#spaciousness

I do not try to untangle it. I don’t tug on the strings

in a desperate attempt to unravel it.

I don’t even wonder at how it got so snarled.

Instead, I imagine cradling it, cupping it

with my hands like something precious,

something wounded, a bird with a broken wing.

I cradle my heart like the frightened thing it is.

I imagine all the other frightened hearts

and imagine them all being held in love.

And I breathe. I breathe and feel

how the breathing invites a spaciousness.

I breathe and let myself be moved by the breathing

as I open and soften. Open and soften.

And nothing changes. And everything changes.

The heart, still a knot, remembers

it knows how to love. It knows it is not alone

Joy creates a spaciousness in the mind that allows us to hold the suffering we experience inside us and around us without becoming overwhelmed, without collapsing into helplessness or despair.

—James Baraz, “Lighten Up!”

The 1995 Buick Park Avenue Ultra is a supercharged full-size luxury sedan known for its performance and comfortable ride, spacious interior, and the supercharged 3.8L V6 engine with Teflon seals for durability.

3.8L Series II Supercharged V6. 225 hp (1995 onwards) and 275 lbs of torque. This car was reputed for its handling despite its 6-seater size.

Become conscious of being conscious. Say or think 'I Am' and add nothing to it. Be aware of the stillness that follows the I Am.'