live & learn

The cycle of give and take is a natural rhythm the earth and most of its inhabitants are in sync with. With the main exception being us human beings - its indulgent infants. 

Our elders and older beings sharing this planet with us have learned to move with the ebb and flow. We on the other hand have much to learn and improve yet. 

if it's to me it's up to me

The wake we make is erratic and chaotic to the cycles and rhythms that have been around long before we were even possibilities in the murky muddy pool we first crawled out of. 

Yet we march on trampling and stumbling long established paths - willful and blissfully unaware. Even those with the best intentions have been led down roads of destruction and damage, danger and delusion. 

Only to find ourselves in a world of our own deliberate creation - lashing out and pointing at others in desperation or frustration. We did this to ourselves and continue to do so - wasting valuable resources in the process. 

When did we stop waking up in awe and wonder? Forgetting the magic and mystery of being alive? The electric excitement of and eager curiosity? How beauty fills us with sacred grace? 

There is truth in the fact that we don't know what we don't know. Sadly, not all are open to learning and many are not teachable at all. It does not take much to turn around and buck the turbulent tide of our own passage. 

Entrain rituals of honor and respect back into our daily doings with mindful steps that embody the practice within us. 

Play and pray. Be aware and attentive. Wait in stillness and silence until ready. 

Know yourself. Recognize who you are. Transform and be transformed. 

Only when we acknowledge what works can we find our way to the best. As we offer ourselves up. As we explore and discover. We are enhanced. 

Learning from ourselves and among others.