presence
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I paused and lit a candle. Meetings over, Emails done, Groceries unpacked, Head thoughts in a variety of places Cup of tea made And in the cool grey of the cloudy afternoon light I walked slowly to the bookshelf Took out a tea light A new one. My fingers opened the matchbox Selected a match. …
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Human, Wanderer, Traveller, Friend: May these words find you well, May you breathe them in. Sense them as you sit here and rest a while. And find yourself indwelling presence, and may it be something like this: Presence as being in self wonderlust Presence as resting at the pool of reflection Presence as raising my…
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There will come a day when you stop believing in your own smallness. The great collusion is over.
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Because in this moment There is nothing to fear Just you And what is. The water, the stones, the reflection That, is , what, is here If you are here. Truly really here Notice the stillness And do not be afraid Of the moment it creates Do not be concerned About the next thing, or…
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I’m on a train to a place I’ve never been to on the train before On a day that’s never been lived before In a life that’s never been in existence before With people on this train who’ve never ridden together before Through countryside in which the rivers flow uniquely today And grass that’s blowing…
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Hey you. You got this. You got this, because, you’re reading this. And if you are reading this. You are Alive and if you’re alive You made it here And whatever happened to you And whatever happened to you, you got to here You got to be here, now. You got this far. You might…
James Ballantyne 