feelings first

crescent moon the morning glory closes its petals Basho

Keep silence, be mute. If you have not yet become the tongue of GOD, be an ear! Rumi

“Falling in love you remain a child; rising in love you mature. By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. Not that you are in love - now you are love.” Osho

You don't find love, it finds you. It's got a little bit to do with destiny, fate, and what's written in the stars. Anais Nin

"When you are present in this moment, you break the continuity of your story, of past and future. Then true intelligence arises, and also love." Eckhart Tolle

summer rain what gift shall we offer the face of the moon? Basho

Don't hold tightly to anything, not even to love; the tighter you hold, the more it slips away. Let it flow, let it be. Rumi

Suffering is how Life tells you that you are resisting or misperceiving what is real and true. It is the way Life suggests that you are not in harmony with what is. Adyashanti

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you. Pablo Neruda

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. Leo Buscaglia

a late summer cicada at the top of his voice chirping, and chirping Shiki