Nature's Song*

       I walk in the morning

    to hear

   nature’s song

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Sticks

As I was walking, I happened upon two sticks pointed like arrows. One pointed straight ahead while the other one pointed in the opposite direction.
I pondered.
"Are they telling me which way to go? 
Should I go ahead or should I turn around?"
I pondered another moment then kicked the sticks aside, nodded my head and said,
“No one should trip over them”
and continued on my walk.

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Noticed

As I was walking, I happened upon two sticks pointed like arrows. One pointed straight ahead while the other one pointed in the opposite direction.
I pondered.
"Are they telling me which way to go? 
Should I go ahead or should I turn around?"
I pondered another moment then kicked the sticks aside, nodded my head and said,
“No one should trip over them”
and continued on my walk.

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Thankful*

   May the ground be firm

                         May the water be translucent

                         May the air be pure

                         May I be thankful

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Positive Signs*

 There are positive signs everywhere. 

It is just a matter of letting yourself open your mind enough to see and feel them.

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Life Is Like a Dream*

                                                  

 Life is like a dream 

If you don’t write down what’s special

It will soon be forgotten

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Open Path*

As I walk through the thicket of trees

I have found an open path by a flowing stream  

A natural place to follow 

There is a hush through the treetops

Whispering, whispering, whispering words of peace, acceptance and serenity

“Joan, align yourself with the highest leaf on the highest branch and fly.”

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Kingdom of the Day*

Today is that perfect day in which one would meditate about...

warm with a hint of peppermint in each breeze

The sky, yes the sky, an endless blue

only

to be interrupted by the greens of the tallest, proudest trees

I can feel the kingdom of the day

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Treasured*

Treasure what you have
and let them know how they are treasured

Theory of Usefulness*

If you gave primitive people a computer they may notice:

the way it feels:

bumpy, yet pliable and uncommonly smooth in other places
its density or lack of.

The way it sounds:

a clicking sound when touching various symbols.

The way it looks:

its strange symbols and unnatural design.

The way it tastes or lack of edibility

….therefore rendered useless

If they only knew it could provide them with information on making a more secure shelter, information on enhancing their sustenance (trapping or killing animals easier, planting better crops, etc.)

They would not know its purpose.

When we look at the sky, we may see something aesthetically pleasing or we may see something scientifically analytical. But do we know its true purpose?

Can it free our mind?

Enable us to grow?

Provide us the sustenance for greater hope and faith?

One is limited by their five senses.

But the sky…she has no limits.

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Free Yourself*

Free yourself

Let yourself feel happiness

See the beauty within

Give yourself permission to feel it

If not just for one moment

May that moment last forever

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Love*

love is all around

it is not linear

yesterday, today, tomorrow 

it knows no bounds

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The Brittle Branch*

It is the brittle branch that 
needs the softest touch.

Dwell on its support, not on its rigidity

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Daffodil

I see a beautiful daffodil growing strong in the sun. Each petal is vibrant.   It is probably the most beautiful daffodil I’ve ever seen, yet it grows alone in a spot in which it was never planted or cultivated by man. In the wild, on top of an old garbage dump it stands in all its glory, proud and full of life.

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The Mirror*

I see my reflection and wonder…is it me or just part of the mirror?

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Beautiful*

There is a part of me that is beautiful, confident and free that sways in the breeze proudly.

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Daffodil

I see a beautiful daffodil growing strong in the sun. Each petal is vibrant.   It is probably the most beautiful daffodil I’ve ever seen, yet it grows alone in a spot in which it was never planted or cultivated by man. In the wild, on top of an old garbage dump it stands in all its glory, proud and full of life.

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Our Center*

The Earth… she is the center of a daisy--steadfast, life-bearing and cohesive. We are the petals. We grow from her. We depend on her for our very existence. She provides the contrast to enhance our beauty. The earth can survive without us, but we cannot survive without her. Together we share a bond of delicate coexistence and the rarest and most unique beauty. Honor our bond.

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Wings of Faith*

As I jump I can feel my feet rising just a little higher. My wings of faith are lifting me just a little higher than expected.

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Going To Seed*

When a person dies they go to seed
leaving behind their ideas, ideals and concepts
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Fusion*

It’s not love I want but fusion.

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Challenge*

The most difficult part of my walk is taking the first step

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Prayer of Hope*

May all faiths join hands
May all hearts beat as one

May all find that piece of g-d within us today
and share it with another

Today I Am Found*

                                                                  Today I found

                                                                   Love

                                                                   She was always there

                                                                   Above my head

                                                                   Below my feet

                                                                   You my earth,

                                                                   My Planet , my seed, my weed

                                                                   May they nurture us because of our hard work.

                                                                   We cultivate

                                                                   For in the harvest

                                                                   We will

                                                                   Reap years of

                                                                   Joy, laughter, love

                                                                   And peace

                                                                   Peace with our brothers

                                                                   Peace with our sisters

                                                                   Most of all, peace with the earth

                                                                   The air, the waters

                                                                   Hallelujah

                                                                   With clarity through proven
                                                                   sustainability and accountability

                                                                   for all of our actions

                                                                   from this moment on.

                                                                   Amen

and here's a special prayer written by my sister, Naomi Drew...

A Gentle Prayer

Give me the strength to heal,
and the insight to know
what to fear and what not to.

Please grant me clear sight,
and feet planted firmly enough
to not be thrown off balance,
yet light enough to dance

through whatever comes my way.

Grant me a sense of perspective,
and help me not take life or myself
too seriously.

Lastly, please grant me
the capacity to laugh and cry deeply,
remembering always that
on the other side of sadness 
is joy.

Naomi, thank you so much. It is truly beautiful

Cultivation

It’s time to cultivate other trees. It’s much more comfortable being in a forest of trees
then being the lone tree.
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Standing Still*

I do not look for inspiration

I just stand still long enough so it may find me

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Flexibility*

The one that bends does not break.

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Olive Branch*

The olive branch of peace must be planted in soft soil. When the ground is frozen, it cannot grow. It needs to be nurtured by the warmth of sun and the kindness of people who surround it.

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A Mother's Love*

Drawn by a student in South Brunswick

There are some things in this world which are greater than life

A mother’s love transcends

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The Leaf *

The leaf that refuses to part from the tree in autumn

No matter what, will never become part of its branch in the spring

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My Springtime Has Come

My springtime has come
Refreshed and replenished

The wind is my water

I bathe in the tender, lilac breezes of this moment

My body floats like a feather as my hair flows in the running stream

Today I feel spring in the air

My steps are a little softer for I am free

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