NOTICING

1.

At the Zendo
Has this cloth been there in that place for as long as I've been attending and I just noticed it, or has it been moved to that corner recently?  Things do move around.

2.
In My Notebook

Did you ever notice how doodling is often a fine way to work off anxiety?  There's been plenty of that available, what with the degraded state of the poor planet, the ugly agendas of various politicians, and my own recent medical challenges playfully referred to as the March from hell into April. Humor is also a way to mitigate anxiety. Here I am flying with strap-on wings, holding a torch for hope.

3.
Missives
They arrive in person, by snail mail, by phone and email as well, and I'm noticing that the more vulnerable and alone I've felt these past months, the more folks I know well, and some I've only met in the virtual have been responding spontaneously almost every day with gifts and other forms of encouragement. It's really been astounding. It's been my main medicine. And, though there's more to come getting my body stabilized, I'm doing well thanks to every one of you who have stood by my side and kept my flame burning through the storm.

https://youtu.be/bXu_cRaQK7A


4. In My Writing
It's a tool too, and another medicine as well. Each section of this piece was written on a different day or night over many days and nights:

Silence is Silent

by M. Slater

"Oh. Cloudless the day when the dust of life settles,

when a song sparrow can be heard above the din."

 "Do everything possible to clear the path, fear not;

planets do not fear becoming, nor fear dissolution."

"Silence is the medication, cure, space and place.

Friends, where no sense resides is in sanctuary."   

"Courage? Ears are echoing the word--word--word--

I'm reaching for courage to adjust to my challenges."

"Adjusting and processing with the aid of medication

to the fact of the damages done. Forgive everything."    
~*~




Each day begins and ends in sleep, So:
'Good Morning' and 'Good Night' dear Friends.

~*~