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September 2009 Blog Posts (55)

ONE SYMPHONIC “DO OVER” READY TO GO

© 2009 Howard McQueen



During intermission at the Charlotte Symphony last Saturday, a friend and I were waiting in a fairly lengthy line to order a glass of wine. A woman behind me all of a sudden drifted to my right and moved ahead in the line (in front of me).



I took notice of this and surveyed the line. Part of what I noticed was that there were actually two lines and we were in the right line. The lines, however, were a bit jagged and there were no ropes or other means… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 15, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

CONTAGIOUS, ALL PERVASIVE, VIRAL LOVE

© 2009 Howard McQueen

That contagious,
all pervasive,
viral Love.

Antiseptic for the
separated self.

Liberator of the woes
and illusions,
wrought by ego.

The ultimate, irrevocable letting go.
Sacrificing and jettisoning
all things personal.

One all consuming
Love.

Every-
thing

in-
sep-
ar-
able.

~ ~ ~ ``` ~ ~ ~

Added by Howard McQueen on September 14, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

WHEN LIGHTNING PROVOKES BLESSINGS

© 2009 Howard McQueen

When lightening provokes the blessings
of tears-of-joy / showers of life-giving rain,
and rainbows of possibilities are bestowed,
love cannot possibly be contained in words ...

There is, however,
a resting in the abundant radiance.

This will suffice until Monday,
or any day,
when we can be again together,
to share the spirit flowing
from this love and zest for Life.


~ ~ ~ ``` ~ ~ ~

Added by Howard McQueen on September 14, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

BEFORE EMBRYOS

© 2009 Howard McQueen



Before life takes up residence in embryo,

the infrastructure was prepared and ignited.

From the Womb of Life,

spring forth the full spectrum,

the myriad forms of life.



We carry the gift to continuously birth

energetic life forms.

We are the stewards of these,

our words, emotions and intent,

these children we let loose into this world.



This earth school is infinitely fertile,

we, completely… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 12, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

COMPARISONS COLLAPSING

© 2009 Howard McQueen



I was visiting with a friend at her house recently and she was reuniting with a neighbor again, one that had been good friends back when their kids were growing up and before my friend experienced her shattering divorce.



After the three of us had a lovely dinner her neighbor left and I mentioned that her neighbor had a certain “youthfulness” that was refreshing.



My friend considered this for a moment and then said “Well the past few years… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

PREDATOR AND PRAY

© 2009 Howard McQueen



I was having dinner last night with a sixty plus year old male friend, who is currently without a female partner. He was reminiscing about how capable he has been throughout his life wooing women into the sack. Sometimes, he said, giving them a tight French braid is the clincher. And he ran on into his memories about the various enchantments that worked best.



As his side of the conversation wound down, I slipped in and said “And it’s not like you were… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

JUST A DREAM

Photo Just a Dream by Santi Banon (appearing on Earthshots.org)





"My daughter walks towards the sunset in a wheat field near our house, coming out of one of my best dreams." - Caption supplied by Santi Banon.



~ ~ ~



My own… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 8, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

KI KI SO SO LHA GYAL LO

© 2009 Howard McQueen



A friend was recently called to preside over the funeral of a much older friend. He had prepared a somewhat traditional eulogy to sanctify the somewhat obscure and very bold life lived by his older woman friend.



When the moment came to deliver this eulogy, what arose in his spirit could not be contained, and, in the presence of this assembled audience of peoples mostly seventy and older, he invoked and boldly proclaimed



“Ki ki so so lha… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 8, 2009 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

DARE TO WISH FOR ME, MY TRUE SELF BE

(C) 2009 Howard McQueen

THAT YOU WOULD DARE
TO WISH FOR ME,
LOVE AND EMBODIMENT
OF MY TRUE SELF BE.


YES, I WOULD, I HAVE, AND I WILL.

~ ~ ~

Added by Howard McQueen on September 7, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

CHECK THOSE PRAYERS

Version 1.4

© 2009 Howard McQueen



What we focus and obsess on

forms the energetic content,

conveyed in dynamic prayer.

The message content might read something like

“I want …”, along with some “Please don’t …”



These prayers always receive responses - often

not at all what we hoped for or imagined.



In our contrived separation and distorted perceptions,

we send mixed signals of madness into the Quantum Divinity.

~QD~ merely… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 6, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

THE ROUTING OF REQUESTS IS DOWN - AGAIN!

Draft Version 1.2; 06-Sept. 2009

© 2009 Howard McQueen



My lucid dream from this Spring, “Rewriting the Human Infrastructure Programming” has ultimately aligned me to the fresh entrance and invitation of my life calling: writing poetry and diary entries (like those published on this blog). I am also compelled to step off the sidelines and come back to again teach. This… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 5, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

CONSTANTLY IN THE UNFOLD

(C) 2009 Howard McQueen





This tendency

to run directly into

believing our stories,

as well as the stories of others.



The drama

the suffering

the distress

unrest

the need to take action,

to make things right



Or, do we have it ALL upside down,

held together, lacking a "do over", a turn around?



Strong arms unfold

and we behold

an other-worldly

peace and stillness in beauty,

in the… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 4, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

SELF-MEDICATING ON RAMANA MAHARSHI

One beautiful introduction to Ramana Maharshi can be found in the illustrated photo book, The Essential Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, InnerDirections Publishing. Many, many photos, provide a visual context for the stillness and inner beauty of this Being. Staring into his eyes brings back The Remembering - HM.



All words below are excerpted from this book.





SURRENDER

Either surrender… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 4, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

WILL POWER OR EMPOWERED SURRENDER

© 2009 Howard McQueen



A new friend recently moved to Asheville and invited his son to share his apartment with him. His son was a straight-A student in high-school and made 800 on the Math SAT. His son, now ten years out of high-school, is also schizophrenic.



About a month ago, his son stopped taking his meds and reverted/relapsed back into deep mental illness. My friend followed his son part way into this illness, then had a debilitating accident on his bike and he too… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 2, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

THERE YOU ARE AND SO [I AM]

[Subtitled "Lavish in the Silence of Self]

© 2009 Howard McQueen



Invest time with your Self

in the vast Silence of eternity,

Meet yourself

in the truth of relative circumstance



Feel under the circumstance



There you are and so [I AM]



This is your resting essence.

Be with yourself,

experiencing the One Vastness,

appearing as everything “else”.



This experience of Wholeness, Oneness,… Continue

Added by Howard McQueen on September 2, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

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