Showing posts with label attention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label attention. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Life is...


Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was
going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and
then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it
ends.

                                                                 ~Joseph Campbell

Do you ever feel like this? I am notorious for wanting to ask questions during a movie and my husband has threatened more than once to go alone rather than endure my endless inquisitiveness. But lately I've been content to watch life unfold with curiosity and childlike wonder. There is no explanation for this change in attitude. Life truly is a great mystery. Will I be called away before discovering the ending? I know not, but maybe it's OK to just enjoy the moment. I think that is the only place to find joy, love, and peace.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Invisible Lifebird



hiding in this cage
of visible matter

is the invisible
lifebird

pay attention
to her

she is singing
your song

~Kabir



How easy it is to turn away from who you truly are; to lose track of the invisible lifebird nestled deep in your heart. Finding it opens the throat to the loveliest of melodies ~ your song.