…amidst the chaos and confusion…the haste and the noise…the pain and the suffering…there is…that silence…that calm…that stability…that steadiness…that stillness…that consistency…that never wavers…that is ever present…yes, there is that
Still point
…and i broke down with gladness in my heart because in that still point there is…that kindness…that tenderness…that grace and mercy…that compassion…and that unconditional love
…and i just happen to know…
(*I photographed this image at Charles Sauriol Conservation area, Toronto, Ontario)
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About Virgilio Gavia
Interests: poetry, photography, writing (prose and poetry), walking/hiking, reading (non-fiction and books of poetry) drinking coffee and herbal teas, camping, fishing, contemplating, solitude, silence, traveling, faded jeans, meaningful conversation, wabi-sabi, haiku, tanka, Jazz, Classical, oldies, all the books of Thomas Merton, Joseph Campbell, Thomas Moore, John O'Donohue, Mary Oliver, David Whyte, Mark Strand, ancient Chinese and Japanese poets, The Bible, spirituality, philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, humanities and the arts.
I think this year I am going to make a more considered effort to pay attention to the good things going on!!!
hi Jasmine, thanks. one of the 3 things that i promised myself to do for 2013 is to pay more attention. you can just imagine how many opportunities and good things i missed out last year by not paying more attention. yes, it needs considerable effort to do this but it can be done.
Well we will check in on each other and see how the other is doing!!
that’s a nice challenge. ok, let’s go for it.
ah, so beautiful, Virgilio. when we quiet ourselves enough…we hear… love is always there. thank you for this reminder and many blessings to you this new year!!!
you are right, Jennifer…silence speaks, not in words, but in a love that flows through the rhythm of each hour…many blessings to you too…thanks…
Beautiful. That still point is, I believe, our true self!
that’s a wonderful way of looking at it…it’s some kind of an inner knowing…thanks, Michele…
amaizing….Virgilio would you mind if I re posted this on my blog?
no problem. go ahead. and thanks for appreciating this post.