Category: Wellness

Door Ways

Shape shifting clouds float by.

Humming birds and bees dance around the flower buffet.

A praying mantis contemplates its’ next move.

Reaching out to the sun a snake basks on the concrete. 

Darting lizards proceed with purpose unknown. 

Staring me down a rabbit sizes me up and takes off.

Deer nonchalantly graze. 

A magic portal posing as my front door. 

Two Ways

Passive Meditation:

Sitting quietly focusing on slow, quiet, deep breathing.  Being aware of the wondering mind and body sensations returning focus to the rhythm of the breathing process.

Active Meditation:

Sitting quietly beginning with slow, deep breathing.  Using various methods like affirmations, mantras, visualizations, symbols, energy centers, directing the flow of energy and various breathing practices. 

Passive meditation is a pathway to profound insight and the transformative experience ordinary magnificence.  Active meditation is a path of intentional creation and awakening of cosmic forces.  The risk of active meditation is deluding oneself that a created experience is the Ultimate.  The risk of passive meditation is making it a thinking, intellectual process.  

Barred Owl

Walking in the woods I notice a man with binoculars looking at the tree tops. I stop more that a safe distance from him. We acknowledge each other and engage in a conversation yelling to be heard over the roar of the river. I hear a loud bird call and ask him what was that.  He stated that it is a Barred Owl and gave me information on what that call meant and why this type of owl was active during the day.  I have heard that call for over 25 years wondering what animal was making it.  

We parted ways maneuvering safely past each other.  He calls out and says “strange times”.

Indeed:  The woods/state park behind my house is now closed due to the coronavirus.