Changing Normal

A friend encouraged me to share more of my poems and songs online. For some reason, I have a sense that a blog needs to make sense and often these writings emanate from a different place. But I've come to terms with the fact that this may be the way that the universe wants to express itself through me. :) Hope you find something to move you...



Changing Normal

Hallelujah’s commonplace these days
Everyone’s praying for a new way, new play
Don’t you feel the pressure of the sun raining down
Into every pore that’s trying not to drown?

Lookin, hopin for a miracle these days
Consciousness of waking up is turning commonplace
Don’t you feel the truth as it settles in your veins
Building its momentum, clearing out the drains?

Chorus
Slow, slow falling away of lies
Subtle exposure of all the open gaps
Crying away all false attitudes
Smiling in new ideas and vast gratitude

Creeping out the back door
There’s some evidence of grace
Home is where the heart is
It’s becoming commonplace

Chorus
Slow, slow falling away of lies
Subtle exposure of all the gaps
Crying away all the false attitudes
Smiling in new ideas and vast gratitude

Chasing Fulfillment

As I wander down the path of life, pointed towards some open field of sun, and frolicking, I notice that there are so many things that come into my awareness and distract me from my path. Like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, the impulses seem irresistible to follow. Lately I’ve been particularly aware of how often I’m seeking, whether it be seeking rest, or seeking connection, or seeking the answers. It’s remarkable how little time I actually spend experiencing those things that I’ve been seeking. It’s as if the primary draw is the task of finding. Once I’m there, it’s almost unsettling to have found what I’m looking for.

In fact, to recognize that what I’m looking for is ALWAYS here is the ultimate source of humbling. But this path of searching is so engrained in my psyche that my awareness of the pattern doesn’t seem enough to break it. Something a bit more compelling is needed…let’s call it intention. Like the magnifying glass that amplifies the sunlight. Conscious awareness with the intention of truly seeing seems to melt away the compulsion to follow the same old pattern.