Scientifically spring, in spite of . . .

Scientifially, I suppose
There can no longer be any question
That spring will follow

Winter,

Rather inexorably.

Still, I am startled -

To see the life returning so suddenly,

buds bursting,

Amidst what was justly grey and, frankly, full of pain, prolonged, seemingly lifeless, frozen.

How can it be that as a loved one fades towards death, as so many doubt that there is a vital future,

Just the same,

Flowers burst forth,
And joy arises

The sun warms the sleeping greens, and they awaken, full of hope

Neither knowing, nor caring, about
What happened while they slept.

Now, they awaken, simply thriving on the rich humus of past lives,

Lives once mourned,

Now simply nourishment for
Those actors in the inexorable next act.

Place-Making Towards Thriving

All thriving occurs some Place -
In Community

Vast as the earth, Intimate as your heart.

You, sitting on that rock,

Your loved ones thriving in their dwelling places,

Always some Place,

Never alone

The extended pattern of life we inhabit

Our entire interdependent web

Ever evolves

Towards thriving.

Even when it’s killing us.

This aspiration, an ancient desire,

as yet ephemeral,

Always ephemeral,

Creates by every action

The well-being of myriad Places

Every moment, every day

Places we are in, and Places seemingly remote yet

Always specific, knowable

These make our being

Before / Here / Later

Possible.

RIGHT NOW Unseen Places exist so we can thrive.

Beings sacrifice in our names,

Proffer gifts for our well-being.

Products of Place,

Nourishing us on their way to nourishing some Place else.

We can know and understand that web,

In ways our ancestors only hoped to –

Now knowing, we

Can take responsibility for all the Places ever

Aggregating in us,

That makes us Place-makers,

In every place-moment

Responsible,
Joyful, mournful
Generative, even when destructive

SO, Here, Now, You,

There,

Reading This in That Place/Moment,

US,

together,

Reading This in our Place/Moments --

How can WE build Place-making culture –

Become ever more skillful Place-makers,

Ever enhancing the beauty of the pattern of life?

What are the skillful means we can avail ourselves of?

What do you know? Teach us. Join us.

http://thrivable.wagn.org/wagn/Book+Values#Place-Making [Have a look, Page Around]

Thriveability Aspiration

Exploring the step beyond sustaining well being – How about thriving, beyond surviving.

I mean, I know it’s a lot to ask, but. . . . . .

Is it too much to ask?

Thriveability Meme is launched and now abroad, burgeoning.

See just “published” curated, crowd sourced, Web Deck, bookish wagn.com Page, . . . . [whatever we call this constantly morphing content thingee product, just until the name changes again].

http://thrivable.wagn.org/wagn/Book+Full

In there, In the “Values” section, my Place-Making

Have a look.

Enjoy.

Paramitas, Natural?

Natural Paramitas

BCW 15 March 2010

Dancing on the knife edge of practice aspiring to effortless discernment - how to do what comes naturally ?

Ever Mindful that right action has no inherent nature that will be easily discernible from:

Distraction, or

The natural by-product of indigestion,

Compulsion or

Habit or,

Maybe the legacy of all our ancient, twisted karmas, arising from beginning-less greed, hate and delusion

Thus we practice towards a bodhisattva’s natural discernment free of this/that & me/mine, we

Dance [Generosity, Morality, Forbearance, Effort, Meditation, Wisdom, Generosity, . .] Dancing on the tao of natural practice,

Step

by

ginger, step

Sometimes experiencing moments of joyful ease --

Sometimes, Just Sitting.