MORNING MEDITATION

birds call
two different tribes hidden above
in conversation

morning
sun's gentle touch before it explodes
thermostat on high

fresh cut
fields of green - drying, bleaching to hay
drift earth over me

I sit
my feet bare on damp grass, pressed down
portal to awareness

beyond
the physical world into sudden 
depths of connection

through earth
my feet, my ears and nose and eyes
to a beating heart

it's not
possible to be in full awareness
without feeling all

portal
to all experience through folds of time
place unnecessary

borders
erased by connection - bare feet to heart
in conversation

July 3,2025

Photo Credit: DannyGrizzle and Anzhela Bets (Unsplash)

I try and begin each day sitting quietly (with coffee) before the radio goes on (I don’t have a TV), let alone computors open (although sometimes text messages come first.) I think it grounds me for the day, prepares me for whatever comes or has happened overnight.

If I can be outside so much the better; bare feet even more so. However, the more open and connected I am, the wider the arc of awareness. It can be uncomfortable. Staying with it, though, brings me out the other side and then I am truly ready for whatever arrives. The vastness of connection also provides the strength of shared experience.

Stay present to life - all of it. Dare to connect and you will find courage.