DAILY PHOTO: Anjuna Hill

Boats in Motion [Haiku]

boats rise & roll
with constant motion; as
gentle waves lap ashore.

Out of the Cave [Haiku]

up ahead,
 light washes into the cave,
  and I stagger out. 

Buck Vigilant [Haiku]

vigilant buck:
 aware of photographer
  as others feed.

DAILY PHOTO: Van Gogh-esque Murals at Airlines, Bangalore

Cloud Break [Haiku]

weeks of cloudy skies.
 then one morning: warm gold light
  around the curtains.

DAILY PHOTO: Field of Black Eyed Susans

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Five Wise Lines from The Book of Thel by William Blake

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod? / Or Love in a golden bowl?

from Thel’s Motto

I am a watery weed, / And I am very small and love to dwell in lowly vales: / So weak the gilded butterfly scarce perches on my head. / Yet I am visited from heaven and he that smiles on all / Walks in the valley.

from Part I

Then if thou art the food of worms, O virgin of the skies, / How great thy use, how great thy blessing

from Part II

every thing that lives. / Lives not alone nor for itself

from Part II

Why cannot the Ear be closed to its own destruction? / Or the glistening Eye to the poison of a smile!

from Part IV

PROMPT: Well-Being

Daily writing prompt
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

Diet: high fiber / low junk

Movement: frequent and varied (includes: yoga, calisthenics, running, swimming, and functional movement)

Mental: breathwork, yogic dispassionate witnessing, and gratitude awareness

Rest: Build in regular and redundant rest throughout the living process