Amazing

As a star falls toward a black hole, it is ripped apart by intense tides. The gas is corralled into a disk that swirls around the black hole and becomes rapidly heated to temperatures of millions of degrees.

Death As Well As Life

When you walk through a forest

 that has not been tamed

 and interfered with by man,

 you will see not only abundant

 life all around you, but you will

 also encounter fallen trees and

decaying trunks, rotting leaves

 and decomposing matter

 at every step. Wherever you look,

 you will find death as well as life.

  Decomposing tree trunk and

 rotting leaves give birth to new life,

 but are life themselves.

 So death isn't to be found anywhere.

I Am

When you lose touch

 with inner stillness,

 you lose touch with yourself.

When you lose touch

with yourself,

 you lose yourself in the world.

Your innermost sense of

self, of who you are,

is inseperable from stillness.

This is the I AM that is

deeper than a name form.

 

And in the end,
its not the years
in your life that
count.
It's the life in
your years.

As we age and our Birthday
comes around again, do you
feel or look older on that day,
I think not. You can reflect
back and remember your
younger years and there
memories, then look at now
and the memories, you have
made since then.
One thing no one can take
from you is your memories.
Relish in them!

Beyond Beauty

Beyond the beauty,

 there is more,

 something that cannot be named,

 something ineffable,

 some deep, inner, holy essence.

 Whenever and wherever there is beauty,

 this inner essence shines through somehow.

 It only reveals itself to you when you are present.

In My Mind

The pungent smell of the soil
like no other, the rain forrest
with its quiet beauty.
As I remember so vividly
the most unusual surroundings
plants, flowers, moss, different
from the ordinary.
Stopping to just stare, mind trying
to absorb everything, wanting
never to forget.
Tall trees make a tunnel
slight sunlight around the outside
not dark in the tunnel, a feeling
of comfort surrounds me.
Most of all the earthy smells,
again nature showing off.
I can go there in my mind
when I feel the need.
One day I may have a
chance to be there again.
One of my favorite places
to be, where the forrest
meets the sea.

Creating Nature

As I look around seeing
the beauty I have planted
steadily growing, I watch
the humming birds and the
butterflies taking advantage
of the beauty as well.
As I think, I have helped
to create nature, a new
plant, trees, a cutting
from an existing one.
With satisfaction I sit
and and enjoy the fruits
of my labor along with
my little friends.

Distracted

Sometimes your mind is so full
you cannot write down what
you feel, this distraction
is like a slide show going ever so
fast. Concentration is not to be
had. So as i sit here time
after time in frustration nary
a sentence can I write.
Now that i have broken my
silence, maybe, just maybe
i can put my words to fingers
and continue on.