Life is easy for us... Sunday, September 27, 2009

There are no “bombs bursting in air”, we have adequate medical care when necessary, good water and food pretty much everywhere and even if you’ve chosen “homelessness” as your expression to life there are shelters, agencies and compassionate souls to care for you.  So what is there to complain about?  What’s your excuse?   Maybe there’s a part of your machine that  doesn’t work at 100% peak performance or maybe your RRSP is a little light but really, in the end we live and breathe in the bread basket of the planet.

It used to concern me to hear people complain but I don’t pay attention to their moaning anymore for the melody of my gratitude and forgiveness drowns out their sad refrain.  Is your frame of reference one of “simplification” or are you chasing an illusion that will never be within your grasp?  Are you grateful for the abundance which is showering down upon you or do you play little and whine about some scarcity?

A friend just returned from Africa where he and his wife adopted a life of service and in their neighbourhood $1/day was a handsome wage.  Sure, there was plenty of bartering and food was not always abundant but there was no complaining, there was only gratitude for all those things which are priceless and give our life its true meaning.

How does that look for you?  What’s on your “Top 10” and have you written them down and remember them with each breath?  Do you have enough to give away a little or a lot, whether it be time, materials or love?  And where does that notion rank on your venerable list?

 

I gazed into the limpid pool of a child’s eyes today and was absorbed immediately out of sight,

I heard the call of an eagle as she searched for her mate and I was drawn to fly away,

I smelled the ecstatic fragrance of a fresh berry from the vine and smiled broadly as it touched my lips,

I felt the warmth of the sun on my back as I walked through the wood and every magical spirit that lived there came out to play.

 

I have given up seeking anything since you have entered unto my heart,

Never before have I felt more safe and better cared for,

I need not answer to anyone for you have given me permission to love,

And out of that benediction springs forth a surge of energy from my heart,

That beats a path to every door,

Unlocking it with a sweet whisper of sacred delights.

 

I dreamt of you again last night as you swooped down to be my lover,

And when I awoke you were there still...

Everywhere in your grand brilliance as I wept with joy.

The tears have not yet dried as I float about with you,

Held gently within your embrace, energized by your supplication, strengthened by your devotion.

 

When I am in your hallowed presence it is instantly known throughout the realm,

As people come to share the glow, to feel the awakening and to be healed as they too drink from the same sweet source.

Thank you for your divine beauty and for the consummation of our promise to one another,

Thank you for your seductive touch that brings fire to my belly and beyond,

And thank you for the tears of joy that cleanse me now.

 

Please visit me again, my door remains forever open.

 

Dr. John