life's seduction

cast a 

soft gaze 

upon life -

and allow its 

seductively sweet teachings

to unfold

witness perspective

and then you begin to experience life from a witness perspective.
a surrendered yet mindful observer.
where you see each moment as pure perfection.
and not idealized perfection...
(whatever that means to you)
but simply an unabashed gratitude for the gift of awareness 
in this experience called life.
and,
it's so damn beautiful.

in dialogue with my heart

at times,
my thoughts are angry, selfish and
bitter…
at times,
my thoughts are painful.
yet i still hold onto them,
as if they are a part of me…
or all of me.
my identit(y)ies.
my self. 

these thoughts are in dialogue with my heart.
with this dialogue i sense, i see,
i become aware...
of my lack of gratitude -
my lack of patience and peace -
for all that is...
and at times,
this awareness gracefully co-exists
with the persistent tantrums of my mind.
even when i know, in my soul,
that
i
am
so
blessed.
for blessings exist in every moment of life.
and moments are life.
and, the essence of a moment…
exists in how it
makes you feel.
and,
here we are,
emotions,
rising and falling
with every passing moment.
a continuous cycle…
always sensing for
that middle ground.
where,
no matter what -
all feels right
in that moment…
the moment(s) of eternal balance.