that ache in the small of your back

verna vogel



how old is my valley
millions of years

I suppose

how old is my iris
just a few weeks

one grows from the other
time means nothing

life goes on
with us or without us

james lee jobe

Morning meditation: It is good to keep an ideal in mind as a direction, but then to open to the reality of experience. 

Ajahn Sumedho

hello 

are you now on the path

you have always wanted to walk

is there still kindness in your skin

in the part of your hair

when you sleep are the dreams

more real than waking life

and what of the feel of steel

the kiss of wood on your face

that ache in the small of your back

that ache in your knees 

friend

is that where you whisper your true name

the name from your very first day

will you whisper it again right now

to me

james lee jobe

Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.  

Mooji

"death you missed me again"
I was thinking this as I peeled myself up
off of the street after the bike crash
both wrists and one elbow twisted and sprained
the other elbow fractured 

one knee busted
but not my head and not my spine
the summer sun lit up the green in the oak trees
and across the street 

some kids played baseball in the park
a lovely day 

"I'm counting this one as a win" I thought
wiggling my fingers and hands
to see if anything there was broken
it hurt like hell but I laughed a few times
as I slowly pedaled on home

james lee jobe

Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end. 

Jack Kerouac

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James