Monday, January 2, 2012

Renewal and Rest

Aloha New Year




" The last time I checked,
it was still legal
to take long, deep breaths. "

Jeff Davidson



" True silence
is the rest of the mind.
And it is to the spirit 
what sleep is to the body -
nourishment and refreshment. "

William Penn










" Inside myself 
is a place where I live 
all alone 
and that is where I renew my springs 
that never dry up. "
 
Pearl S. Buck














" In quiet places, 
reason abounds. "

Adlai Stevenson













" Never be afraid
to sit awhile and think. "

Lorraine Hansberry



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Funny;
just when we've completed
the great emotional & physical tasks
  of the Holidays
instead of retreating
to take it all in,
to recover,
to make ready the New Year-
Instead of behaving sensibly-

We are expected to
Get Back To Normal.

It's a plot. 

Ignore 'normal' for a while.

This is YOUR time!


Your time
to take your time.

Perhaps to Re-Define.

Well that's Fine!

Personally,
I feel as empty
as a scoured bowl-
Fit repository
for a soul.

So be gentle with your New Self,
you paradox, You!
As we grow,
we become our truest selves.

The best growth has flavors of
break-through, 
and also 
remembering.

Thanks for making it over here today.
This thing of ours
is a soulful cafeteria
and wouldn't be the same
without the flavor that
Y O U
bring!

Thank You-

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