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

CYCLE seed, stem, leaf, and fruit letting go of fruit and leaves the cycle of life we all start as a seed, growing our stems and leaves over time, producing fruit, then reversing part of the process, letting go, offering the fruit of our labor to others after which we can let the leaves of our activity fall away, feeling sap return to our roots and ideally having a period of rest in the soil of the earth...so is the cycle of our lives. where are you in the cycle of life...how does it feel to be there...to what degree can you accept, embrace, and perhaps even enjoy this part of the cycle? if not, what can you do to enhance, cultivate, and enrich your experience of this part of the cycle...choose some small concrete behavior that you can perform in 5-10 minutes to honor your place in the cycle of life today.

STAR FEET 16 hands are joined around the semi-circle their feet from a star 16 feet joined together in a circle create a central 8-pointed star...when we open ourselves to joining others, we may unknowingly create something beautiful, like the 8-pointed star formed by the joining of 16 feet.  Who are 8 people that make up your inner circle, your tribe, your close kin?  What role do these 8 people serve in helping support and guide you in following your personal star, and in following your collective star?  Consider one concrete behavior that you can engage in today that takes 5 minutess or less to: inch closer to your star, and move closer to the star formed by the connection to your inner circle.   

GULLS ORBITING 3 seagulls flying 1 set high and 1 set low orbiting the orbs one set of 3 seagulls are flying high...another set of 3 seagulls are flying low...both are orbiting the orbs...one can look at life from the ground (low) or from the sky (high)....within the high or low set, each gull has a unique perspective of the orbs, the challenges, obstacles, and energies of life. let us look upon the energy balls life sends us from the low ground AND from the high sky perspectives, finding the best path for the next leg of our journey.  

SQUIGGLES squiggles & wiggles from the center they move out searching for contact some feelings seem to start from a specific place in the body (e.g., feet, hands, gut, gonads, heart, chest, head, and/or brain and squiggle-wiggle their way out into visible and auditory forms (e.g., gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice...)...going deeper, perhaps the squiggles-wiggles emerge from the cellular level, perhaps from our dna, or...wherever the magical entry point, squiggles-wiggles make their way into behavior that others perceive, and that impacts them in some way...for better or worse...building up or tearing down... is it possible to grab hold of a squiggle-wiggle in mid-stream and direct its movement for a positive end? perhaps...AND perhaps it is best to simply allow and observe, without judgment as best we can, the course of their movement, letting them run their course, exhaust themselves, or change as we observe or... the practice here is to observe the squiggles-wiggles i...