“When the sun dropped behind the lower clouds and the evening sky began to darken, something happened that was so profoundly unexpected, it shocked me into a new level of awareness and understanding.” -Karah Pino My first year at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, I commuted by foot over the Montlake bridge to… Continue reading Sunset Awakening – a story, a meditation
Category: Poems
Haiku on Meditation for Challenging Times “Stringing Pearls of Peace”
Heaviness – A Spring Storm Haiku
A Message of Unity with Nature as Divinity from St. Francis of Assisi
The Hymn of the Sun by St. Francis of Assisi MOST HIGH, All Powerful, God of Goodness; To Thee bepraise and glory, Honour and all thankfulness To Thee alone, MOst High, are these things due, And no man is worthy to speak of Thee. Be thou praised, O Lord, for all Thy creation,… Continue reading A Message of Unity with Nature as Divinity from St. Francis of Assisi
Rules for Being Human
Something to print out and add to your drawer of instruction manuals
Poem: Breathing Peace
Breathing Peace Breath as a bridge, reaching to re-connect a divided self. Bridges as stitches across the gaping wound that pulls apart. In separating, a sense of longing is arbitrarily created. Conscious breathing, sharpening awareness like a blade across stone, penetrates ignorance, pierces the divisions, until unity reigns again. With pure awareness throughout breathing, space… Continue reading Poem: Breathing Peace