© 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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 15, 2009 at 12:00am —
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© 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 —
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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 —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 12, 2009 at 10:00am —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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Photo
Just a Dream by Santi Banon (
appearing on Earthshots.org)
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 8, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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© 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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 8, 2009 at 11:00am —
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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 —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 6, 2009 at 8:30am —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 5, 2009 at 10:00am —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 4, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 4, 2009 at 7:30am —
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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…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 2, 2009 at 11:30am —
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[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,…
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Added by Howard McQueen on September 2, 2009 at 7:30am —
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