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CONTAGIOUS

Redistributable Under Creative Commons License (CCBY)Notice: all former postings stored on Asheville Sangha that carry the (C) traditional Copyright notice are now converted to the CCBY license.Originally posted / Version 1.0  October 21, 2012; Fernandina Beach, FLHoward McQueen All to oftenI feel thatlifeisoverwhelming me,that my future is so uncertainthat I will become drainedand slip into the joyless void. When I obsess upon these feelings,…See More
Nov 21, 2012
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BALANCE & HARMONY IN OUR HOUSE

© 2012 Howard McQueen Come to a full stop.Bring your awareness and attention to your inner states of balance and harmony.And, be honest with yourself.What disturbances and conflicts are exacerbating your inner balance and harmony? Once you identify these invasive thoughts and uncover their beliefs, recognize that they are your guests.Perhaps they have extended their stay?It’s a huge house you keep, with all the unexplored basements and caverns.Light a candle.Take an assessment.Make a…See More
Nov 1, 2012
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LOVE & FEAR

© 2012 Howard McQueen Everything made of love and everything made of fear is alive, incubated and harbored in the human mind. Ours is a journey of discernment, of recognizing where love has gone astray and escaped in the forms of anger, distrust, sadness, depression  … Ours is both an inward journey, As well as an outward journey.We may try to cloister ourselves from the external fear.We may endeavor to sweep under-the-carpet the internal fear. It would seem such a tall calling  to wrestle with…See More
Oct 28, 2012
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THAT SOFT VOICE OF LOVE

© 2012 Howard McQueen  All the inner voices,calling out for attention;some of them advocating for discord.And yet,quietly,patiently,there is also a soft voice calling forth from a simple wholeness.It is not the loudest.It lacks the drama carried by the other voices.And, yes, even when you clearly hear it,you still sometimes clam up into a forced silence,denying yourself your own wholeness,and authoring additional suffering. That you are now clearly hearing the soft voiceis such a fine sign.You…See More
Oct 8, 2012
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Aug 10, 2012
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THE ETERNAL SPRING OF ENCOURAGEMENT

© 2012 Howard McQueen We are each on a journey, a journey into opportunities to uncover our courage, to encourage ourselves and others to look beyond and feel beyond the lenses of what we fear.A journey to notice that when we contract in fear, we close like a beautiful flower and we deny ourselves of receiving life sustaining love and of giving life sustaining love. A journey to notice that our contractions point to what we have neglected, an ignorance we have clung to that encourages us to…See More
Aug 10, 2012
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VISITATIONS

Writing from Dunedin, Florida, while in the midst of packingVISITATIONS© 2012 Howard McQueen I allowed myself to become attached to this house we made an offer on.   The deal fell through because our house in Chattanooga did not sell.   Sadness and disappointment came for a visit. A week later our Chattanooga house sold   and we put an offer in on a small, modest house in Fernandina Beach   and the seller took four days to respond to the offer   and our realtor called us one day in a tizzy  …See More
Jul 28, 2012
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Unconditional Love has no "if"

This posting from Don Miguel Ruiz's entire archive of daily inspirational emails."There is no other medicine but unconditional love.  Not:  I love you if, or I love myself if.  There is no if.…See More
Jul 27, 2012
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Howard McQueen commented on Trey Carland's blog post Flash Forward
"Trey, While reading your words I felt some of your bliss, as you described tripping forward in time and also being anchored in the moment with what is precious to you. Howard"
Jul 21, 2012
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GOD ENJOYS A GOOD LAUGH!

I received this in email, without any knowledge of the source.  If someone can cite the source and send it to me, I'll be glad to attach credit.  GOD ENJOYS A GOOD LAUGH! There were 3 good arguments thatJesus was Black:1. He called everyone brother2. He liked Gospel3. He didn't get a fair trial But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:1. He went into His Father's business2. He lived at home until he was 333. He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his Mother was sure…See More
Jul 21, 2012
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TO BE HEARD, FELT AND UNDERSTOOD

© 2012 Howard McQueen To be heard, calls for someone else to listen.To be felt, calls for someone else to be open to feeling.To be understood, calls for someone else to invoke a response that conveys caring, compassion and, we might include - wisdom. These qualities of communication are conveyed verbally, through body language and, surprisingly, through the inclusion of silence. When my partner communicates to me something of interest, if I jump in immediately and start adding my ideas to the…See More
Jul 19, 2012
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Jul 12, 2012
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ENLIGHTENED

 (C) 2012 Howard McQueenAre you willing to let in all the light and all the darkness, without forming judgment.Are you willing to be present with all our separation and all our inter-connection, without forming judgment.Then welcome, friend, to the field of enlightenment.See More
Jul 12, 2012
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CLAW MARKS

(C) 2012 Howard McQueenI don't know about you,but my own attempts at letting gooften leave claw marksin what I finally release.I have this tendency to hold on soto that which repeatedly signals methat it is well past my time to let go.I find myself to be the author of this inner struggle,this inner conflictnot wanting to recognize the ever-presentshift in all things external,not remaining pliable,and not remembering that I am immersed in the great cosmic flow.  See More
Jul 9, 2012
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RELINQUISHING CONTROL

© 2012 Howard McQueenWe come face-to-face with suffering,in order to earn the choice to relinquish our control.What we encounter is life’s ongoing invitationfor us to release controland trust in it’s flow. Do we choose to let life open us to the gifts of growth,possibilities we can only begin to fathom?Or, do we postpone, tillour expectations for some very specific outcomeare not met,and our sense of security,of wanting to hold on to our personal control -- challenged. Our mind makes all manner…See More
Jul 1, 2012
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MOVING FROM DENSE TO SUBTLE

Inspired by a breakfast meeting with Dan Emmons at Margeurite's Cafe; Dunedin, Florida© 2012 Howard McQueen Not escape from,or eradicate,or divorce ourselves from.To co-exist withthe fear,the urge to control,the need to confine through defining;to encourage the subtle to emergeand achieve expression - to be birthed into this world. To co-operate withrather than resistthe evolutionary urge.To actively follow the sense of urgencyand usher in subtler and subtler possibilities. To bootstrap each…See More
Jun 25, 2012
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Howard McQueen replied to Cullen Anderson's discussion Everyone is a normal human being, on the one hand. And also the Unborn Beingness, on the other hand.
"A fine way to express the seeming paradox, especially with the choice of examples you are close to."
Jun 24, 2012
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Jun 24, 2012
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MOVING FROM DENSE TO SUBTLE

Inspired by a breakfast meeting with Dan Emmons at Margeurite's Cafe; Dunedin, Florida© 2012 Howard McQueen Not escape from,or eradicate,or divorce ourselves from.To co-exist withthe fear,the urge to control,the need to confine through defining;to encourage the subtle to emergeand achieve expression - to be birthed into this world. To co-operate withrather than resistthe evolutionary urge.To actively follow the sense of urgencyand usher in subtler and subtler possibilities. To bootstrap each…See More
Jun 22, 2012
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About Me
HOWARD MCQUEEN - Poet and Facilitator of Personal Growth
Employment Status: Practicing Perpetual Sabbatical
Email: Howard@mcq.com ; Cell: (540).230.3372
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Aug '22: Settled into the mountains near Dahlonega, GA
Feb '11: Joined Heathcote Community
Nov '10: Put membership at Anahata on hold and moved to Nethers, VA (at the base of Old Rag Mountain)
Sept '10: Moved to the Anahata Community (Floyd, Va)
Aug '10 : Attended Anahata Cultural Evolution Summer Camp
June '10: Moved to Chattanooga to setup our first "home"
Jan '10: Met Heart in the U.S. Virgin Islands, began partnership of a shared gypsy journey in our truck-camper
Nov '09 : Left Asheville to pursue a gypsy journey
Jan '10 : Arrived St. Thomas, USVI
Feb '10 : Returned to Florida with Ms. Emory Cortese and we partnered up on the gypsy journey
Apr '10 : Emory and I were married in Savannah, GA.
Apr '10 : We moved to Chattanooga and put an offer in on a house in N. Chattanooga
May '10: Plan to close on house end-of-May and setup our home.

Emory and I are doing our respective inner work, to illuminate the discomforts and separation running inside us.
Favorite Quote(s)
Dang, Love done come up and just plum swallowed me whole!!!
Be Here Now
You hurt all of humanity when you hurt anyone, including yourself
See yourself in everyone
You are not separate, remember!
Who's Your Daddy?
Sufferin' Suckotash!
Its the end of the world (as we know it)
That dog can hunt
We're cookin' with gas
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JUST NOTICING

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 2:04pm 0 Comments

 Howard McQueen

 

It seems a very difficult thing,

this just noticing the mind

so possessively intertwined  

with our fearful, dark,

often hostile memories.

 

It may very well be,

that if you patiently wait and see,

what you will really encounter,

is no more than your covered over,

scared little boy or girl,

who, at the…

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LIVING WE TRY - DYING WE MUST

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 2:00pm 0 Comments

“Ashes to ashes and dust to dust.

Living we try – dying we must”.

 



Digging the soil with trowel in hand

Humbles and beckons me,

As only death can.

 

I am honored to perform this basic task.

I do not need distractive thoughts,

anxiety, philosophy or dread.

 

It is a simple and pure action to undertake.

I am grateful – saddened and awed by this friend’s passing.

His gentle kindness has filled my…

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CONTAGIOUS

Posted on November 21, 2012 at 11:48am 0 Comments

Redistributable Under Creative Commons License (CCBY)

Notice: all former postings stored on Asheville Sangha that carry the (C) traditional Copyright notice are now converted to the CCBY license.

Originally posted / Version 1.0  October 21, 2012; Fernandina Beach, FL

Howard McQueen

 

All to often

I feel that

life

is

overwhelming me,

that my…

Continue

BALANCE & HARMONY IN OUR HOUSE

Posted on November 1, 2012 at 10:00am 0 Comments

© 2012 Howard McQueen

 

Come to a full stop.

Bring your awareness and attention to your inner states of balance and harmony.

And, be honest with yourself.

What disturbances and conflicts are exacerbating your inner balance and harmony?

 

Once you identify these invasive thoughts and uncover their beliefs,

 recognize that they are your guests.

Perhaps they have extended their stay?

It’s a huge house you…

Continue

LOVE & FEAR

Posted on October 28, 2012 at 10:36am 0 Comments

© 2012 Howard McQueen

 

Everything made of love

 and everything made of fear

 is alive,

 incubated and harbored in the human mind.

 

Ours is a journey of discernment,

 of recognizing where love has gone astray

 and escaped in the forms of anger,

 distrust, sadness, depression  …

 

Ours is both an inward journey,

 As well as an outward journey.

We may try to cloister ourselves from the external…

Continue

Comment Wall (19 comments)

At 8:51pm on January 29, 2009, Trey Carland said…
Welcome aboard Howard. The Asheville community is glad to have you here to help bring about the transition to a new level of consciousness :)
At 10:35pm on January 29, 2009, Cullen Anderson said…
Great blog entry Howard. Thanks.
At 11:19pm on February 4, 2009, Moe Bruce said…
I'm happy for your gladness :)
At 10:16am on March 11, 2009, Leah Song said…
Hi Howard,
Nice to have this continuing contact with you! Thanks for your assist on the roommate need. Though I didn't fill it right away, now the previous tenant has come back, so I'm all set until next month, when the other room is opening up. Hope to see you around...
Leah
At 10:32am on March 11, 2009, Leah Song said…
Howard, in response to your interest in Almaas, let me recommend that you read his latest book, Unfolding Now. His writings are prolific and often rather dense--though always illuminating. This book is very accessible and manages to convey the essence of his teachings, with inquiry exercises accompanying each chapter that serve to deepen one's experience. I love it!
Leah
At 12:18pm on May 8, 2009, Julie Robinson said…
I enjoyed looking at your photos, especially the ones of clouds.
At 8:11am on August 1, 2009, DanHonemann said…
Hi Howard,

Nice to meet you! Unfortunately, I'll be in Taos while you are here in Baltimore (I'm attending a couple of retreats with Jeannie Zandi out that way, and am scouting for a possible place to relocate). Enjoy Roland Park and vicinity and perhaps we'll meet up in Asheville sometime; I will likely be back down that way October 23rd - 26th for a weekend retreat with Jeannie.

Dan
At 8:44am on August 22, 2009, Roger Hawkins said…
Thanks Howard,

I'll look forward to meeting you.
take care,
Roger
At 8:05am on September 1, 2009, Marta Fakhoury said…
Howard ...where am I? What is this place called Asheville Sangha? Will it take me where I am going? Please advise - M
At 9:53pm on September 9, 2009, Sandy Martin said…
Thanks, Howard. I'm excited to be here. Am I here? Or would it be that I am there? Of course, in truth, I am here and I am there. What's my name? I think I'm a squirrel. No wonder life seems confusing at times.

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