Author: carlfmaulbeck

In the movie "Harvey", Elwood P Dowd, played by Jimmy Stewart, explains coping with the world this way: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me." Well, for years I was smart, oh so very smart, I too recommend pleasant - Trust the harmony

Q & A

The questions we ask make the answers we get. So, we must pay attention and listen first. Being ruled by the numbers, misses ourselves. Calculated assessment is meaningless Rain measured in volume and duration makes life an endless series of droughts and floods. Soaked by the rain and absorbing its wetness, be filled with […]

Whisperer

The Wind whispers, sometimes softly, sometimes loudly. Sometimes She pushes me along. Sometimes She pushes me back. She caresses me with a gentle warm breeze. She throttles me with a blustery cold gust. To hear Her word, I must listen, for I know not from whence She came, or where She goes. […]

Threadbare

Alas, our tapestry is ripped; but, we’re not irreparable. Woven and inseparable, part of the cloth, we can’t be snipped. Fashion glorifies the rend, the world marginalizes tears. Separation shreds without cares, love, though, is the cloth on the mend. Knitting a patch is not magic. Despite feeling so abandoned; our unlovedness is […]

Poured Out

The Cup is filled holding the poured out uniquely the same The Cup overflows overwhelming the poured out capacity exceeded The Cup is drunk one with poured out thirst satisfied The Cup is shared enjoined by the poured out never forget The Cup is empty unbroken by the poured out it […]

Pathway

I left the house and strolled into the abyss of darkness that seemed impenetrable. Nothing blocked me or made me want to turn back but clearly what was ahead was obscured. To find my way through the black was going to take time and effort and a different set of eyes. I […]

Alone With

oh be not afraid. in the sky, the moment, on the ground alone, with friends, to mountain go, and pray with them in their presence be oh so happy and be oh so sad, submit and obey, never be the same woozy wobbly be Love’s shining Light in union are, […]

Fierce

She is above the law and does not wear a badge. she is beyond the rule and does not need a shield. With wide open eyes, she mocks blind justice. With wide open arms, she gives peace and mercy. Without empty threats, she feels my pain with me. Without leaving a scar, she […]

The Beatitudes

Blessed are the weary, for they will have rest. Blessed are the builders of bridges, for they will be received. Blessed are the stewards, for they will be sated. Blessed are the givers, for they will be forgiven. Blessed are the searchers, for they will be found. Blessed are the […]

Shortstop

We sing in unison, then settle in to “Play ball” He turns and squats before Her, he bows his head and prays “Help me”, he asks silently, “I beg you, keep me whole.” Ready, he springs to his feet, filled with Her mercy He plays with abandon on his toes […]

Let Go Let God

It’s hard to give over control, as if, I ever had control. It’s hard to say, “I’ve lost control”, assuming I was in control. I’ve noticed some just want answers, and there are really no answers. I’ve noticed some make up answers, despite questions without answers. I cannot create solutions grasping at straws […]

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