West Wind #2
You are young. So you know everything. You leap
into the boat and begin rowing. But listen to me.
Without fanfare, without embarrassment, without
any doubt, I talk directly to your soul. Listen to me.
Lift the oars from the water, let your arms rest, and
your heart, and heart’s little intelligence, and listen to
me. There is life without love. It is not worth a bent
penny, or a scuffed shoe. It is not worth the body of a
dead dog nine days unburied. When you hear, a mile
away and still out of sight, the churn of the water
as it begins to swirl and roil, fretting around the
sharp rocks – when you hear that unmistakable
pounding – when you feel the mist on your mouth
and sense ahead the embattlement, the long falls
plunging and steaming – then row, row for your life
toward it.
Tags: love carpe-diem heart joy open-mind open-heart
Leave the door to happiness always ajar;
The key to that door lies in our hearts
Let happiness just sneak in!
Every morning I wake up with your thoughts
Holding my heart as if it would break
I know my pain doesn’t reach you
Will I ever stop loving you?
It was always once springtime in my heart.
Oscar WildeTags: heart
That the world I was in could be soft, lovely, and nourishing was more than I could bear, and so I stood there and wept, for I didn't want to love one more thing that could make my heart break into a million little pieces at my feet.
Jamaica KincaidTags: pain love sadness heart heartbreak
She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things.
Jhumpa LahiriTags: heart body lovemaking
The true forgiver will always look into your eyes.
Aniruddha SastikarTags: soul heart true eyes look blessed forgiver pardoner
But when I sat listening with the other Aikido students and teachers on the mat at the Kumano Juku Dojo, all of us dripping with sweat and focused intently on the practice of Aikido in the here and now, the Floating Bridge of Heaven did not feel like an abstract reference to a story of the past. It was a vivid invitation to venture into the world of the spirit, and to integrate that sacred spirit of creativity into all of our actions. It was a compelling reminder that to O-Sensei, and by extension to all sincere students of his art, Aikido was far more than physical technique.
Linda HolidayTags: spiritual heart martial-arts aikido sensei
O-Sensei was frequently head to say. 'Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to harmonize the world and make humanity one family.
Linda HolidayTags: spiritual heart martial-arts aikido sensei
To reach an understanding of Aikido as love, you have to be shinken [completely focused; as if wielding a real sword]. You need to commit yourself, body and soul. Without a wholehearted focus, you won;t be able to effectively love yourself or someone else. You can't half-heartedly achieve a true love. It has to be shinken. It must be real.
Linda HolidayTags: spiritual heart martial-arts aikido sensei
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