Category Archives: Inspiration
The Swan ~ Rilke
This laboring of ours with all that remains undone,
as if still bound to it,
is like the lumbering gait of the swan.
And then our dying — releasing ourselves
from the very ground on which we stood –
is like the way he … Continue reading
Why Stay?
Today is the one year anniversary of my leaving CHD after 35 years of wresting with the question of “Why stay?”. So, I love this reflection from Meg Wheatley. What she says resonates with my experience for years of staying … Continue reading
If You Want to Be a Leader ~ Lao Tzu
If you want to be a great leader,
you must learn to follow the Tao.
Stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts,
and the world will govern itself.
The more prohibitions you have,
the less virtuous people will be.
The more weapons you … Continue reading
Earth, Isn’t This What You Want ~ Rilke
Earth, isn’t this what you want? To arise in us, invisible?
Is it not your dream, to enter us so wholly
there’s nothing left outside us to see?
What, if not transformation,
is your deepest purpose? Earth, my love,
I want it too. Believe … Continue reading
Morning Wind ~ Rumi
The morning wind spreads its fresh smell.
We must get up to take that in,
that wind that lets us live.
Breathe, before it’s gone.
~ Rumi
Gratitude ~ Julio Olalla
AMO LA VIDA from Nic Askew on Vimeo.
The Journey ~ Mary Oliver
This poem really says it all for me. It is expresses the journey beneath the journey that is itineris, that is my life. It speaks to me of the sadness and the joy, of the aloneness, of the courage involved … Continue reading
Wild Geese ~ Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and … Continue reading
Allow ~ Danna Faulds
There is no controlling life.
Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado.
Dam a stream and it will create a new channel.
Resist, and the tide will sweep you off your feet.
Allow, and grace will carry you to higher ground.
The only safety … Continue reading