We caught ourselves
We held up a reflecting glass
And caught ourselves thinking
Next can we hold up a larger glass
To become conscious of
We in action?
:- Doug.

We held up a reflecting glass
And caught ourselves thinking
Next can we hold up a larger glass
To become conscious of
We in action?
:- Doug.
Passing on
Passing over
Or simply passing
Namby-pamby our euphemisms
We can’t say it
Because it would reveal
That we missed the mark
That we did nothing with this life
Least of all lived it
In our life we were only
Passing through
:- Doug.
The first step, out of the cave, was to think
The second step, out of the sweat shops, was to reflect—to think about our thinking
The third step, out of ego, will be to see the we
:- Doug.
To invite deeper conversation: Be open, empty even: receptive, a vacuum drawing to you.
:- Doug.
The only reason we
teach, lead, write, read, converse, or prophesy
is we have faith in human possibility
and the possibility of
setting a spark
:- Doug.
Ask Mom or Dad to make a painting, poem, sculpture; find their creativity.
:- Doug.
Footprints in the Windsm # 1442
You and I and each human
—We—are the wind between
The wind from somewhere to who knows
We are not a stopping place
We are soft and
Our spiritual ability
Is to rot
Please pass it on.
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