love is Good

sometimes
you fail
and in that failing
realize how
much
you want Something
amazing
and seemingly
unattainable

but you want it anyway

this was me
a month
ago
with a vision
I'd failed at
with two womanfriends:

to have a committed relationship
where the primary commitment
was to being present
within the relationship

and even better
a shared vision
of working together as a
team
to bring waking up
and awareness to
anyone for whom that seemed
a place they wished to live

and then
Morgan
comes
along

tall
beautiful
smart
been through hell
like raw foods
owns no car, loves to ride a bike
loves to work
the land

all that nice
(amazing, really)



and beyond all these nice wonderful overlaps,
underneath
the gardening and biking
and loving children
and.....

we
are rooted
in our
commitment
to being present
as much as always
as we can
with each other
and when we are apart

talk
about a thrill!

Moshe quote

more face painting
risks taken
rewards overflowing



"The great majority of people
live active and satisfactory enough lives
behind their masks
to enable them to stifle
more or less painlessly
any emptiness they may feel
whenever they stop
and listen to their heart."

Moshe Feldenkrais,
Awareness Through Movement, Preface

life is good

Morgan face painting


some days
almost too many
sweet
wonderful things happen

including almost arguments
that dissolve into
the bliss of now

this was one of those days




yes

i'm in love and so what

one of my favorite girlfriends, Bella Bella



what a terrible way
to say it
right:

"i'm in love
and so
what?"

and yet
and yet

what is more normal
than being in
love?

what is more
natural
to our
human
being
status?

our being
is love
and
to
be
"in love"
is
just
(just!)
to wake back
up
to all
we
are

before we
coat
ourselves
with the suggestions
and advice
and misperceptions
of others

life
is
one waking
and
lucky
gift
moment
after
another

to be
in
love
is
the
so what
of being
naturally
back
where
we
always
could
be

yes

a good day

gave four lessons
meet two new wonderful people
tai chi on the beach
seaweed for my smoothie
walking in the rain
planting some seeds in the rain
helping make the garden wider

talked on the phone
took a walk
bought some eggs

does anyone care?
probably not.

even i
am amused
that life happened so fully
today
and it
doesn't matter

now
i'm tired

big deal

soon i'll sleep
and wake in the middle of the night

then the fun will begin
staying present
and doing
almost
nothing

with a lot of
knowing
that this
now
is
this
now

returning to reality, maybe

ten fingers
ten toes

belly

eyes

ears

nose

breathing in

pause

breathing out

pause

where are
we

in relation to
gravity?


and how serious
are we
about the
"me" story?


good questions,
i think,
and
is there much of an
"i" once i go
quiet
and return
to reality?

how to get smarter

Christopher plus two angels, Bella and Mona.


How to get smarter?

Pay attention to reality.

Look at what is out there.

Get interested. No words, just perceptions.

And then start to perceive differences:
if I look from this way,
and that,
what is the difference?

If it is morning or
night,
what is the difference?

What is the difference in
me
if I am breathing in
or
breathing out?

How is the bird I am looking at
different than
that bird over there?

If I put my weight more
on
my right foot
than my left,
what could I learn about how I stand.

This easy life
is all about learning
and learning is all
about delight
delighting
in the little differences
details
joys
distinctions.

Yes.
Life is good;.