Christmas in April...

I am in the mood for a holiday!  Not just any holiday...  But a day like Christmas!  You know, when everybody gets happy and seems to let go of their bitterness and goodwill is in the air.  A moment in time when all the world believes in a fantasy we call Father Christmas!  Santa Claus... The merry old man who lives at the North Pole.  Even the military and NORAD get into the spirit and let kids everywhere know how Santa is flying through the air delivering presents to all the good little boys and girls.

Ah! Christmas!  Why can't every day be like that?  There would be no wars.  No hate. No sadness.  Only joy, peace, cheer and goodwill to all.  If we would just live life "one day at a time."  Then every day could be like Christmas.  Why not?

Merry Christmas!  And to all a good night!

Sunrise... Sunset...

Ever notice how you cannot tell a sunrise from a sunset in a picture?  The beauty is always the thing we appreciate.  The direction of the view only comes to us as we compare the surroundings to some known object.  If such an object does not exist we simply cannot tell what we are exactly looking at.  Sunrise? Sunset!

Nature offers us a glimpse into our own lives.  We cannot always tell the difference between our horizons.  It might be morning and the start of some new day in our experience in our life.  Or, it might be the last ray of hope we will ever see!

It is at these times of hazy shades of endless light  that we sometimes seem to wander away from our true self.  In times like these, our sense of reality is often shattered.  We start to wonder was it all really worth it?  We start looking for some indication that our sunset is really just a grand sunrise!  We rationalize our realities away.

Instead, we need to let the wind blow and just enjoy the view.  Others may laugh at us!  Others may scoff!  But the time we spend taking in the beauty of the whole experience is the moment we enter into the true meaning of what it is to be alive.  To be free.  To be human!

So, sunset or sunrise - Take the time to feel the warmth of the sun and let joy wash over you like an oncean wave!  Life is beautiful!

At The Rainbows Edge...

Time... There is always time to stop!  Realize that this moment - that today is all we have now.  This is our time to act. To be true.

Place - This spot in time is our place now.  it is ours to cherish.  To nourish.  Own it!

Belonging - To belong to the here and now is our gift- our present. The few fleeting moments we share we give of our heart.  We know so little and yet we desire so much!  It is what we live for and it is what dreams are made of...

Emptiness - Our quest for answers is rooted in our desire to know.  "Be still and know!..."  Empty your life of all of its clutter!  Return to nothingness!

Mystykal

Moment by Moment

Dancing Dream

Have you ever wondered why life is the way it is?  I mean like what makes something happen?  Is it all just a game of chance?  Or is there some logical rationale to the things that happen moment by moment.  Are we just little cells all looped together beating in unison or is their an intelligent design to the way in which our lives are shaped?  As I look around at the world I live in I see different people with different mindsets,  All trying to get ahead or be noticed for some reason or another.  Then there are those that have no obvious purpose in what they are doing.  Like untrained animals they just forage through life trying to get a free meal while destroying everything they touch!  is that just by chance that these people exist?  Do we serve a higher purpose?  What happens to us after the lights go out and we are gone?  What difference did our lives make?  Why do we see some people as "good"  and some people as "bad"?   Does society really get to dictate what and how we think?

It has been said, "You observe a lot by watching..."  Take a look at yourself!  Do you like what you see?  Are you happy with who you are?  Has your life been one of mere existence or can you point to those times that the world has been blessed by your participation in it?   Innocence is lost in many ways.  Life has handed out its share of bad apples!  But how we approach life with all its inconsistencies and troubles determines our role in the game.  Yes life is a game!  A game of life and death.  A game of "catch me if you can!"  A place where only the strong survive!  And yet we keep looking for more!  More pleasure.  More Fun.  More! More! More!

Maybe what we need is less!  Less stress.  Less attachments to things.  Less concern for our own legacy...  Look around!  What do you see?  The changes you desire to see in others starts with "the man in the mirror."  That face staring back at you.  Yes - YOU!  It is just that complex.  It is just that simple!  Everything rises or falls because you can perceive it.  If you can dream it you can create it.  So dream big!  Dream well.   Dream pretty and good! But never stop dreaming.  Because when you stop dreaming - you're DEAD!

2015...

Starting out the new year, even if a little late... I hope this new year brings with it some beautiful moments which you can cherish... Even as the days unravel and sometimes we wonder why our life seems to be overboard in a relentless firestorm which has no end.
The secret which the Masters taught is that mental calm arises not when our lives are easy and everything is going right... No!  Our assurance comes in the midst of the storm.  In the Christian tradition there is a story about Jesus the Christ who, while His disciples were sinking in the boat on the lake, Jesus slept!  A true Master indeed!
Even while the storm rolls over you and you are drowning in your sorrows... Remember who sleeps in your boat!  Remember that your peace is present - NOW!  Let the waves roll!  Find your balance.  Here's to a NEW Year!  Here's to a new YOU!