Half of life is lost in charming others.
The other half is lost in going through anxieties caused by others.
Leave this play. You have played enough.
the more i see, the less i know the more i like to let it go hey oh, whoa, whoa, whoa deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow privately divided by a world so undecided and there’s nowhere to go
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a day ago in Chickakoo Lake, Parkland County ~ honouring and acknowledging Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta ~ January 2022
The winter solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time…a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.
we stood steady as the stars in the woods so happy-hearted and the warmth rang true inside these bones as the old pine fell we sang just to bless the morning
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a day or so ago ~ Wagner Natural Area rests on Treaty 6 lands ~ December 2021
Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one human seems nonsense to another.
All sentient beings are exactly the same in that every one desires happiness and seeks to avoid misery. We are not isolated entities disconnected from each other. The happiness and suffering of other beings affect us. This mutual relation is obvious. Sentient beings have been kind and have benefited us directly and indirectly throughout beginningless time. These beings are intrinsically the same as us in their pursuit of happiness and effort to avoid suffering. Thus, it is essentially logical for us to train in cultivating an impartial attitude wishing for the happiness of all beings.
If, as in a dream, you see a light brighter than the sun, your remaining attachments will suddenly come to an end and the nature of reality will be revealed. Such an occurrence serves as the basis for enlightenment. But this is something only you know. You can’t explain it to others.
sunshine’s better on the other side sunshine’s better when you make it shine the sun shines better sunshine’s better on the other side the other side of the hill the sun shines better.
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a day ago walking my camera along the river edge ~ North Saskatchewan River ~ Etown – Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ October 2021
In all activities, may I examine my mind And as soon as conflicting emotions arise, Endangering myself and others, May I firmly face and avert them.
unforgettable, though near or far like a song of love that clings to me how the thought of you does things to me never before has someone been more unforgettable in every way
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, But don’t move the way fear makes you move.
just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving just keep me moving moving moving, give me motion grooving, i’m an ocean
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a day ago at the seaside ~ Crescent Beach, BC ~ June 2021
In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
qu’elle est loin la fin du voyage
la glace de l’hiver a beau me mordre le corps je me garde mon âme intacte encore
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