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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 606

I am looking into the water of my pond
the water is lapping, lapping
I see reflected the leaves of the trees
as they are moved by the wind to
flash in the light
All the confusion, profusion of lights!
O! this is what we see of life
and think we understand
when we need but be here
to meet.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 605

What if our culture were the first in the modern era to sit in circles in silence and be comfortable with whatever emerges?

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Hurricanes may perhaps be bringing us to this…. Yes?

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 604

Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living in Los Angeles. He works in a government munitions plant and shares a condo with Elvis.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 603

I speak in poetic, metaphoric language, and maybe you are not there where you can hear it: but hear this: life is not a straight line, our G-d is not a straight line, but bubbles up, emerges where we least expect and at the most opportune times. G-d needs us as much as we need him: we for our existence; he for our facets, our nuances, our very crookedness. It is not a matter of acting upon one another, but of being with each other, acting in each other, creating an unknown us from known elements. Reality is not separating but togethering.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 602

You can never dip your cup into the same person twice.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 601

Look for the living one within you. This one is found in the open space between you and others; it is your essence and ours; it is what gets things done and brings you to life. The living one is your own core, the dialogic in-between, and G-d. So it is deliciously ambiguous. We are finding the self that wants to be alive and doing important things. We are finding Spirit within each and all. It is life. It is a voice and a pushy wind which turns us and shows us where life exists and grows and generates life.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 600

G-d rides a motorcycle
wears helmet, leather jacket, dark glasses
where does G-d travel
what highways and bi-ways
with whom?
G-d washes dishes
hot and sweaty
serves coffee and greasy eggs
in a diner in Indiana
with whom does G-d converse?

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 599

The aftermath of this hurricane
has visited upon us
the vision
that we are not
different from
nor above
the angry mobs
the looters
the refugees
we have seen in other parts of the world
–we are them, too.

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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 598

We do not have lack–we have 100% of what we have–people, challenges, resources we need for this time, place and people. This is all anybody ever had.

You may value others’ Dollar resources above your creativity resources. Why? You have just as many resources as they–enough!

We never move forward looking at what we don’t have–how can we since it does not exist? We are looking at nothing! Only look at what you have and get to work. Here.

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