PAUSE
At the centre of your being
you have the answer,
you know who you are
and you know what you want.
Lao Tzu
Labels: Being, Home in The Hills, Other priorities
posted by herhimnbryn at 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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- Name: herhimnbryn
- Location: Perth, W.A., Australia
Living with gum trees, possums in the roof, red dirt, black and white magpies, bush tracks, a man and a cattle dog.
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but i can't have it.....sigh.
haha, lovely picture, and words to match......I wish I had some of that mist here......we are the driest we have even been in Georgia. No humidity either.
This is calming
Lovely pic to go with wise words.
(o)
HHB
And I can't have it either.... But it is a good ly post and pause a while I shall
Pete
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I have everything I could ever want, but I don't think I know who I am! I'll keep furrowing for the centre of my being if the answer be there!
"Pause" is a good word. That's the action I took yesterday and it paid off.
A pause is always a good choice. Specially on a misty day in the meadow.
True enough.
Wise words!
Mysterious misty's photo!
lovely, lovely photograph...
and yes,
ain't that the truth, zen master (i assume that person who said that was. i know exactly what i want and TW said it for me:
Heavenly Grass
Tennessee Williams
My feet took a walk in heavenly grass.
All day while the sky shone clear as glass.
My feet took a walk in heavenly grass,
All night while the lonesome stars rolled past.
Then my feet come down to walk on earth,
And my mother cried when she give me birth.
Now my feet walk far and my feet walk fast,
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass.
But they still got an itch for heavenly grass.
Soothing words. LOvely.
who I am is constantly changing, what I want changes, too...isn't that the way life works?
I'm tempted to tread out the old cliche, if you haven't got want you want you must want what you've got, but it's too glib.
Hope your search is a fruitful and satisfying one; travel hopefully, Hhb.
He also said;
"Blunt the sharpness;
Untangle the knots;
Soften the glare;
Let your wheels move only along old ruts"
Which ain't a bad philosophy for a gentle life.
I have always enjoyed the Tao Te Ching, but for a really modern, humorous and understandable version, Ron Hogan's takes some beating:
"If you can talk about it, it ain't Tao.
If it has a name, it's just another thing.
Tao doesn't have a name.
Names are for ordinary things.
Stop wanting stuff. It keeps you from seeing what's real.
When you want stuff, all you see are things.
These two statements have the same meaning.
Figure them out, and you've got it made."
Go to: http://www.beatrice.com/TAO.html
for the full version
Beautiful photo...and very wise quote...we all need a reminder to PAUSE!!
Thanks for sharing!
Cat
i really love the photo
and the sentiment is very comforting
can i fall asleep on the rug by your fire whilst you read me a story?
;0)
Oh, good. I'll just pause sometime. I've got to add that to my to-do list.
can take a lifetime to see it though....
have a good break.
n. Sending mist.
tg. Good. Keep calm.
m. Thankyou. LT is always good.
z. Right back at ya!
kp. To pause is to stop, to stop is to see, my Padwan.:)
h. Good.
es. Yup. And is was a good place to get my breath back after walking up hill!
l. Indeed!
s. LT is always good for wise words.
z. Thankyou for this. I shall find some TW to read now.
j. Good.
p. I change too, but I think the basic hhb stays the same.
l. Not glib at all. Am taking some time for me and the studio ( which is nearly finished).
a. THANKYOU. Love from Grasshopper.;)
c. Welcome to Secret Hill.
p. Thankyou for the compliment. Of course you can curl up by the fire....now what story shall it be?
v. Put it at the top of the list!
l. Yes, a lifetime! Thanks back after the studio is finished.
That mist's so (sigh) mysterious and soft - inspiring poetry and musings ...
those words of so long ago hold the truth that is still today
Thank you for bringing them with your photo soothing to read and see.
I stopped by here the other day and copied this quote into my "favourite quotes folder", and now it's time to stop again to express my appreciation to you for posting it.
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