Humility

"Lord, please make me patient, and do it soon!"

"As far as humility goes, nobody beats me!"

Tolstoy Poem

Love is life.
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.
Everything is united by it alone.
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love,
shall return to the general and eternal source.

-- Leo Tolstoy

Rock Poem

It is possible
that I am pushing through solid rock
in flint-like layers
like a vein of ore
I am such a long way in
I can see no way through
and no space
Everything is close to my face and
everything close to my face is stone

Hopi Prophecy

To my fellow swimmers:
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift,
that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore,
they are being torn apart and will suffer greatly.
Know that the river has its destruction.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middle of the river,
keep our heads above water.
And I say: see who is there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history,
we are to take nothing personally,
least of all ourselves.
For the moment that we do,
our spiritual growth and journey come to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves.
Banish the word "struggle" from your attitude and vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.

--October 27, 2004