No Separation

Photo credited to Unsplash There is no separation between water which cascades down a mountain and that which flows in an ocean.  They are all the same.   In the same way there is no separation between us and the Universe.  We are the Universe.   © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016

Tending my Garden

Photo credited to Pixabay   I pay the same attention to my life as I pay to the seedlings in my garden.  What I devote time tending to is what would blossom, bloom, flourish, and propagate in my garden and in my life.   © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016

No Heirarchy

  Photo Credited to Unsplash   There is no hierarchy, naked our arrival, naked our departure.  We will be judged by our actions between those two junctions.   © Norma Bobb-Semple

Anger

Photo credited to Google   Anger can contort your face make you look like an alien from outer space It sets heart beating at a rapid pace Perspiration seeps down your face You puff like a steam engine does Slow down the pace before you prostrate Anger and angina are bandied together Can’t have one […]

Life without empathy

Photo credited to Unsplash   Living without empathy is like riding a bike without a handle.  There has to be a balance or the results would be catastrophic.   © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016

My only Choice

Photo credited to Unsplash   It is often stated That was my only choice I had no other place to go Stop and retract Choices occur in every act Don’t stack all the wrong choices like cans on a shelf and expect positive results If you ask of self what action to take and act […]

Escape

Be like cats, escape to that place, that’s called, contentment.   It brings relief and a new perspective to all the situations that we experience in life.   © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016

Masked

Photo credited to Google   I choose to wear a mask Society expects me to I walk everyday knowing rejection paves my path I turn a deaf ear to rants and dissent That is the price I pay I must assimilate   I did all I could even selling myself short I thought I could […]

A bouquet of flowers

Your life is like a bouquet of flowers whose scent waifs in the air and mesmerizes you with it’s sweet aroma.    Be like that bouquet, give of yourself to yourself first.  In doing so you would be better able to give of yourself to others.   © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016