Accept with grace

May each of us find the patience today

To accept with grace whatever this moment brings...

Rest in the fullness

We are all so quick to judge, to claim to know and say

What’s real, and what is not; What’s true, and what is not;

What belongs, and what does not;

What has value, and what does not...

When will we cease to categorize

and rest instead in the fullness of what is?

Singing at your feet

Whether your focus today

is on the distance you’ll need to travel,

the path you need to find again,

or the darkness that lies before you,

I hope you’ll find a moment or two

to listen to the tiny daisies singing at your feet...

Dive in!

Perhaps today is the day you’ll choose

to stop standing on the sidelines.

Maybe today you’ll finally dive in —

Not just get your feet wet,

but splash around a bit; find your balance;

Take a risk and discover

some new talent or pleasure;

Make a few ripples of your own!

Share your gifts

Each of us has been given unique gifts 

for sharing with the world.

Our job is to help one another uncover those gifts,

and then offer them back with humble gratitude 

for having been the vessel for so much joy.

Serendipity of the unpredictable

For those of us who need things to be just so;

For those of us who need to be in control;

Chaos and uncertainty, change and the unexpected

can feel threatening, and we are tempted to shut down.

When will we learn to open our hearts

to the serendipity of the unpredictable;

to the color, the beauty, the vibrancy of possibility

that can arise when we find ourselves beset by the unforeseen?

Fish out of water

Feeling like a fish out of water?

Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zones

in order to accomplish a larger objective.

Think of yourself as joining the ranks of heroes:

All those through history who’ve set aside their own concerns 

on behalf of the greater good...