Friday, January 12, 2007




..... I am away until Saturday evening.
I am feeling::
tired
exhilarated
focused
churning
eager
privileged
and more .......

Because within my tired head
- I am alive.

I yearn with humans around me
I hear a beautiful flow of words spilling
spilling out of beautiful lips.

Again
the climate was right
I shared some of my journey through pain
Failures
as we all shared about our childhood.

And because I started
others opened their palms in non-verbal communication
and hearts
memories
and it was beautiful.

There was more coming out of them than I.
They had lived through tough experiences.

This climate of trust was there
we were in fertile ground
a safe space
so the time earlier was well spent
ploughing ........
............... because the seeds of
confidence
self esteem
beauty
I was in a 'beauty room'
beauty
began to grow in front of my eyes.

Do you get this?
Can you read through my vague description?
Because you cannot see their eyes shining
their deep intake of breath
their stretched skin on open palms
the leaning forward in expectation.

Steps through life
can take place
sat down in a circle
in a climate of trust

Finishing off ............ I think of a question for you ........ I am a man of questions ......... because the questions, sown in fertile ground, bears fruit.

Do you set a climate of trust with those around you.
Everyone gets what they need
affirmation
recognition
value
.................. and every interaction saying

you are beautiful

...... and here are some words from the old school
and well worth a sip
or a deep long swig .....

Two Ways
Eberhard Arnold

One goal is to seek the person of high position, the great person, the spiritual person, the clever person, the fine person, the person who because of his or her talents or achievements represents a peak, as it were, in the mountain range of humanity.
The other goal is to seek the minorities, the physically and mentally retarded, the prisoners, and the despised; the degraded, the enslaved, the exploited, the weak, and the poorest of the poor.

The first goal aims to exalt the individual.
The other seeks the wonder and mystery of God becoming human by seeking the lowest place.
Two completely opposite directions!
One is the self-glorifying upward thrust.
The other is the downward movement to become human.
One is the way of self-love and self-exaltation.
The other is the way of God’s love and love of one’s neighbour.


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