Tag: Alan Watts

Just As You Are.

My darlings, you are not a victim.

Neither are you shaped by the notions of others, rather – you are a creation unto yourself.

Do you understand what this means, my loves?

It means…

Every fleeting thought, every inference and action forms the genesis of your own internal transformation.

In other words, you are what you believe.

“Wake up and find out who you really are,” urges Alan Watts.

And, for goodness sakes, don’t let ‘it’ be defined *for* you.

Write your own story, be your own star.

But mostly…be…as…you…are.

A spiritual being comprised of whimsy, hope and love — one who wouldn’t dare to settle upon a sideline view.

Remember, “We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory.” (Alan Watts)

So, stop living as if there are countless tomorrows. For once in your life, step up and seize this day.

Just a little something to consider, my loves ~

In peace…

Namaste ❤️

The Colors of Our Soul.

Author Alan Watts once made the distinction, that we do not come ‘into’ this world; rather, we come ‘out’ of it.”

My darlings, do you know what this means?

It means, that every single soul on this earth is a magnificent expression of this Universe.

Just as the leaf finally breaks free of the tree to step into its autumn glow;

So, too, will our hearts find a way to let the soul’s truest colors come through.

We are not born into this world, my darlings. We are born of it.

One living, breathing, soul-stretching manifestation – of this, the sum total of the Universe.

 

WHEN I AM AMONG TREES

by Mary Oliver

When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks, and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.

I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”

The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,”
they say, “and you, too, have come
into the world to do this, to go easy,
to be filled with light, and to shine.”