A thought for today....

This was posted on Heron Dance - one of my favorite web sites. They have a wonderful free newsletter that comes in your email with beautiful art and poetry.


If someone says, "To be enlightened you must
fast and pray all night"
Have dinner and go to bed.
If you see a sign, "This way to salvation,"
run the other way.
If somone says, "This book is the truth,
you can buy it from me."
Take your money and buy grapes and roses.
If someone says, "He's talking tonight,
thousands will be saved."Go for a walk...listen to the birds
and watch the clouds, and leave
your backpack, your Bible and your Buddha
under a tree and hope
they will be gone when you return.
Where we are going you can't carry anything,
not even your name.
If there is logic in the above,
be afraid, it's a lie.

But if you feel something in your chest
as beautiful as the grass beneath your feet,
be grateful...open your arms
and forget everything
you ever thought you knew.

John Sqaudra excerpted from
This Ecstasy