Small and Not Small

Small houses do not mean small lives.
Small mysteries do not mean small wisdom.
Small knots do not mean small tangles.
Small talk does not mean small minds.

Not the Only Ones

Plants are not the only ones to grow toward light.

Grace

What is grace?

The Divine,
caught out
in the universe
of ten thousand things.

Seldom Does It Matter

Seldom does it matter what I think.
Seldom does it matter what I feel.
Seldom does it matter what I know.
Seldom does it matter what I remember.
Seldom does it matter what I forget.

Seldom does it not matter what I believe.

Seek Something to Like

If you would be happy,
seek something to like
about everyone you meet.

Siblings Under the Skin

When I sit on one side
and you sit on the other side --
regardless of our politics --
our first task is to remind ourselves
we are siblings under the skin.

In Tao Time

Living in Tao time
teaches patience.

Working in Tao time
teaches flow.

Resting in Tao time
teaches serenity.

Dying in Tao time
teaches gratitude.

Here I Am

Here I am,
hemmed in by my senses.

Here I am,
lost forever in the motion of time.

Here I am,
blind and deaf to my true nature.

When Answers Arrive

Waiting for the answer
to a dilemma rubs
my patience thread-bare.

It helps to remember, though,
that the timing of the answer
is part of the answer.

Long

A long trail needs
places to rest.

A long holiday needs
moments of silence.

A long year needs
reminders of grace.

Familiar Tasks

The task that seems impossible one day
may seem like child's play later on.

We grow into knowing how to do it
by doing it over and over again.

This is the gift of familiarity.

Every task is unique, though,
no matter how often it's repeated.

To miss this brings the gift of boredom.

Answers and Questions

If I have more answers
than questions,
I have more work to do.

More answers
lead to more wisdom.

More wisdom
leads to more questions.