Light Projection

We are light emanating from within.  The way we are is how we see others.  And the way we see others is the way we are.  The image we try to create becomes a filter that distorts reality.  The false shell colors how we see.  If we see others as monsters, the truth is that we ourselves have become the monsters.  If we believe others are looking at us with accusing eyes, we are actually the accuser. If we see the basic good in others, it's a reflection of the light emanating from within.

Facing The Sun

The Sun stands before me
Lighting the way
Yet I grasp onto shadows

Beyond Like and Dislike

Is there a space beyond Like and Dislike?  Perhaps it's acceptance, but yet at the same time it's not complacency.  Perhaps the space is process itself.  I'm unsure...

What Bonds Do We Bring?

When interacting with others, what bonds do we bring?  In something as simple as communication...  Do we share?  Or do we attempt to control?  Which is the more fearless choice?

Beyond Fight Or Flight

Beyond Fight or Flight is Trust...
A courage rooted in faith and fearlessness...
A space beyond the confines of protecting ourselves...

Striking the Mirror

When we strike the Mirror, the Mirror strikes back...

Forgotten Mission

It's only today I was reminded of something I have forgotten...  Why on earth did I even bother studying what I studied...  My mission was to "save my family" from what I viewed to be unnecessary suffering.  I had learned of ways to prevent some of the most common chronic diseases...  But most didn't listen to me.  So I decided to get a degree in nutrition, in hopes that the piece of paper was enough validation for what I was saying.  I was hoping people would actually listen.

Strangely I forgot about my original intention...  And strangely, I've found the most powerful means of influence I have is "influence without influence."  Leaving space for people to come up with their own conclusions, and leaving space for people to make their own decisions...  Somehow that allows for maximal change.  It's like Doing without Doing...  It seems like a paradox, but in many ways it's not.

I still hope the vision I once had is realized, at least partially.  If I can, I hope to reach the people who want to be reached...

Deep Freeze

Deepest freeze
Hidden expansion
Crystallization
Until shattering protective vessels
Raw, exposed, but free

When There's an Ego

When there's an ego, we believe there's something to be built
We believe there's something to tear down
We believe there's something to protect...

We try our hardest to show we are this or that...
We try our hardest to hide that we are not this or we are not that...

Yet there's freedom in Confession...  Admitting that we're not exactly where we want to be... That we're all too human...  There's freedom in not having to protect anything...