breathe with me!

a tremendous feeling of peace washed over me today

i wanted it to stay
but instead i set it free

it promised to come back
so i smiled

and felt the presence of life
breathe with me!

photo: 1482
(c)2008

FLAMES OF MAGIC!

often we think that life should be the way we see it - well - it should! if you can see it on the inside it is therefore promised on the out...we must be patient with our moments...we must be courageous and daring, never doubting what we bring to the table...we must caress the silence and encourage uncertainty...her passion and honesty will become the wings to help you fly above limitation - GIVE HER FREE REIGN...we must acquaint ourselves with the warrior of our presence...we must unshackle our self perceived slavery and live lite, whole and full because that is who we are...

often we think that life should be the way we see it - well - it should! if you can see it on the inside it is therefore promised on the out...we must be patient with out moments...we must love our thoughts with the same passion as with our lovers...we must take care to know our thoughts and cover them with our enthusiasm...we must make a way to harness the destiny of our choice and ride...ride fast...ride hard...we must heal ourselves by doing what we love...all of the time...in every waking moment...we must sing the songs that our hearts weep to sing and let the tears fall where they may...we must call upon the infinite...we must share with her what is deep in the corners of our souls - she will dust everything off and take care of the painful...she will translate them into love - GIVE HER FREE REIGN...we must take off our masks and burn them at twilight so their flames of magic can restore the truth of who we are!

new writings (c) 2008

CHAOS AND BEAUTY

as the days roll past and the summer winds down i find myself having a mysterious encounter with life...the dots somehow seem to be matching and slowly the t's are getting crossed and the i's are getting dotted...however my soul finds itself meeting the chaotic stranger...an energy that leaves me breathless and without much rhetoric...it leaves me weaving in and out of mundane tasks while inherently dictating my every move toward something and somewhere that i cannot possibly put a name to...nameless and faceless this place travels where i travel...it is my dancing partner and best friend...it is the time that talks without time constraints and judgement...the stranger is who i am and the chaos is where the most beautiful things grow from...

photo: nyc building uptown

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JUST BECAUSE!

ONE

Love paints glass pictures freeing the need for ignorance
Your sound glides through the present, making your caress decadent and powerful

Warmth and grace feed the choice
Your voice soothes my soul,
Awakening everything that is meant to be seen
Meant to be heard
Like songs from ancient hymns
You unlock the disguised and unleash the once chastised heart

TWO

Out here where the air is present and pristine,
Butterflies dot the horizon freckling the face of nature

Your love heals long ago resentments and clarifies novel truth
Your love opens pages curled and worn, tattered and torn

Ancient proclivities adorn the moment and headress simplicity

THREE

Thoughts come and go like then and now, dripping into the next,
Unfolding illustrious ceremonies

You give and give unconditionally
I am thankful
As a tear floods the moment
You cleanse the absolute once again

FOUR

Drinking the divine is my passtime,
Fueled by redemptive analogy

You prey on my glistening fortitude
You dance through my voice and cascade over my presence

I am your truth becoming fragrant with being
As hundreds and hundreds of seconds tick away
You remind the warrior to live
To Live
And live some more

You satisfy every hunger with your place
I dine with essence and consume the wine of service
Just because!

all things come, all things go

as day turns to night 

and night turns to day

change makes something new emerge and wash destiny clean

light is truth

and truth is light

love is freeing

and freedom is love

I am one with all

today...

photo: one love

HARLEM ON A RAINY DAY!

within the stillness is the peace that marks prosperity

when the soul lingers there

a new way of looking at life emerges

cleansed and original

this place leaves an indelible mark on the heart

fresh awakening reminds me to love the moment and

to caress these words with grace and freedom

photo: harlem on a rainy day - may 2008

may peace and tranquility walk in your heart everyday!

kgr

THE STEW!

a slow pot cooking reminds a soul to embrace life by taking things one step at a time...everything needs to breathe...everything needs to simmer for the right outcome to manifest...there needs to be a warm reminder that God takes care of the joyful...stress and an all consuming want can spoil the stew...SO TODAY I BREATHE...I BREATHE SLOW AND CONSCIOUSLY...PRESENCE IS BEAUTIFUL...BECAUSE THE PRESENT IS ALL THERE IS...

photo: pot cooking

THE JOURNEYING MIND!

Ok so the inner and the outer are finally moving in unison...it is truly a time to enjoy and benefit from inner contemplation...a time to reckon with the magnitude of what is the real self...the self that removes the mask and confronts illusion...the self that has reconciled with the past...the self that is truly grateful for knowing God in the present...and the self that is unafraid of what the future brings...

This place where shame and explanation no longer look for outword expression leaves this soul dancing in the light with more determination and vigor...is this bliss?????...this feeling of knowing...this feeling of infinite unbounded love...is this what the sages talk about when they speak of the self and knowing the self??? is this a simplified mastery of self??? who knows but it sure feels great to feel bright...filled with light...filled with love...and filled with a peaceful journeying mind!!!!artwork: silence

TODAY IS...

photo: self reflection (self portrait in the morning)

when i took this picture i had no idea what i expected of it and myself...it reveals something extremely powerful to me...it is a photo that reveals my true or the truest possible spirit that i am...without the disguise of external plumage it makes me feel clean and present...it is of course more important to cleanse the soul...the heart...the magnificent internal aura...so when both are simplified...the inner and the outer - that is, the balance that is awakened is the gift of spirit it is ever stronger...at no time was i engaged in the purpose of style or gratification of a beautiful reflection...i wanted only to see a little deeper into my human-ness...into a soul birthing more love and divine awareness...this place...this thought...this awareness makes me feel light...as light as a butterfly being carried by the breeze...as warm as a flower being kissed by the sun...

the birth of change brought me here and i imagine it will bring me to a vast amount different places before i leave this physical plane...today i feel aware of the presence of God...it feels eloquent and infinite...balanced and serene...today is....mine!

LOOKING AT SNOW STORM FROM MY WINDOW!

walking in the light

the past is crumbling like a box of fresh crackers...i've let go some more...of both people and energies...old things...old mindsets tag along like lost puppies- so one has to make an effort to remember when and how to let go...remind the self to purposefully engage in the task or action of letting go...it can be tedious work...letting go is not easy...so many of us make excuses for not moving forward...myself included...and i believe- like most of us- that fear is at the root of this stuff...however self love and confidence can erase that fear...it can make the new seem bright and polished...sunny and beautiful...it is truly a new day...a new destiny unveiled...a true destiny magnified and current...so with this feeling of awakening, i move move, move and move more into what is to be:)walk in the light--kgr

NATURAL

AS I WAKE UP WITH THE MORNING

I REMIND MYSELF

THAT NATURE IS THE TRUE TEACHER

AND TRUTH

IS THE REWARD FOR INTERNALIZING THE UNIVERSAL FLOW

REMEMBERING THE MOMENT

REMEMBERING GOD'S LOVE

AND REMEMBERING MY CONNECTION

IS MOST IMPORTANT

EVERYDAY

KGR

photo: natural 

MAINTAINING BALANCE

I am practicing the art of being patient

simply being still

filling the empty with more light

filling the light with more empty

maintaining balance

and calm

creating

creating

life

from inside the mind!

kgr

photo: empty chair

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

love is in the air :)

a new year

a new day

to say

everything is joyful--

live in the light

and stay bright

karen