Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Extraordinary Ordinary

“...the endless repetition of an ordinary miracle.” 
― Orhan PamukSnow

Light thin dust coating everything in site...
everything just looks white
with a bit of glisten as rays of light strike their 
unique spots.

I stand in awe at the wonder of such an 
ordinary morning but then 
take a closer look

tiny little particles 
so 
small it is impossible to
differentiate where one ends and another begins
uniquely shaped but
yet somehow joined together 

life
sometimes
seems
so ordinary
so mundane
but 
when one looks 
closer
allows space for Holy magnificence 
to overtake
us...
then
even the tiniest
smallest of 
ordinary
can 
and 
will become
extraordinary.

Today
many of us prepare ourselves for
Advent festivities
for a baby in a manger
for star shining brightly
for smelly shepherds and wise magi
moving toward 
something
bigger than themselves
........
May each of us
take just a moment
and
allow the wonder of
ordinary---no matter what that may be in your world---
to simply 
overtake you
....
It will be Extraordinary
much like
the layer of white dust 
I see on the ground
upon closer look
something so
uniquely
extraordinary it cannot fully be described
other
than
wonder!

Blessings to each of you this holiday season.....

the radical rambler


Monday, December 9, 2013

Sunshine...

"Sun, sun, sun, here it comes 
Little darlin' I feel the ice is slowly meltin' 
Little darlin' it seems like years since it's been clear 
Here come the sun, here comes the sun 
And I say it's all right 
Here come the sun, here comes the sun 
It's all right, it's all right” 
― George HarrisonThe Beatles Illustrated Lyrics


sometimes
there are no words
only empty 
feelings 
bombarding against 
the 
inside of my shell
I feel
but cannot even begin to articulate what is happening inside
alone
isolated
unconnected
disengaged

....
I look out on the horizon
feeling dark and lone
when the first ray of light shoots through the darkness...

the Sun
She rises
blinks through the clouds wiping the sleep away...
"Good Morning"
she says to me...
"so good to see you"
Have a great day to day...
and
remember
"you are loved."

The Sun.....she meets me....and beckons me onward....

thankful this morning
for 
the 
Sunshine.

Be a great day............Blessings....................

The Radical Rambler