Friday, June 21

Honor the Sacred Sun


Today is the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer. The journey into the harvest season has begun. The colors are yellow, green and blue. With the sun at its highest, this is a time that energy reaches its peak, flooding the surface of the planet. With all the light, this is a good time to reflect and make realization. What did you plant in the year that has now matured during this season? Prosperous thoughts? Charitable thoughts? Or do you have lots of weeds in your consciousness? 

And what can you do to celebrate this day? Since water is essential for life to continue on Mother Earth, this is a good time to honor the water beings and ask for enough water to care for our gardens. Make a pledge to Mother Earth of something that you can do to improve the environment. You can have a special gift exchange with friends or your family in your garden, to encourage growth and prosperity, and to acknowledge the gifts of the past season.

enjoy this day

Friday, June 14

A Buddha State of Mind




Time to put words on the page. Fill up the space with twisted vines of thought. Reach out to the Universe and pluck red shifting galaxies. Release gases into withered lungs and plant trees on mars.

Are poets visionaries? or are the visions poetry? The poet sits on a tiny portion of the painting, gazing at the untouched palette.

I am an empty vessel, waiting to be filled. I am a universe within a universe. I am a sea of blossoming womb.

Paint, write, gaze.