Haiku Ellipses...Invitation...Response...

GREEN CUP patterns of colors leaking into the green cup filled with Mother Earth the colors could be chakras, rainbows of frequencies, an artist's palette, or different aspects of one's life..."leaking into" implies that we cannot hold onto everything, that things "leak" out of us and into the world, our energies are in continuous interaction with the world beyond our skin, including other people...at a fundamental level, the world (including us) is Mother Earth contained in the green cup, the greenness of earth.  what is leaking out of you? what are you trying to hold on to and need to let go of...perhaps you can create a meditation and/or ceremony to put it in a green cup and offer it to mother earth? as one example, we leak out urine and feces every day...most of us flush it down into the sewer, but what if we gave it back to mother earth , what if we contained it in a compost pile, and returned what the Mother gave us (food and water) back to Her to comp...

SLOPE ebbing and flowing slow, fast...low, high...in and out... the slope of breathing mostly, we don't notice our breathing...it ebbs and flows according to the needs of our body and the state of our mind...sometimes slow, sometimes faster, sometimes low or deep abdominal, sometimes high or shallow chested...in and out the air comes and goes...underneath it all is a pattern...how aware are we of that pattern, the slope of breath, the slope of life... pay conscious attention to the in and out breath for one minute without trying to change it...just watch...what pattern do you notice, what is the slope of your breath...do you see a connection to whatever is going on in your mind and body at the moment...if you want to shift or change, experiment with changing your thoughts, moving (or stilling) your body, or changing the rhythm of the breath (increasing or decreasing)...see how changing one of the three aspects influences the other two...  

DELTA start with small delta observe the delta expand delta vibration a small change designated as "delta" (the mathematical triangular symbol for "change") can lead to other changes that vibrate to infinity (the quantum physics butterfly effect). what do you want to delta (change) in your life? start with a small delta, a small change, something seemingly insignificant, something that takes little time and effort...the intention and the behavior are what count...let the little delta play in the background of your mind and days/nights, sprouting, taking root, pushing up through the soil to grow into a stem with leaves, and eventually bearing fruit without your conscious efforts to direct the growth...all you need do is provide the conditions, metaphorically, the proper amounts of sunlight, water, nutrients in the soil, pull off the insects...the small delta will grow into a bigger delta...try it and see for yourself...

LOLLIPOPPED TIPS christmasy flower red and green lolipopped tips rainbow of flowers red and green are christmas colors...arranged in a circular pattern with multicolored lollipopped tips reminds me of a rainbow flower...something i haven't seen in nature, but something that "appeared" while doodling... "doodle around" for awhile with some low-stakes activity like drawing, doing dishes, dancing, gardening, or making a song...see if you don't surprise yourself by creating something new, something that didn't exist before, giving birth to something that was inside you...have fun and take pleasure in your doodling.

FIREBIRDS fire spirit birds surrounding the hearts of those  confirmed in the faith i recall standing next to my Dad (we call him Grandpa Baesler now that he is in his late 80's) at St. John's Catholic Church in Russellville, Arkansas on a Saturday evening mass...to my surprise about 15 young people were being confirmed int he faith...looking at them as a group standing in front of the Bishop, they seemed so young, so serious, so ready to give and receive love...i recall my own confirmation, how blessed i was to be surrounded by the loving faithful...i prayed for those being confirmed, that the great Fire Bird Spirit of Love would enter them and fly with them throughout their life, that they would find a community of people to give and receive loving support and encouragement to fly with on their life journey, especially a small kindred loving group that many call family...may it be so...Amen can you recall a time when you were "confirmed in the faith" by a community ...