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Love Letter No 26 - Question Love

Dear Bond,
Legend and myth , today there are only questions in my heart. All I can do is lay them out there. Not because I need answers, but because I must ask.

Is embrace's warmth enough for the moment? Are you touched by holding a living soul near? Is there something inside allowing that to be released? Is a kiss just a kiss, a smile just a smile? What can it then mean to anyone?

Is there room for love within the heart that longs only for that touch?
Can a smile change a person's day, month, year, life? Can a kiss do the same?
Do we hold the other's life in sway when we give self away? Is life worth all that?
Is it 'life or death' or is it not?
When we hold someone near to the heart is it "the desire to love and bless" that overtakes us, or are we only hoping "to be loved and blessed"?

Is there something else we must do? Does chemistry remain the eternal mystery?
Can we say "I love you" or will that be ever elusive?
With tender affection,
LarryG

a day like that

Have you had a day
When the losses piled up,
It seemed overwhelming
Felt like giving up,
Have you had a day
like that,
I have.

Have you had a day
When your lover died,
Life came to an end
Can't get back if they tried,
Have you had a day
like that,
I have.

Have you had a day
When nothing's left but a thought,
Your throat tightens up
All your feelings get caught,
Have you had a day
like that,
I have.

Have you had a day
When hurts multiplied,
One times another
When you cried and cried,
Have you had a day
like that,
I have.

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

the interview LarryG interviewed by Danielle of White Hot Truth

Danielle the remarkable writer at White Hot Truth offered me this interview.

I am honored.
I love the flow of her questions.

Thanks Danielle for sharing the love and joy of life with me.
Larryg

Here are 5 Q's from White Hot Truth for Larry:
1. Why do you write poetry?
A verse of poem or a sentence of prose is a great tool for letting out the emotion of life. I wrote a couple of poems and lyrics in high school, then off and on over the years. It was always expressive, brought healing and felt right for me. The more I read the more I am drawn in to the images that yield the moment. I love this about a poem, it takes me places. It is sowing, slow growth and harvest all bundled together.

2. What do you envy?
Certain people, I have a friend that is a modern mystic. This person has wonderful attitudes and life skills. I envy the mystics of days gone by from Augustine to Mother Teresa. Contemporaries like Henri Nouwen, John O'Donohue and Brennan Manning. I love the understanding and approachability of these people. Lately I have been reading Meister Eckhart, "we should always be preparing ourselves, always renewing ourselves to receive (greater) gifts."

3. Where are you right this minute?
Lots of ways to answer this, but I am in a pretty good place over all. I have seen life struggles play out. I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my soul's best friend. My faith is fresh. My hope is strong.

4. What are you setting out to do?
To live a life acknowledging every blessing, and having acknowledged, to transfer (or multiply) that blessing to others. I believe this takes significant focus inward and outward.

5. What's your continuous wish?
Be in harmony within and without in this world of the visible and the invisible.
To exchange this harmony with other kindred spirits.

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Thanks again Danielle for being attentive with your questions.
Larryg

a verse for each word

My list of 5:

What can you do with these?


1. solitude
2. growth
3. wisdom
4. imagination
5. transformation

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here goes... a verse for each word...

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to look up and feel lost, alone or undone
drives home solitude making a difference
for the kindness within solitude reminds
that absence is full of sweet presence
to look up and feel lost, alone or undone

to winter the season of despair or great loss
allows dormant juices to gather for flow
where leaves once blew away growth arrives
with leaves, buds, flowers, fruit that thrives
to winter the season of despair or great loss

to watch as a child makes a mess of a chance
prompts recollection of self made circumstance
choices in hindsight show wisdom at play
look back and determine if wisdom came each day
to watch as a child makes a mess of a chance

concrete ideas seem a permanent barrier
thoughts overcome concentration gathers
then blocks are moved in imagination's wake
step back and let the mind work for your sake
concrete ideas seem a permanent barrier

stuck in a posture bringing cramp and pain
beginning with grace to uncover change
we are promised transformation as heirs
of faith in the Transformer that cares
stuck in a posture bringing cramp and pain

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to bless depature

May the days express pleasures and dignity,

May the harvest be an abundant measure of success,

May difficulties faced bring surprises,

May surprises become sources of encouragement,

May answers found bring revelations of grace,

May closeness be enjoyed as a means of peace,

May the folds of life giving love become all embracing,

May knowledge of tender absence bear gifts complete,

May the presence of self dawn lightly at each sunrise.

critical activity - remix #4

yield to your own - best interest and theirs
loves soft expression - how gentle it wears
on the ear it lights - beautiful touching and fresh
soaks in with loveliness - good feelings mesh

a soulmate or partner - a friend or a child
the stout and strong - the meek and mild
intuition speaks volumes - pass it along
saying "I love you" - never goes wrong

just free the expression - allow words to bless
tends to connection - cures small or big mess
make this a beginning - trust loves saturation
let a sharing contagion - bring a new revelation

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I have challenged myself to refine, rewrite, and rework something I have done in the past once a week. This is a Monday feature for this year.

See the original post "Critical Activity"

set a heart free

first thought best
hear truth speak your name
let it into your head
love does as it will
set a heart free

second thought best
take simplicity by the hand
let it feel your grip
love does as it will
set a heart free

third thought best
strong laughter, soul talk
let it heal frozen hurt
love does as it will
set a heart free

fourth thought best
gentle honesty spills onto table
let the gift remain intact
love does as it will
set a heart free

fifth thought best
romantic fun tingles all over
let's soar on wings unfurled
love does as it will
set a heart free

sixth thought best
gracious thankfulness fills the cup
let generosities fruit ripen fully
love does as it will
set a heart free

seventh thought best
encounter love's expression
let freedom yield peace within
love does as it will
set a heart free

Winter Day Lunch Break Walk

Only the crow's quarrelsome railing
proclaimed the warm blue
winter afternoon. Yet, stoic pines
worship the azure tint of sky,
while lazy clouds huddle in stalls
unseen in their quietness.

Meanwhile,
the warm dampness
in soil nags the life
in barren wasteland,
"Come out!
Come out and play!
Don't wait
for March, April or May!
Come out!
And Play!"

Love Letter No 25 - Mythic Love

Dear Bond,
Somehow this love has transcended time, space or place. Transformed is one word that describes it, elevated is a second and mythic is the ultimate descriptor. That our love becomes legendary will amaze those that hear our story.

How first we discovered, second we gave in to one another, third loved deeply, fourth expanded beyond love to wish the very best for one another. And finally it is mythic because we have a story that when shared will teach fundamental truths of love to all who hear.

So was it myth? Was it a dream? Was it just a grand idea? Have I been deceived?

Oh dear Bond, how could we love so passionately and not make the leap to hero and heroine? The one who loved with devotion beyond self centered passion, the one who accepted that love. The one who learned to live and exist in hope of flying together, yet now we fly aloft, apart in soul, though our hearts still mingle and our minds still affirm. The one who taught so well to live well and trust the better nature of the heart.

Words fail, but in time this story of "love and Bond" will become the great love story of a generation. How love conquered; love flew to heights, yes, soared on very wings of eagles. We did, we did, we gave all for mythic love.

What is the wish we've made?
I love you.

Larryg

PS: What have we created?
A story that relates to a myth is mythic...

a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth.

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divine conspiracy

Life is a
transcendental
experience
allowing each
person to fully
engage as a
participant in
divine conspiracy.
~o'hOgain

The Interview with Danielle of Whitehot Truth

I got this email from Danielle in response to the questions she did for the interview.
I was told it was okay to post it here!
Great insights, from a free soul!
Thanks Danielle...
I added the "cozy picture" :)

Here tis...

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this was fun.
when do you want to run it?
cheers,
Danielle

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1. What are three parts of your daily routine that have been in place the longest? or what three things do you do for yourself every day?


I used to abhor the very thought of routine. And now, my "routine" feels like a ritual and I adore it. Snuggles: Morning snuggles with my little boy is essential. If we skip that love-rooting, than the whole day can feels a bit wonky, like one of the tires on our wagon is loose.

Breathing: I do some yoga "breaths of fire" every morning, either when I walk the dog (as long as no one is watching,) or in the kitchen. Whatever works. Fire breathing is defined as "a cleansing and energizing breath, powered by abdominal contractions." I love it. Just a few fiery exhales can make the past go bye-bye and bring you right to where you are. The very best instructional resource I've found is from Kundalini yoga master Gurumuhk. Here's a snippet from her awesome yoga DVD.

Perfume and mascara: even if I'm writing all day and won't see a soul other than my hubby and kid, I'm rarely without my amber oil and black/brown mascara. A girl's gotta feel good in everyway.



2. When did you begin blogging? Has it changed the way you write?


Firstly, can I say that I really loathe the word "blog" or "blogging"? It sounds like "snot" or "blah." I avoid referring to myself as a blogger - I am a writer who happens to publish my work online. And I think that even more fundamentally, I'm a philosopher who happens to write. And…I don't consider myself a diarist (I'm too private) so the weblog terminology is even less fitting. Rant complete.

So, no, the medium of Internet publishing hasn't changed the way I write. I'm fortunate that as a communications vehicle, the web is a great ride for my natural style of communicating, which tends to be pithy, quick, and direct.


3. If i wanted to get you in a really good, peaceful mood, what should i do, say and plan.


Well, we would not be meeting at an outdoor café in the cold. (I have the metabolism of a reptile, if I'm not warm and cozy I'm distracted and cranky.) You should probably be incredibly honest. And you should probably bring some high-grade organic milk chocolate.


4. You can meet your favorite writer anywhere you like? Who and where do you meet?


I think Anne Lamott is a ruby gem of a human being. And we'd meet somewhere warm to laugh our butts off, philosophize, and eat milk chocolate. If she had to cancel, I'd meet with Leonard Cohen just about anywhere – even in an igloo.



5. What do you feel is the connection between longing and belonging (a la O'Donohue)?

Great question. I think it's a really precious dualism that you can't escape if you want to be wide awake. We want to go home…we are home. We seek approval…we seek to be free. We want to be independent and truly self-referencing but the truth is that we do need each other – because we are each other. I think it's just what Ken Wilber means when he refers to holarchy.

I think longing and belonging is the "interesting times" of our consciousness. It's damn hard euphoria.






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To Bless Leadership

How can we see the future
as we look backwards
to understand our arrivals,
may enough of our past
yield understanding for
our bright future's beginning.

Riding the popular crest,
a tide of consensus awaits,
anticipates all that is helpful,
may tough choices sharpen
the inside of the leader
while choosing well.

May the great family
of all people receive
the gifts of a compassionate
leader with hopeful
acceptance, as a leader
walks forward aware of the
solitude the path requires.

May this leader have the
patience to wait, the wisdom
to act with timing, and
insight to enjoy the gifts
that each day offers.

G

g

Shadow over at http://gsp-shadow.blogspot.com/ played a game on her blog that seemed like huge fun, so i thought i'd play along. She got me the letter "G".

Made with My Cool Signs.Net

the rules of the game are simple. you are assigned a random letter and you should then post 10 things that you love that begin with that letter. if you read this and want to play, leave a comment that says so, and i'll assign you a random letter. and on and on it goes.

ten things i love about the letter 'g'

1. G - it's the last letter in my name - LarryG reason for that, I will spill my guts, my middle name is Glenn. So now the cat is out of the ole bag, doncha know.
   


2. gracious. a wonderful world, a way of thinking and acting, a gracious approach is that key that unlocks a lovely encounter.


3. green. as in the wearing of the green and all things green, it is my favorite color.


4. giant. I like the idea of a giant. In a field of study, community, achievement, sport, a giant is someone to look up to.


5. gangling. I am almost 75 inches tall and thought of myself as gangling when I was a skinny kid in high school. I would have liked to had a few more inches in height and been even more gangling.


6. gum. or candy, or anything you can buy at the corner store, i like that gum that has a juicy core inside. They use to call it 'gum that goes squirt.' lol
   


7. goons and gangsters. these two have to go together, I especially like the big goons in the movies who are in the mode of "I am doing what I am told" and you got to have gangsters to have goons.
8. grouchy or grumpy. did anybody else like the movie "Grumpy Old Men" ? At that stage it is acceptable to be grouchy or grumpy and nobody minds :)
   


9. gown. just the right gown is stunning, be it evening, formal, wedding. Women shouldn't hold back when it comes to a lovely gown. You feel good and look good, Just go for it!


10. grin. "It makes people wonder what you've been up to." ~ Anonymous
    

wanna play? lemme know and i'll fix you up with a letter....

what an embrace can do - remix #3

more in the mind than:
a moonbeam can bathe,
a breeze can chat, a dusk can cloak,
awe can strike, a hug can awaken
more in the mind than on the lips,
or on the tongue

no wisp of a kiss can misconceive
l'étreinte, m'embrassent
to truly long, to deeply belong,
désirer ardemment mène à l'appartenance


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I have challenged myself to refine, rewrite, and rework something I have done in the past once a week. This is a Monday feature for this year.

see the original "what an embrace can do"
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two words

dig dirt
stick spoon
walk wood
deep gorge
sticks race
stream current
kick leaves
fern moss
mud clay
stir dust
moist beneath
climb rock
vine rope
wade pool
silty bottom
earthen bed
starry ceiling
campfire meal
trail's end
sleep well

cling to your core

visualize the fog of late fall
cut through to daylight, sun, wind, color
cling to your core

smell the earth, breath in, release it
memory and instinct entwine
cling to your core

ebb and flow, wash over, yield to it
let the sea cleanse
cling to your core

lovely thought, hold it, wait for it,
keep the mind focused
cling to your core
cling to your core

the process

incredible describes the process, a molecule formed
then gathering with more of its own drops gain potential
ultimately falling to grass, glade, trees, earth to pool
releasing gravity's energy gain in mass they glide and form
creasing clay surface with the signature of primal presence

incredible describes the process, connection formed
then gathering grace emotions gain potential
ultimately expressing in voice, sight, touch, tender charm
releasing gracious energy of the encounter as they form
creasing human clay with the signature of primal presence

this blog in a wordle

Love Letter No 24 - Wild Love

Dear Bond,
Wild love, alive, growing, living, with its very own presence.
Wild love is waiting in the front room behind the door, at the foot of the basement stairs, in bed in the house with the door unlocked at 2:30am, or on the couch ready for a cuddle and kiss, to be grabbed, hugged, rubbed, loved, and finally dragged off to another room for more.
Wild love is gazing through candlelight across the tablecloth that covers bare floor. Eating a simple meal before putting the lights out to scramble over one another.
Wild love causes carpet burns on elbows and knees, takes a sleeping bag in place of a king sized bed, finds the floorboard of a truck or seat leaned back for moments of pure bliss, or a room with a view miles from home, or drags one off to the bedroom at first opportunity.
Wild love, soooo flexible.

Wild love sorts through clothes in discreet darkness and says, "this is yours, this is mine, where's those socks? my undies?"

Wild love! It can be a puzzle, but forsake it!? Never!
To lose wild love's passion is to lose our very selves.

Oh how we love, Wild Love,
Larryg

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The F Word(s)

freebird flies fridays,
freewill fortitude faithfulness,
falling frightfully
foments frenzy, friendly
french flick flits,
flows flowering,
frolicking forward
fun fantasty
fulfills faeries

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(you were expecting?)

From my mobile blog - Lotsa words that start with f
slightly revised

To Bless Renewal Awakened

During the strain of the day
when losses two and three
pile up on one another,
may a sweet breeze tossle your hair
to remind you of your natural connections
to sun wind and clay.

When frigid darkness slinks away at dawn
may you sprawl
warmed in a bath of sunlit confidence.

As the season turns the shortened days stretching,
may you stretch the part of yourself
which has lain fallow
into a resurgence of life.

And all the internal space provided
by the "permanent climate of divine kindness"
wells up within
as simplicity, laughter, honesty, love
and thankfulness
apply the life giving oil of healing
to every nook and cranny
of the self that renewal has awakened.

Our Hearts Are Sore - remix #2

At the start -
forgive -
before the pain -
let live -
one simple step -
prepared release -
saves time and brain -
it's sure to please -
the pressures off -
completely at ease -
so now mistakes -
bring on laughter -
cause it works -
it's what I'm after .

(Imagine a world where everyone puts forgiveness in place at the start of every relationship, even the briefest of encounters. Walls come down.)
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http://ytfe.blogspot.com/2008/05/our-hearts-are-sore.html


I have challenged myself to refine, rewrite, and rework something I have done in the past once a week. This is a Monday feature for this year.

the interview

there’s a wonderful game about. i found it at shadow’s over at http://gsp-shadow.blogspot.com/. I wanted to play, so she sent me these questions. if you want to play too, check out the rules at the bottom…

1. What do you consider to be the biggest decision you’ve made in your life, and why. To love and trust by faith in the unseen. Why? feeling that urging from an unknown source to express trust.
   
2. About which things/circumstance are you a ‘black/white’ person and about which things/circumstances are you a ‘grey’ person? Personal choices I am grey, it is crucial that folks take ownership and make their own choices. I find my black/white within me, my personal guide, not to be inflicted on others.
   
3. If i wanted to get you in a really good, peaceful mood, what should i do, say and plan. Start with a great meal, good wine, kind attention, depends on the amount of influence that is wished to be exerted.
   
4. Under which conditions do you write the best, i.e. computer, notebook & pen, to silence, with music, morning, sad, happy etc. Most of my writing is done in my head, then depending on the degree of resolution in there, I either write on paper and edit and rewrite or sit and type on the pc. It is fluid and not set in stone.
   
5. Care to share your favorite daydream with us? Imagine relaxing in a shady grove, near water, perhaps a pasture with cattle of sheep in the field, a few clouds, blue sky, sunshine, or a starry night with bright constellations, gentle breeze. I suggest working this and thinking out all the details to really make that daydream alive inside.

The Rules

• leave me a comment saying: interview me
• beware all comments will be published e-mail addresses or not - you can find my email on my profile
• i will e-mail you five questions. i get to pick the questions
• you can then answer the questions on your blog
• you should also post these rules along with an offer to interview anyone else who e-mails you wanting to be interviewed
• anyone who asks to be interviewed should be sent 5 questions to answer on their blog
• it would be nice if the questions were individualized for each blogger

so, who's up for it????

This earth enjoys your footprints

"When you are in a certain place,
great love or kindness happens;
it imprints itself on the ether of the place."
~ John O'Donohue

This earth enjoys your footprints
Walk along, walk along
On grass, dry leaves, twigs, stone and gravel
This earth enjoys your footprints.

This place enjoys your presence
Look around, look around
A hill, a glade, a field, or wood and stone
This place enjoys your presence

This world enjoys your journey
travel on, travel on
to landmark, mountain vista, river bank, to coming home,
This world enjoys your journey

This world enjoys your journey

Love Letter No 23 - Flowing Love

Dear Bond,

The image of flowing water is lovely. In nature a stream, creek, or river may flow with gentle kindness. The rainsoaked earth gives up waters in abundance. Rivulets appear in new places, earth washes away from banks of creek, a river is a mighty force changing course and landscape in the process.

There is a rhythm to flowing water, from trickle to torrent, from placid to tempestuous, from crystal clear to turgid. Flowing water finds its way. Things change when water flows.

In all this, beauty continues its expression. Beauty is always appearing in and around this flow offering its divine dance, be it in safe shallows, intrepid rapids, or deep ocean's spray.

May the flow of life, love, and laughter,
flow to possess you and be released in you
expressing a wondrous embrace.

With tender affection,
Larryg

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interesting blog

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the quote below is from Whitehot Truth
written by Danielle LaPorte

Radical personal accountability does
wonders for your consciousness.
It makes you think like a god.
It turns fault lines into musculature.
But coy self-deprecation and taking
on criticism doesn’t do anyone any favors.
Being genuinely strong and genuinely flexible
is truly positive re-framing,
as opposed to the fake re-frame.

Open your heart (it’s always bigger than you think.)
Stand tall (you’re just trying to get by like the rest of us.)
And pour some real sugar on it (none of that nasty NutraSweet stuff.)

to Bless a Blogger - blessing #1

When the server stops serving,
the broadband is only a wire,
the cell phone dropped in the drink glass,
may the internal message of communication
be saved from application to hard disk.

And as the hardware gently spins in the cooling
fan's breeze, may your RAM capacity always
exceed you swap space need.

And when the very backbone of the internet
is down for a reboot,
may you always be able to grab a land line
and phone home.

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I have challenged myself to write a blessing once a week.

feeling is remembering - remix 09

I have challenged myself to refine, rewrite, and rework something I have done in the past once a week. I think this will be a Monday regular for '09. This was the first post on this blog dated Nov '07.Now for the remix:


feeling is remembering - remix '09

Instincts experience formative substance,
sharing the journey, narrative's abundance

the near, the distant, collect in the brain,
enjoyment and pleasures, embody the same,

interconnections are roots nurturing lives,
painting verbal murals, imagination's eyes,

every strand of the epic colorfully woven
biographical tapestry's gift to be chosen.

I feel...

I feel...
... alone at times, and that is okay.
... I am able to experience solitude.
... at age 12, 16, 19 the kids are well adjusted.
... at peace.
... sunrises and sunsets are important.
... thinking poetically every day has made a difference in my life.
... writing in a journal is good for me.
... life experience is a valuable gift to offer a friend.
... things are working out as they should.
... held in a permanent climate of divine kindness.
... it is time to get back to playing music.
... a walk in the woods is elemental.
... good about you!

hidden expression

A get away yields hidden expression,
emptying releases lasting impression,

soul's wound balanced with forgiving blindness,
"permanent climate of divine kindness" (*)

wine and cheese long misplaced,
foot massage lingers stress erased

one's description, the word giant
another's young people, perhaps pliant

also inferred were gifts of healing
add it all up, startling, appealing

naturally stretching the reach of longing
internal fluidity finding belonging

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(*) Grace is the "permanent climate of divine kindness" ~ quote from John O'Donohue.

Photo of window by Ghetto Jack posted on Flickr

welcome 09

preparation occured for a gracious encounter
enjoyable drive sharing lively banter
roses hypericom brought smiles enjoyable
chef's delightful offering placed before us

hideaway gained just as year passing
toasts and kisses predictions flashing
plans and surprises blend and enmesh
the big ball drops to start something fresh

Five Words

natural

moisture

rhythmic

warmth

ecstasy