Monthly Archives: October 2016

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD WINTER

Posted on October 28, 2016 by elainedanforth

Do not go gentle into that good winter. . . Wear good gloves and you’ll reduce the chance your paws will snag their skin upon a splinter. Don’t be too quiet, find, spend time with folks that make you laugh … Continue reading →

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SIGHTS SET HIGH

Posted on October 28, 2016 by elainedanforth

Old heights, new heights. . . Much depends on being your own ally and your friend. Forget dark fears, allow your very brightest dreams to be the realm from which you make the choice where and how high to set … Continue reading →

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TREE POSE

Posted on October 27, 2016 by elainedanforth

Fall moves strong, a downward swing– I find the way, much like a tree, still to stand , arms stretched like sturdy branches, persevering, to do all that I need to do to live my life, through all my losses, … Continue reading →

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BREATHE INTO YOUR PATH

Posted on October 24, 2016 by elainedanforth

Breathe in air into yourself. . . Feel your neck and shoulders melt. . . Breathe better, more, and in a while you will smile for you’ll see not just you but also, all is in its balance in appropriateness … Continue reading →

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THE SILENT CHATTER IN THE CLUTTER

Posted on October 23, 2016 by elainedanforth

When sadness, fear and anger a few years long (or even longer) don’t get felt or heard or said, and then get heaped with clutter, instead, they will just lie there, burièd, seeming tacit, but, in every act that some … Continue reading →

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WHEN TEMPTATION COMES TO KNOCK

Posted on October 23, 2016 by elainedanforth

When temptation comes to knock, do not get up– nor even simply stir to squawk, “Who’s there?” For it is said the true root of unhappiness is mere desire. . . And in this case, yes, where there’s smoke, there’s … Continue reading →

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WILL THE FOND HEART MELT?

Posted on October 22, 2016 by elainedanforth

A fond heart. Will it melt? Will it start, will it leap, at the anticipate of the moment its love object with faith its set appointment with it keeps? Will it dare to enter into the love found at its … Continue reading →

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TREMENDOUS LOVE

Posted on October 22, 2016 by elainedanforth

Love relentlessly. Tremendously. Even endlessly. No conditionality. For that, my dear, is the imperative of now and here, and is the timeless, ultimate reality.

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FEELERS OUT IN ALL DIRECTIONS

Posted on October 22, 2016 by elainedanforth

Reach up, eyes on the heavens set, arms upright, skyward pointing finger tips to feel the sun or wind or rain, even if that means they do get wet. . . Then, let arms float down, and spread a bit, … Continue reading →

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WONDERFUL FALL

Posted on October 21, 2016 by elainedanforth

Think of wonders. . . graceful light, memories that elicit tears, warm feelings, and delight. . . sun slung in a much lower cant, than when nearer summer solstice our days ran. . . ambient power supporting purging all those … Continue reading →

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