Lapping
Quiet lapping waves
Echo gently on the sand
A shell,
A tiny crab
Caught in the waves…Lapping…
Lapping…A cool mist covers the sun
Enveloping everything in a blanket
Of insulation,
Of formlessness…Walk along the shoreline,
Listen to the waves
Gently lapping
Lapping…Who do you see?
PPOPDB List
Aaaah… I have been tagged again and added to “Priscilla Palmer’s Outstanding Personal Development List“. It is with great honor that I accept this addition to what is quite a lengthy list of personal development blogs and bloggers!
Knock…
“Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know . . .”– William Shakespeare
Mediocre Vegetarian?
As mentioned in a prior post, I’ve recently returned to a vegetarian diet after taking a couple years “off”. And yes, I spent a few days last week amid the regular chaos of Life scrambling around in the cupboard looking for something to eat and not coming up with much that was terribly appetizing (edible? perhaps. Appetizing? – *blech*). But now, despite a little whining about it (yes, even the Monkey succumbs once in a while), Vegetarian Life is good! *grin* I’ve gone shopping and found some good recipes – old favorites and some new things that sound really, really good! I’m excited, and a bit surprised to discover that Vegan may actually be more the way to go than the old ovo-lacto diet variety of vegetarianism practiced a few years ago.
Fab Four
Eeeeek! I’ve been tagged again! This time, by a fellow monkey, ndpthepoetress at Binding Ink. This meme is, I fear, a thinly-veiled attempt to demystify the mystical monkey a bit, but it is an easy enough meme to follow. Thus, I present… The FAaaaaabbbb Four {{echo … echo}} (couldn’t resist)
4 Jobs I’ve Held:
… 1: Web Designer
… 2: Club DJ
… 3: General Construction Worker
… 4: Computer Programmer
Bad Vegetarian
Yes I’ve gone back to a vegetarian diet (ovo-lacto, not vegan or anything resembling it) and … well, I’m a bad vegetarian. Not because I crave meat or even want the stuff, but because I don’t have the patience (or often the time) to find recipes and go shopping (all over town, for various ingredients) before I even attempt to cook for myself! My creativity goes to other outlets. Not cooking. Certainly not on a daily basis. That, combined with the fact that it’s been a few years since I had to contend with regular vegetarian cooking is… well, it’s working against me! Yikes!
Just Be
Just Be.
Quiet,
In the chaos.
Stillness,
In the storm
Of activity.
Serene,
In the sea
Of emotion.
Unperturbed,
By the proddings
Of physicality.
Observing
Objectively,
The Yin,
The Yang,
Of tangibility,
Of wants,
Of desires,
Of frustrations
And dreams.
All aspects
… of Ego.
Apart,
Yet within.
Separate,
Yet Whole.
Detached.
Involved.
Participating
In the illusion,
And Seeing through
The veil.
Feeling,
Sensing,
Seeing,
Touching,
With fingers
With eyes
With Heart
With Spirit
With essence
… of One.
Be.
Just Be.
Quiet,
In the Chaos.
Serene,
In the Storm.
Be.
Just Be
One.
Namaste.