Do you ever feel like this?

I took this video at the MN Landscape Arboretum yesterday morning.

its only fair

today was a day that i knew

that it would be a sin

if i didn't take troy to the dog park

to play with his doggy friends

if he couldn't run free in the sunshine

and breathe the autumn air

if he didn't race through the fallen leaves

it just would not be fair

i wasn't the only human

that had the urge to go

the parking lot was full of cars

i think we're all afraid of snow

troy ran to his heart's content

he sniffed and marked the trees

there were boxers, labs and a st bernard

and a pug with a very strong wheeze

it was a truly glorious day

how i loved the smell of the leaves

all the dogs were happy and tired

when they got in their cars to leave

i'm sad that winter's coming

with its snow and frigid air

for we'll sit inside and miss the park

and dream of the days we were there

i got the dogs walked just in time

a big storm just blew in

the rain is pounding at my windows

now the fun begins

the house is dark and cozy

i made a cup of tea

i think i'll sit and read a bit

with a blanket wrapped round me

my little dog is snuggled tight

and snoring quietly

oh isn't life just wonderful

if we've but eyes to see

"Honor Life's Fragility"

"When I know the glass is already broken, I love every minute I have it." Ajahn Chah

now

i am my true authentic self

it's not something I'm becoming

right now today here in the now

my own song i am humming

i am imperfect and unfinished

but that's just part of me

i do not have to win the race

for others to love me

or for me to love myself

and love this life I have

embracing both the joyful times

and the times I'm sad

i am weak and i am strong

at times i'm right and others wrong

accepting this has set me free

all these parts belong to me

and all the stuff that's in between

all things obvious and unseen

i am a beautiful blessed soul

though i am broken

i'm also whole

Frosty Fall Morning

the sun is shining! quick, get outside! it's a frosty fall morning! don't stay in and hide!

true gift

transparency and honesty,

go against our cultural training,

we were born with both these qualities,

as we grow these gifts start waning,

we start to hide our feelings,

and learn to lie with ease,

we justify behaviors,

and deny that we have needs,

our shells grow thick, our walls grow tall,

we separate from others,

we play our parts convincingly,

and isolate one another,

the greatest gift we have to give,

we seldom can display,

who we are and what we feel,

we mostly hide away,

tis fear that makes us do it,

such cowards we can be,

hiding us, from those we love,

hurts everyone, you see,

so go back to your childhood,

when you were young and free,

share yourself, express yourself,

with childlike honesty,

it might seem hard when starting,

in time you won't regret,

for to give the gift of your true self,

is love most ultimate.