Wholly other and outside ourselves
G*d is the one
Who is wholly other (kaddosh)
Who call us to stand
outside ourselves (ekstasis)
To reverence
:- Doug.
Archive for April, 2011
Friend, I let down my shoulders in your presence.
Friend, I let down my shoulders in your presence.
:- Doug.
G*d is the space in which possibility is open
G*d is the space in which possibility is open.
Extend your picture that G*d is the field for all, the milieu. Here is largest conceivable potential, opening for even more than what already is.
:- Doug.
The space contains all the energy
The space opened between people
in any circle
contains all the energy
of the human-divine world
—all the honor, invitation, tears, laughter
:- Doug.
The whole is made
The whole is made
When all our holes
& wholes
Fit with others’
To make the all
:- Doug.
Footprints in the Windsm # 1145–People of the song are we
Footprints in the Windsm # 1145
People of the song
Are we
Music marks our age
In the air, the wires
On our screens, in our earpieces,
Music is everywhere.
Hear: what do we hear?
What do we to our kind sing?
We can choose
Life,
Together.
We sing to
Ourselves
Not ever
Each other:
Have we mislaid our
Song, hammer and bell?
Does our music bring us together
Or send us apart?
Do we dance or march?
Do we hold each other or do we turn our backs?
Do we see the faces of the others?
Do we hear their hearts?
People of the song are we
But which song
Do we choose?
Please pass it on.
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We live in prophetic times
We live in prophetic times
Our old men dream dreams
Our young women share visions
The world groans to bring forth oneness
With swords and derision
Armed and shielded opponents
Descend from the hills
They need not prevail
Goodness, love & invitation are not decided
In a battle
But in seeing hearts
Silently deciding
Leaving only the Question—
But will we act?
:- Doug.
The most important thing we can do for our grandchildren
Meet Invite Engage. It is the most important thing we can do for our grandchildren, our place, ourselves. It is the most important thing we can do.
:- Doug.
Meet, invite, engage: here’s how
Facing meets. Attention meets. Hearing meets.
Do good: this invites. Open: this invites. Questions invite. Smiles invite.
Raise a question that touches: touching engages. Questions engage. Crisis questions engage.
:- Doug.
Things to engage others will turn and engage us.
Things to engage others will turn and engage us.
:- Doug.
#OpenSpace is conscientious concentrated attention.
Open Space is conscientious concentrated attention.
:- Doug.
We are the spectator generation
We are the spectator generation
Watching, listening
Listening to politicians
Watching preachers
Listening to songs
Watching videos
Listening but not hearing
Watching but not witnessing
While there is yet time we must
Engage
:- Doug.
Meet, invite, engage
Meet, invite, engage. Open to others and see what is possible. It may be best simply to engage on a surface level: think supper with friends after a hard day. But more often than we realize it might be movement towards accomplishing good. Aim for the higher in all conversation.
:- Doug.
Footprints in the Windsm # 1144–A great disintegration
Footprints in the Windsm # 1144
A great disintegration is happening in our times. We are so set on chasing the goals of money, as if goals were all there is, all that matters. We are chasing off in a confused mass of different directions, picking coins and bills off the ground, and bumping over people with canes and walkers, people who are working for us, little children and babes in arms, killing old people and children and pet dogs and fish with our oil spilling and radioactive spilling, and we go on thinking this is normal. Is this the norm? Is this what we choose? Is this our standard? Is this our highest and best? Are we capable of becoming human?
Please pass it on.
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What criticism and grief can I offer?
What criticism and grief can I offer? Is this screaming the best you can do? Is throwing people out as garbage the best that is in us? Is greed more noble than sharing? Is competition more noble than cooperation? When the crisis arrives should we scatter or come together? Do others really have no good heads, no good hearts?
What hope and promise? A new community. Dealing constructively and conscientiously with our felt challenges. Working groups established. Blood, sweat, toil, tears and laughter. Wholeness approached…maybe met.
:- Doug.
