Tag: Day to Day Life

Reality

Illusions fall and shatter
Thorny shards scatter

Look carefully
Step carefully

Soul-silence sweeping
Reality’s unveiling


It is  rambling, infant chatter
undermined self-importance
It is  unending, unseen chores
doorways to humility
It is traveling to teasing chants of “Betrayal!”
bear-hug forgiveness upon return
It is  satisfaction overflowing
ambitions quietly simmering
It is  quietness and trust
strengths drawn from repentance


Crystal slivers bagged and gone
Deeper truth glitters on

Surpassing value of You
Surpassing value of Them

Precious stones strewn
These fundamentally true

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Slowing

An eternity is like a day to You
Merely a watch in a long night

Each day seems an eternity to me
This watch being all I know

Meet me in the middle?
Eternity can stretch as it likes in all directions

Present; I meet You the only place I can
Presence; You are the only place I am

Here in eternity we still live day by day
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Plans

“Martha, Martha, you are worried about many things
but only one thing matters.” – Luke 10:41 (paraphrase)

All those big plans? Sing them a lullaby
Let them rest awhile undisturbed
Some I will wake at the right time
Some will slumber until they dissipate
Will you give them to me anyway?
Child, here at my feet you are becoming
For that end, the doing may wait
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Recipe for brown-butter scrambled eggs

Why wait until the weekend for a lovely twist on a classic dish?
This recipe is easy enough for everyday use!

Step 1

In a small saucepan
Begin to melt a pat of butter

Step 2

Here’s where you can add your own flair
A bit of personality to the dish!

Hear something crash in the background –
Investigate –
or
Escape for a moment in an interesting article –
Best if it’s longform –
or
Finish packing lunches –
For as many people as your house holds –
or
Pick up the living room –
Just until it’s clean, mind you –
or
You get the idea.

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