How To Direct The Ecstasy

I remember what a day felt like
In times long ago
In the times before I knew
What a yogasana was
Or that God was in everyone

A day was fast
It wasn't much
Nothing special
seemed to happen
I was always half asleep
Living in my own brain

Now that my heart is wide open
And I cultivate awareness
I taste the suchness
Savor many moments
And observe, receive,
Images and intuition
And it is my delight
That everyday holds magic
Countless adventures
Inside my own experience
And in the world
It is all Divine
And because I am aware of this
I live in a miraculous world

But my days are long,
Like four of the old ones,
So please pardon me
For as I'm told
I have too much to say
But that's because my day
Is as full as a week
Is to the unconscious
And I am constantly listening
To eternity whispering to me
In sensations
And images
And inspirations

Days are so rich,
ripe with meaning
Feeling, depth, growth
And I know
I am not the same person when I go to bed
That awoke on the very same pillow

Gazing out the window I see
Nothing but divinity
I am witnessing miracles
And feeling entire universes of joy
Love
Delight
Beauty

And I cannot help but marvel
Cannot resist but to share
This torrent of ecstasy that is pouring through me
But excuse me
I am still learning how to direct it
So it seems.

It is natural to want to pour all of your love into the one or two
That mean the most to you
But once they've had their fill
You must pour that love through your eyes
Through your hands
Through your words
Through your silent listening
Holding the space
In love
For another to unburden their Self

In these polishing stages
Of refinement
I am now learning
How to direct this ecstasy

Stop Holding Back

Stop Holding Back

Sweet bird songs, and still sleeping trees,
waking Spring soil, and gentle breeze..

peace and intensity co-exist,
bare feet on the earth, I cannot resist..

if a redirect my heart out of my mind,
a magical experience is here to find.....


leave behind your thoughts and labels,
leave behind your mind's fables,

don't waste your time in complaint,
and choose wisely when to show restraint,

much more then that be free, BE FREE,
be completely here and now, just be,

senses alive and intensly open,
let down the walls, live in hoping,

take action towards serenity,
allow what is.. to just be

and dance with the energy of Divinity,
co-create your reality,

not passive and pessimistcally presumed
that all things will be handed to you..

God helps those who help themselves,
and what you look for will be felt,

what energy you hold in heart and mind,
is the very energy that you will find,

so stop pointing out the log in your brothers eye,
drop the burden of all grudges, and begin to fly,

allow yourself to be what you were born to be,
individual, generous, loving, and free.......

So leave behind expectations or desires to appease,
shoulds or shouldn'ts, set them into the breeze.

what does your heart say? what feels right?
listen to the inner truth, and do not fight.

the small, still voice of divinity,
the blissful undercurrent of everything.


if it says play, if it says create,
then who are we to deliberate?

if such deep expansive joy arises in these acts,
why do we in complacent fear retract?

if it says love, no need for hate,
from where and why all this debate?


stop thinking so damn hard and come back to your senses,
calm yourself, quiet your mind, lower your defenses

feel the intensity of each moment, every breath,
when you open yourself, you access the depth,

you feel as the riverbed must feel,
the intense waters rushing over you,
sensation making the moment real

you are not you all alone,
we are all a part of our vaster home,

but we are  each individual in the matrix of this net,
and this is the balance we can't forget


stop holding back the expression of what makes you you,
and hold back the things that are crushing you.

the energy of each moment caresses your Soul,
and to set your love free is the ultimate goal.

Nightingale

Some of my poetry is just a description of a particular moment's energy or mood. Here is one of those.

Nightingale

Oh Nightingale, don't fail me now,
Cold winds are blowing, I feel the howl,
Listless, and in the distance,
I know you're there,
Somewhere.


Its strange I anticipate
To rearrange
I desire to fit you in,
Win you, won you,
I won't know yet,
Close but no bets.


I'll create a dream
Live in fantasy
But I remain connected
To reality
I love the art of living
Heavy with feeling
Light with ecstasy


I long to know
what I am longing for.

Don't Wait Until Death to Appreciate the Here and Now

When we hear the frightening news of cancer or another ominous health crisis, for ourselves and our loved ones, we suddenly shift gears. We change our ways. We prioritize. When. We or a loved one receives the statement of "how long we have left", we open our eyes and hearts and start to share more freely how we feel. We love more fully, we live more fully. We tell the truth, we play harder, we lighten up, while feeling the very heavy sentence of how fleeting this precious life is.

What the hell is wrong with us?! Why don't we just live like that everyday? In the last few years I have sharply moved in this direction, and still haven't perfected it. But I do try my damnedest to express my love, gratitude, honest thoughts, and do my best to be present as much as possible. It has transformed my world. Some people run or are skeptical because this level of raw kindness and love is simply unheard of in everyday life. I'm okay with that. And I'm not special. Only in the fact that I have the inner freedom to live like this without fear of repercussions. Anyone can do it, we can decide at any time to just open our hearts and to tell everyone the good things we see in them when we notice them.
It empowers people, it strengthens them, it brightens their day and world. At the same time, the very amount of kindness and love we give genuinely without motives is the very amount we receive back. This is just how it works.

We never know when our time in this life will be up. Heaven forbid, we never. Know when we will last see the face of our most precious loved ones. Treasure them everyday. Treasure life everyday. Be quick to be kind, compassionate, sweet, loving, and grateful. You'll live an amazing incredible existence, whether you have 30 days or 30 years or more to go.

Love is all that lives on when we are gone... The memories that we create in the hearts of others.. Love is everything and everything is love.

Every moment is a miracle. Life owes us nothing and we receive so much everyday. Life is an adventure, filled with opportunity, simple and majestic experiences filled with delight. Enjoy this beautiful, bittersweet and brief life!!