A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted
When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic,
Time takes on the strain until it breaks;
Then all the unattended stress falls in
On the mind like an endless, increasing weight,

The light in the mind becomes dim.
Things you could take in your stride before
Now become laborsome events of will.

Weariness invades your spirit.
Gravity begins falling inside you,
Dragging down every bone.

The ride you never valued has gone out.
And you are maroone... read more

When you're alive long enough you realize people are the same everywhere. The only thing that changes is how you react to them and the situations those reactions perpetuate. deep insights come from deep understanding of Self.....getting out of my head, and moving into my heart i do like to meet new, interesting and kindred spirits" ...doing the best I can with what the resources I have right now. learning to love, accept, respect and honour myself as a Spiritual Being in a humanbody
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Let us bless
The imagination of the Earth,
That knew early the patience
To harness the mind of time,
Waited for the seas to warm,
Ready to welcome the emergence
Of things dreaming of voyaging
Among the stillness of land.

And how light knew to nurse
The growth until the face of the Earth
Brightened beneath a vision of color.

When the ages of ice came
And sealed the Earth inside
An endless coma of cold,
The heart of the Earth held hope,
Storing fragments of memory,
Ready f... read more

i found this in another tribes blog thank you it is so beautiful

by Thanissaro Bhikku


There are two sides to the path of practice: the side of developing and the
side of letting go. And it's important that you see the practice in both
perspectives, that your practice contains both sides. If you practice just
letting go, you'll throw away the baby with the bath water. Everything good
will get thrown out because you let go of everything and leave nothing left.
On the other h... read more