Spiral at Earth Dace

I've watched this video at least 10 times...

On the Move

Just as retrograde planets eventually move forward, so too my life...finally.

These past two months have been an eternity and so much within me has died, perceptions needing to be changed. While I cannot possibly understand the homelessness of people living on the streets, I now know the feeling of being completely uprooted and the freedom and anxiety it can bring to one's life. I'm not sure I've done such a great job of truly resting during this time; and I know I've given into the tumultuous churnings of my circumstances more than I'd like to admit.

But coming through to the other side, I can see some important lessons and hopefully integrate their teachings fully. For instance, how do we choose to make choices in our lives? What leads us to choose one thing over another? Is it fear? Is it our rational minds? Our emotions? Or is it a tugging at our heart, a knowing of exactly what we need and what we need to do to get it? Fear is a nebulous thing, easy to get lost in. But what choice based on fear has ever led to a sense of wholeness or deep joy?

I have two more weeks here in ghettos of Oakland. On Oct. 1, I'll be moving to a small town just on the northern border of Berkeley, called Albany. Hopefully the understanding I've gained over this period will move with me and continue to inform my life and work.

Falling Into

As I fall into me,
To fall into you,
No boundaries can part us,
No walls destroy our love.
I lie next to you when alone,
So close when I hear your voice.
Your heart touches me so lovingly,
A truth known but left unspoken.