In solitude

In troubling times, the temptation is strong 

To retreat into a lonelier, quieter space:

 It’s easy to assume it’s other folks 

Who are making our lives miserable: 

Surely watching from a distance 

 Will ease our pain; 

So much easier to claim we love 

When we’re not required to act on it. 

And yet… so much of what gives pleasure in life 

Is found in interactions with other humans.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! 

May your holidays be filled 

With peace and joy, 

Good health, and many blessings!

Ready to love

Like the objects in this mirror, 

Christmas is closer than it appears, 

And are we ever ready 

For the shift in consciousness 

That birth was meant to bring;

 To truly love one another as ourselves?

Holiday wishes

Whatever your plans for the holidays, 

Whether you’re flying or traveling by boat, 

Car or train, or staying home,

 I wish you warmth, comfort, and the special joy 

Of family and good friends.

Our inner light

A lighthouse without a light, however beautiful,

 Is just an empty shell and has lost its purpose. 

Each of us has been born 

With an inner light as well: 

May it never be extinguished, 

But continue to light the way 

For ourselves and others.

Integrity

May the light of our integrity 

Be so strong that it’s still visible 

When darkened by the clouds of injustice, 

And in time will prove so powerful

The clouds will melt away.

Mystery

Sometimes life’s a mystery: 

Layers upon layers 

Of reflections and incidents 

That may or may not add up 

To anything recognizable 

 Or even understandable, 

Yet still we persist in hoping 

 There’s some kind of rhyme or reason 

And that everything will turn out for the best.