Fiery & Contemplative

We lose our humanity and humility
When we become angry and hateful
And gain it back when we re-attain peace;
Our best decisions, opinions, and judgments
Emerge out of our calm, contemplative souls
Rather than out of our reactive, fiery spirits.
04.08.13

Advances & Tranquility

The rapid advances in technology and science
Have increased life’s medical and living expenses
Adding complexities, reducing tranquility
And straining everybody.
04.07.13

Peace & Turmoil

Peace cycles with turmoil; 
When peace endures too long
We become restless and quarrel
And when turmoil endures too long
We become drained and yearn for peace.
04.06.13

Pleasure & Memories

We can remember situations
And the times of joy and suffering
Better than we can remember pleasures;
Memories of past pleasures are irretrievable
Whereas the accouterments of pleasures
Remain indelibly memorable.
04.05.13

Promises & Remorse

Promises
Made during remorse
Are broken during abandon.
04.04.13

Humor & Beauty

Finding a hint of beauty in everything ugly
And a sliver of humor in all that’s sad
And a morsel of good in what’s bad
Would help us tolerate life
And make better use of it.
04.03.13

Worry & Hope

When one is mired in the quicksand of worry
A few, intelligent, encouraging remarks
Could furnish the ladder upon which to climb
Out of catastrophizing and into hope.
04.02.13