to 

what’s next in our 
journey we call life 
unknown 

and unfolding 
possibility 
with joy
Childhood
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Childhood

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Childhood is a fleeting state
where joy, and permission to 
pretend, and be anyone we choose 
becomes our whole world 

The real takes a back seat to the imaginary 
And this is a gift bestowed to the human race 
The world is our oyster and our playground

We try on new personas like a new hat 
and we can imagine grandiose lives 
and change course on a whim

We suspend reality and just become 
the superhero, the villain, 
the dancer, the performer

Magic is real and all around us

Pure love and joy can reside there;  
sadness and angry outbursts 
feel just as powerful. 
We are consumed and carefree

To be a child in this world 
is a gift to behold

Practice Joy
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Practice Joy

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Joy brings peace and connection
It is not for the select few,
But it is a choice and
I want to be an active participant

Joy is in birdsong, 
the wildflower reaching 
toward the sun

Joy is within
Joy is without

Even when there is challenge, 
some hardship or pain,
The current of joy runs underneath

It is in the airwaves
The rainbow knows this
The prism, the light, the dark

Joy is not the opposite 
of sadness
Happiness is not required here

Joy is in a smile, in a tear
Joy is in memory and reverie
Joy is music, Joy is song

Joy is my birthright and my purpose
How soon I learn this 
then I seem to forget

That is why I choose to practice joy

Movement is in my nature
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Movement is in my nature

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Freeform like freewriting 
the blank page is my canvas 
my pen, my body 
an instrument of expression

My spirit soars as my body connects 
to the music, to the lyrics 
to the words of inspiration 
I draw out and play out

There is freedom and softness.
Here, I can be fickle or full of praise.
I dare to lavishly adorn the page 
and my space with beauty and charm

with joy and creativity 
I embody this place, this space
It is mine for the taking

And I bow in gratitude 
a mindful prayer of spirit 
freeform and tangible 
for all to see
Little Bird
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Little Bird

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Soar little bird 
find safety in the many.

Many hungry mouths 
they do not know where, what 
or when their next meal is.

The struggle for survival is real.
You have to always be on guard 
in case of predators.

Even in all the danger and uncertainty, 
the little bird sings its melody 
so sweet and uniquely its own.

It sings not only as a calling, 
as a means of communication, 
but because it is its own 

unique expression of the good, 
the beauty, the gift of this thing 
called life.

Many humans may never know 
what a gift today brings.  

The little bird reminds me 
that I am not alone; 
that seeing the good is not wasteful 
or a trivial thing 
but the only true and real reason to live.

Enjoy the brief moments of pleasure and joy.  
They are the things made out of stardust.  

What a marvelous thing that made me and you.  
That spark of life.  I take it gently in my hand 
and place it over my heart 
in a revery and duty 
it is mine to carry.  

No longer secret knowledge 
only for the saints and the sages.
It is not so quiet and humble 
but the echoes of the ancients 
bellowing out on loudspeaker 

and humans have been too busy 
living in their head 
that many may have missed 
the many glimpses of this universal truth.  

Each day is a gift.  
It does not only belong to the few.  
It is a universal truth and right.  

Hold out your hand.  
Be prepared to not only see but feel 
the magic transform into raw energy 

to be that songbird in the trees 
with not only a tale in its heart 
and a whisper of truth on its tongue. 

But to rejoice and celebrate this day 
upside on the earth  

Feel and be that joy, my little bird.


The mockingbird
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The mockingbird

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The mockingbird laughs outside 
on a tall branch of the tree.
It brings the joy 
and the reminder 
that laughter heals.

It is good medicine 
to lighten up 
to be lighthearted.
It makes all the moments 
of the day 
just that more precious.

To hear the mockingbird, 
I am reminded of all 
my bird visitors I have 
come to know
just by being still enough
Quiet enough 
to recognize their unique markings 
knowing that I too am my own 
unique expression.
The quiet stillness of winter
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The quiet stillness of winter

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The quiet stillness of winter
that silent falling snow brings.
Its white beauty leaves a mark
on all it touches.

I am warm here
inside under blankets and layers.
The heater spurts hot air
to keep me snug and cozy.

The squirrels move in bursts
fits of flight and fancy
Gathering what they can
to survive another day.

I marvel at the young ones
who have a playful spirit
among the game of survival.
The snow falls onto them.

They seem not to notice
the snowflake kissing its cheek.
I find my own sense of joy
in the slow quiet gray.

A warm mug in my hands,
and soon a pen appears. 
It scrawls across the paper now. 
We are all connected.

Even the shelter, the comfort
a façade for what is true.
This day is a gift.

Our bodies roll and turn.
We stretch our muscles and our limits. 
Limitless ground sprawls to the horizon.

The nameless critters
and those with wings
take flight
a dark mark across a gray white sky.

Snow floating down
quiet and blanketed.
The Earth sleeps and I
find comfort in nature‘s ever changing beauty.

Mine for the taking
as our bodies merge into one
green and blue globe.

We aren’t that different
sheltered and warm
a facade for what is true.
This day is a gift.
Let’s make it a good one
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Let’s make it a good one

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The magenta slide beckoned us all.
The sun was shining.
The clear air filled our lungs.
We were not supposed to be here today.

This slide, this green open space was
Not on the agenda.
But isn’t life marvelous?
Our well-thought out plans went
Right out the window.

One cancellation.
And a shift,
A rift in our schedule.
Let’s make it a good one.

Let’s not squander it,
Smooth it over with more tasks.

The gaps filled with joy,
A playful laugh.
A child calls out to his mother.

You run into my outstretched arms
And call to me, to watch you run,
Watch you play.
A smile forms across my face.
My lips blow you a kiss.

We were not supposed to be here today
But I’m glad we did.
“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way” Thich Nhat Hanh
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“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way” Thich Nhat Hanh

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If happiness had a clear, unambiguous course of travel,
Would you follow it to the T?
Would you not get distracted by what lies before you
On the path as you travel to get there?

Would you go by car?  Perhaps that pace is too fast
And one sideways glance away, you might miss
The next mark on the road.

I’d choose to go by foot.  I imagine that happiness is like
A hiking trail with blue square postmarks.
Some are new and bright blue.
They are easy to decipher.

Along the more difficult terrain,
The marks may be dull and faded.
Can we trust that we are being led to happiness?

What means happiness to me
May not be happiness to you.
So we must have a clear definition of what is happiness
Before we embark on this journey.

Or perhaps it is the course of travel itself
That illuminates the path to joy.

Is happiness the end point?