This meditation exercise I think of as a game was recommended to me when I first began my meditation practice years ago when I had been avoiding meditating because of the terrifying prospect of just being with my mind. Like many I was immersed in the busyness of everyday life working a full-time stressful job, […]
Read More Meditation For Beginners: The Mindfulness GameMany initially approach the Buddhist concept of impermanence with fear because it means moments of joy are fleeting and do not stick around. The irony is anyone who feels fearful or sad about that, as I often have, tends to be those who have few moments of joy in their lives anyway, and we’re all […]
Read More The Impermanence of LonelinessIf you are consistently hated, ridiculed or constantly criticized by those around you, and you or others find it confusing because you are generous and kind on a regular basis, know you are surrounded by jealous, narcissistic people who want to bring you down to their level. Being so hated, misunderstood and feeling the strong […]
Read More Bullied People Are Gifts To HumanityTrue joy comes from giving without expecting anything because you recognize what you have already received that brang you joy in the past. This world is broken and harsh in part because people too often fall prey to amnesia stemming from complacency and a lack of gratitude. In this way, practicing gratitude makes it easier […]
Read More Be A Generosity ScientistI have no one to blame for my fate So I wrap myself in scars and hate I have a purpose and things to give I make the choice to no longer live But that door is not an escape Just a temporary reshape The same lesson unlearned The same darkness returned I might be […]
Read More A Darkness ReturnedIt’s not that humans are dumb We just sought a deeper slumber It led us toward a greater numb To feel the weight of the lumber To fight over gathering bread crumbs To gradually unveil our strength in numbers To find the joy in burning stumps Entropy became an addictive game Prevailing peace had bored […]
Read More Our Opponent’s ComponentBelief can be a bridge you make You need not try to cross another’s But we must get over this lake To help us heal Our Mother She gives us love and wisdom Food, medicine and water We must bend our ear to listen For her heart grows larger But is tired, battered by hate […]
Read More Freedom We ForgotI gave you lemons You made lemonade Your love was given Sang me serenades I craved the sour taste The allure of the white flag Let our trust go to waste While you carried my bag You were always without sin Now you’re departed and mad For too long a time I gave in Made […]
Read More The Mightier HelperPeople will try to push and push you to be what they want you to be because they lack the courage or confidence and self-acceptance to be who they want to be, often because they never made an attempt to know themselves. They will criticize you, judge you, sometimes passively or jokingly. They may […]
Read More Loving People Hate ThemselvesDoubt invades our hearts Hatred from cold minds Undefeated warmth Meets mighty intellect Ore cannot be bought Nor gold But only diamonds are made The heat of their fury Simply made us shine Blinding lights to melt the coming cold Together we forge eternal summer We will need a span to heal those who crave […]
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Clay The Scribe 