‘book of silence’

in my book of silence­­­
i write
those words
that are too big for the page
if
a picture were worth a thousand words
these
are sculptures.

when in my viewing,
my quill mark scratchings
 their depth
reaches back
caressing.
these are not my words
i
found
them
along
the way.

 

 

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what i did on my snow day

Keep still.

Don’t work so hard.

Learn to appreciate everyday life.

Pay attention to details.

Start small and work your way up.

When people give you trouble,

let it slide.

 

Break everything down to its essentials.

Get the job done

before it becomes a chore.

 

With the right preparation,

difficult tasks

can be completed with ease;

every major project

consists of simple steps.

 

The Masters don’t take on

more than they can handle,

which is why

they can do just about anything.

 

Don’t promise

more than you can deliver,

and don’t underestimate the task:

You’ll only make things harder for yourself.

 

The Masters are always aware

of the difficulties involved,

which is why

they never have to deal with them.

 

People who look

for the secret of long life

wind up dead.

 

Their bodies are the focus of their lives

and the source of their death,

because they think a healthy body

is all there is to life.

 

Lao Tzu used to say

a man who truly understood life

could walk through the jungle

without fear

or across a battlefield

without armor, totally unarmed.

Wild animals and weapons couldn’t kill him.

 

I know, I know:

what the hell does that mean?

“Well, he couldn’t be killed,”

Lao Tzu said,

“because his body

wasn’t where he kept his death.”