Goodnight ~

"Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England" ~ Michael Caine, portraying a doctor at the St Cloud Orphanage in the late 90s film, Cider House Rules. So many sweet ways to say goodnight. I hope you go to sleep sweetly tonight.

Now, blessings light on him that first invented sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even. ~Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605

"Seek Inspiration In Daily Affairs" ~ Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg's Heart Hotel's strikes a colossal chord with me in his masterful and seemingly simple performance in St. Louis (circa, early 90's).

The song was immediately on my musical radar in the 80's. This number is one of his many musical & poetic treasures that sounds fresher and more exuberant than ever. Dan and the boys playing with him in this performance hit it out of the ball park... in fact, although Dan Fogelberg has physically transitioned on, his music is alive and well and still inspires one to "seek inspiration in daily affairs" ~~~

Theo's Theology

Wordsmith, Theo Warner takes the listener and the viewer of this video for a joy ride as he crafts a brilliant bold piece of thoughtful analysis about such matters as Christianity, "ecclesiastical music" art, dance, poetry, the man of La Mancha... "to have quixotic qualities is to have the highest of human virtues". With attention to every detail in this YouTube video, even the font is fun and easy to read. The language used in this almost 11min. video is masterfully orchestrated. Idea's compliment and connect as beautifully as a fine jewelery box filled with exquisite gems and jewels. He laments about color, no color, photography, dimension, imagination & faith while challenging reality and fantasy, life experiences and "all the crap learned in high school". TW dissects Paul Simon's Kodachrome (The Book of Kodachrome) with the touch of a master surgeon. The commentary is accompanied by dreamy easy to take images. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmiYXaZjYSM

Moon Gazer

Here's the tall and short of it... Last night the moon looked creamy, buttery smooth, velvety, foggy friendly & mostly in full moonly bloom-- but it seems like lately people are feeling a discourse that could be due to any number of reasons... people suffering, things breaking, hearts aching. What ever it is I hope it passes sooner than later... maybe it is just a matter of the earth currently rotating, rattling, spinning a bit out of control. No, please tell me it's just off it's axis momentarily.

So I went looking for you, I knew you were there cuz we saw you earlier at dusk.. besides how could I not feel you & see even a glimmer of you? I had to bolster myself as I stepped back to take a big eye and heart full of you. You great big beautiful phat hunk of round romantic consolation to mother earths darkness. I looked-up so happy to see you out there in all your glory.. you.

My neck stretched to get a good direct eye to eye type connection with you. It was love at last sight and felt as if it was the first time I ever laid eyes on you. You had a different look to you from here, a distinctive ring of clouds surrounding you... a lunar halo. Phab-a-lus one!

YES. Oh scrumptious opulant being. You bold, bright, massive, heart stopping, take no prisinors puffy ping-pong ball! Once again I'm struck by your beautiful ways. My goodness you're a looker ~

Alchemy

The Chemist who can extract from his heart's elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called LOVE

~ Kahlil Gibran

Coyote Story

I wanted to share a little story told (Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010) yesterday in church. It's a Native American tale about a little one who comes before an elder. A grandmother tells the story of the coyote. The wise woman says humankind houses two coyotes in the heart... one is full of fear, doubt, despair, anguish, hate, impatience, dread, negativity, dark thoughts and the other coyote contains love, peace, joy, confidence, trust, faith, hope, strength, courage, resilience. power.. the child with a tilt of the head is completely unsure and asks; "which one wins" grandmother responds; "the one you feed"

The story's ending so simple, little, yet big as can be & caught me by surprise. Made me sit up tall and be glad I have the capacity to feed the hungry coyote in me, what i need to be better ~

Send Your Love ~ Sting

To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour
~ William Blake
Send Your Love Into The future, Send Your Precious Love