#1 Awakening An idea breaks through Takes hold Transforms the being. A ceramic bowl emerges Containing lines Forma and colors A shape- A friend says You waste energy You could be using for good For Yourself You also make it unpleasant For the other- A light goes on A trigger is pulled A switch ignites the system- A realization occurs- Thank you Take the lesson for yourself as well If we do not finish A task If we enjoy our moments as we live them What can be greater? There is really nothing to worry about God is smiling The Tao is still the stillness That moves through all things- Love is transforming Each of us into beautiful beings Some like turtles Others Like a shooting star And it is healing anyway- A touch of bliss. In my own deepest intuitions I have felt that everything is a lesson- Everything is a blessing- In the Torah every occurrence Every act is for the glory of God, In Lao Tsu the Tao is the way of slowing down Grasping the ungraspable Moving gracefully With the subtle energies Of the All Behind us and in front of every moment- Under and above any stress or disturbance- Zen In A Moment- Stephen john Kalinich © 2003 All Rights Reserved