Universal Wisdom

St. John the Baptist of the Wilderness

Good Morning. ‘It’s true isn’t it.’   What is true? ‘What your heart tells you.’   How does our heart speak to us? ‘The thumping, the ache. The shallow breath, the deep sigh. The “ping” or twinge. Sometimes it is subtle and sometimes, well, it’s not so subtle is it.’   No, it’s not. Who […]

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Benjamin, don’t call me “Bugsy” Siegal

*Profanity Warning*   Hi Ben. Was that your energy that I felt at the old Apache? ‘Yes it was.’   You had quite a powerful life, you killed many men. ‘I mean, how many is many? It’s part of the job description, goes with the territory. You wanna play, let’s play, It’s not like anyone

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Perfect Contemplation

It’s nice isn’t it, taking in the sun. Letting your thoughts dangle without any attachment.   Let’s play, dream a little dream. Where would you like to go? Anywhere at all? Now, how are you going to get there? It could even be on the back of a giant bird. Have fun with it. It

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Plucking Heart Strings

You can literally feel it when your heart has been plucked and pulled at, it’s like those vertical harp strings… pluck, pluck, pluck.   Once plucked it can’t be unplucked. Nope, that damn string just keeps on reverberating until it’s good and ready to stop.   Oh sure, put your finger on the string and

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Count Rumford on Gardening

Think fast, don’t drop the ball. Be on alert, ready to act, on guard.   It is true, there are moments when this disposition is most assuredly necessitated.   It is also true that one will not allow themselves to flourish if in a constant constricted state.   One must not burn the candle at

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Carousels; Up, down and Around

What’s it going to be? The pink pony? (That’s my favorite.) The fierce brown stag, the lion or the bear?   Round and round we go.   Take your pick this go ’round. Don’t overthink it, you’ll get another turn, many in fact.   Round and round we go.   There will be ups. There

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