March 2016 – Reaching Joy

Haiku 2

Today, there is sun. Yesterday, too many clouds. Be grateful for both. March 26, 2016

Haiku 1

releasing tension can be harder than it looks when you are human March 20, 2016

my intention, my desire, my secret wish is to simplify life. many men have tried It; we heard about it. It didn’t work. many women have tried It; we didn’t hear about it. (proof enough) It didn’t work. we searched for It in churches and mosques, temples and tall, grayContinue reading “at the ocean”

after the game

when all I want to do is scream about the patriarchy but I know I’d just perpetuate a stereotype what am I supposed to do when I score a goal on you and you act like I’m a tree whose branch luckily swayed in the right direction what am I supposed to do when IContinue reading “after the game”

Be

Being a human– what are we ingrained with? Are we patched up with our fears, long before we meet the spider? Are we made to go hunting for spaceships and the meaning of life? To be is the only answer, the only response, the only real question. So often we feedContinue reading “Be”

A moment of realisation, by Diana St Ruth

Originally posted on Buddhism now:
Part of the Buddhist path may be to come to terms with our own immaturity, having to realise that maybe we’re not always right and we’re not always kind. Sometimes in fact we’re downright foolish and unkind. Maybe we don’t mean to be, but we are. In the past we…

The Revenant

Last night, at the movie, you sat next to me. The theater was full, I sat alone between you and three guys, conscious of my singleness. But then you rolled over, to share his faux leather recliner, and I smiled. Most of the time, my independence likes being alone. It getsContinue reading “The Revenant”