Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts

October 2, 2015

Mettā




I am a supporter of benevolent meditation and the great benefits it brings both to the emittor of good wishes and to the receiver. As fall rolls in and the cold comes down, I find myself in need of more warmth, comfort and love. And sometimes I lose sight of those needs while my mind is captured by other thoughts I don’t always control. So today, I’m projecting my loving kindness onto… myself.




May you be healthy, strong and true to yourself.

May you run free, light, careless and happy.

May you surround your friends with love and affection.

Enjoy the present moment, live in it and revel.

When you feel down, raise your head up and look at the Nature that surrounds you, everywhere.

Keep being a seeker.

Nourish your inner child, play with him and marvel at life.

Walk away from anger.

Offer no response to manipulation, blackmail and attempts to control your life.

Shine your inner light.

Look outside at the roaming hawks and soar.

Give and never count.

May your sleep bring peaceful, replenishing dreams.

May you feel the wind under your wings.

May you breathe pure and deep.

I love you.







June 9, 2015

Underfoot Musings



I love an open road, full of promises. A trailhead, running under the cover of trees to unknown adventures. A pathway, meandering to secret hideouts, to oases of peace away from the usual turmoil.




I love an empty bench, with its invitation to conversation. A pile of rocks, sitting over a stream that sings its soft watery song on a hot afternoon. A fallen trunk, leaning over the mossy greens, reminding you the importance of contemplation.





I love the roots that twist and turn, linking the Earth to the Sky. The sleepy low plants that stretch under Old Man trees, blending their youth to ancestral wisdom. Mushrooms so clean that sprouted through thick layers of decaying leaves from past seasons.





I love myself when I connect with these thoughts. I love Nature for the treasures she lays before me. I love my body for providing the movement needed for this meditation.





I love the World a little more when I travel it by foot.