Let  me sit betimes in some verdant place

Far away from care

And let me write, or think and dream

Perhaps just sit and stare at nothing, sweet nothing.

Let me be still

For I strive far too much

In this workaday world

Out of sync with rhythms primal

Habits simple, out of whack.

I could use some soothing

Sounds of water, hawk, wind

to wash away my busy mind.

Small miracles catch me, bewitch me

And then I remember to breathe deep

So life fills me to bursting

Bursting, I tell you.

“Become” I hear, “…become”

Be. Come. I overthink

And then I get lost. Again.

Sit with me, friend.

Abide with me in companionable silence

Let your breath ebb and flow

As the sweet day passes softly

Beneath our bare feet.

Give over your cares and concerns

Lay back and count clouds.

These moments are too precious

To waste in staying busy.

There is always more to do

More to accomplish

More to achieve

It’s all so wearying sometimes.

Abide with me, friend

Let the day slip by.

Leave the pressures

Of your very important life

The world will keep spinning

While you do

Nothing.

I have been ignoring/avoiding my blog. The best way out is through. Here goes…

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Sometimes I get bogged down in my resistance. Sometimes I get carried away in my enthusiasm. Whatever it is, I rarely do anything in half measures.  I love spontaneity and adventures. I want delights and engagement. Give me surprises, music and romance and celebrations.  Let me frolic, romp, revel in this one wild, precious life of mine.

I do not wish to live a quiet life of contemplation. Lost on me is an existence built on prudence, caution, shyness and loss mitigation.

Boldness. Risk. Grabbing life by the short and curlies. For me, these are amongst the Great Virtues.

The cadence of my different drummer beats in my blood. I am driven to dance. Humdrum is no drum at all.

Occasionally I despair that I am not more strategic, more business driven, more to the liking of the masses. I wonder at times how to reconcile my impractical desires with my need for security.

And then, much like a summer squall, the internal struggle dissipates and the atmosphere is clear and clean. All I want, all I need, I have created or am manifesting. I am loved, cherished, appreciated. Ultimately, I am safe and secure.

Sometimes it’s just good to get to gettin’. To say not much in order to say everything. To do a bit and thus accomplish miracles. To believe, and from there, really see.

So, no SEO optimization today. No clever keyword strategies. No embedded links, no strategic topic, no exhortation to greatness or pontificating on some lofty topic. Just me, getting unstuck by talking to you about nothing in particular. About me. Maybe you can see part of yourself in these mostly random musings. Maybe you see another point of view that is so unlike your own that you wonder how other people can live like that. Maybe it’s enough to reach out just for the sake of connecting. Like now.

Ain’t life grand?

Hello, Beloveds of my heart. I am writing to you from the rather bland Oakland Airport, waiting in the terminal for my flight to Burbank to start my first vacation in 3 years.

I’m going to Disneyland!

I’m going to the Hollywood Bowl!

I’m gonna see James Taylor, \”Sweet Baby James\”and Carole King. 3rd row seats.

Awesome. Totally made of awesome.

I get to spend time with good people doing things I absolutely love. I am being made to feel utterly welcome, and my holiday schedule is full of delights. There’s free wifi in the airport, and all is right with the world. This is optimal. Ahh, and free power so my battery is not depleted before I get to my destination . Okay, Oakland Airport is bland but handy. Blandy?

I have an idea that is dancing ’round my brain what says I would be well served if I set some intentions for this vacation. Other parts of my brain are trying to throttle that part and have mounted a full frontal attack. I don’t hold out much hope for the worker bee portion of my brain right about now. It’s about to lose gloriously to the “F*ck it, let’s have fun!” parts, which outnumber and outweigh the poor little bee right about now.

Heh. How much fun is this? Tons. Gobs. Metric buttloads.

And you can quote me on that.

See ya after a hearty dose of FUN. Later taters!,

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Molly Burke CPCC MSU
Queen of Confidence

http://www.lifepurposeworks.com

“Even before I begin, I am made of win!”

Music moves me. There are songs that I regard as my personal anthems, that speak to me pointedly and poignantly. They lift my spirits, ease my pain, remind me to relax, strengthen my resolve, inspire me to dance and sing with joy. Here’s my newest addition, by Jonny Lang, called “Thankful”. Enjoy.

Jonny Lang Thankful

Jonny Lang, \”Thankful\”

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