'A man of peace is not a pacifist, a man of peace is simply a pool of silence. He pulsates a new kind of energy into the world, he sings a new song. He lives in a totally new way. His very way of life is that of grace, that of prayer, that of compassion. whomsoever he touches, he creates more love-energy.
The man of peace is creative. He is not against war, because to be against anything is to be at war. He is not against war, he simply understands why war exists.
And out of that understanding he becomes peaceful.
Only when there are many people who are pools of peace, silence, understanding, will the war disappear.'

OSHO
 
ON SEEING MY X-RAY

It was placed on the light box for viewing, peering:
a piece of film exposing my innermost secrets.
Irreverent hands pointing:
sacroiliac, pelvis, vertebrae,
even the flesh of my breasts.
I was not prepared for the eerie beauty of it;
my strcture laid bare;
a luminous map of my very core.
Don't touch it, I wanted to say, my pelvis is sacred;
five babies have been cradled there
reading the messages left to each other
etched in my bones.
My power lies there --- I am a Mother:
I have held all of creation in my mother-bones,
the entire universe at my sacrum
Those bones have opened like the gates of Heaven,
moving with geological force,
pouring forth the sun, the moon, the oceans, and skies --
All that exists is before us
as we gaze into the holy book of my bones
 
Corey Alicks Lie-Nielsen 2001

TODAY ...

And the rain came down around me, feelings of earth, wind and fire within ...thoughts of you - passion,
compassion and a deep sense of love and oneness....life is so rich and I am glad you are a part of me.

© 2003 ~ Janet Gardner

THE SOURCE

Life is a question
of connection or separation.
What you truly desire
is already true,
for we are reflections
in the Mother's eyes.
 
Myra Dutton - 2001

TRUTH

Blessings abound and surround me as I step into my truth.
I have found it not always easy to walk this road.

Truth does not seem to always be the path of least resistance.
Others clamor as the walls of security come crumbling down.

I myself make choices that are not easy.
Old patterns of codependency provide a false sense of security.

One must be prepared for the fall out as truth busts through the tough
veneer of our old seemingly protective ways of being.

As I step into my flow others remain tightly tethered,
quite passive with tones of aggression, meeting my truths with resistance.

Living one's truth can be an explosive experience as it meets others disapproval.
Living one's truth can be explosive as it meets your own hardened ways.

What is truth and how do we cope surrounded by lies and insecurities?
As the portal of energies are opened and light flows thru me at an alarming rate,
emotions flood to the surface...seemingly endless. 
Pain and sorrow met and intermingled with love and passion ... blending together in a way that is hard to decipher.

It would seem an easy choice to step back into olds ways of false security,
for it was much easier there...it seems, but there is no going back.

A taste of this light is intoxicating.  Love so pure that it knows no fear.

But the emotions in their endless flow of expressions,
create a kaleidoscope of feelings and experiences that unleash the soul.

The old ways of being meeting head on with new found truths
that were buried so deeply not even I knew they existed.
Each day a surprise - a sense of wonder as to where they were hiding.
Years of carefully placing them where they would never be found.
But the light, in its infinite wisdom leaves no stone unturned....

Know truth brings you a breath of fresh air as old patterns fall away,
making room for the light. 

Living your truth catapults you forward through life's lessons,
freeing your soul and unleashing your essence from the bondage of falsehoods
making room for the magic of God/Goddess.

Truth....not an easy road, but well worth the journey.
Traveling a road left untraveled....into a bliss well worth the journey.

Who knows, maybe we who take this road will help pave the way for others.
For this I would be most grateful.  For this I would feel honored and blessed.

Namaste

© 2002 ~ Janet Gardner

THE MERMAID QUEEN AND ME

Mother Moon shines her light upon Me as I take my stance upon the strand. I laugh as the salt water tickles my toes, pulled back and forth by Mother Moon. I dance away and back again, filled with joy at our play, twirling, jumping, running, I am lost in the freedom of the moment. Full of love, unburdened in this magical place, the wind carries my laughter to The Mermaid Queen, who hears it as an invitation to join my fun. She rises from the water on a swell of sea foam and watches Me play in Her garden of sand and shells. As I dance along the waters edge the breeze lifts and carries Me to Her. I look at Her, and she at Me and in her eyes the mystery of my life unravels. She speaks not a work but I hear everything She wishes Me to know. 'The sea dwells within You' She says, and I feel the pull of the tide deep inside my belly. 'I am the mother of all things' She reminds Me, and I sense where I belong in the cosmos. "I placed the wisdom of the world within You' She adds, and I feel my mind stretch to infinity. The wind carries Me back to the shore and She slips gracefully again into Her watery depths. I find myself sitting in the sand gazing once more at Mother Moon wondering if this experience was real. My heart skips a beat and I feel a surge of love sweetly envelope me and I know the Mermaid Queen and Me are One.

Meredith Towle Altimari - Copyright - February 28, 2003

A WOMAN IN HARMONY

A woman in harmony with her Spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will - without pretense
and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.

Maya Angelou