Gaia: God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything - Spiritual Creativity - My Inspiration

Re: My Inspiration

http://druidcircle.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:56:35 GMT

Beautiful.......blessings to you Nicole......

butterfly love
Tai

Re: My Inspiration

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:51:21 GMT

That is so very lovely dear Tai!

Dew and butterfly

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Re: My Inspiration

http://druidcircle.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:32:30 GMT

Fluttering Wings

Fluttering wings
flying far away
Fluttering wings
bright against a
moon-tinted sky
*
Landing amongst
blades of dew dampened grass
your wings flash with magic and bravery

*

Love from Tai

Re: My Inspiration

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:10:03 GMT

Mr - that's beautiful! You are part of the inspiration of this Pod, I hope you know that.

Andrew, that's very powerful. I am not that familiar with Browning but clearly I should be reading more of his work.

Rilke is a steady source of inspiration for me:

As Once The Winged Energy

As once the winged energy of delight
carried you over childhood's dark abysses,
now beyond your own life build the great
arch of unimagined bridges.

Wonders happen if we can succeed
in passing through the harshest danger;
but only in a bright and purely granted
achievement can we realize the wonder.

To work with Things in the indescribable
relationship is not too hard for us;
the pattern grows more intricate and subtle,
and being swept along is not enough.

Take your practiced powers and stretch them out
until they span the chasm between two
contradictions...For the god
wants to know himself in you.

- Rilke Maria Rainer

Translated by Stephen Mitchell

Rainer Maria Rilke Poems

Re: My Inspiration

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:40:31 GMT

Truth is within ourselves; it takes no rise
From outward things, whate'er you may believe.
There is an inmost centre in us all,
Where truth abides in fulness; and around,
Wall upon wall, the gross flesh hems it in,
This perfect, clear perception—which is truth.
A baffling and perverting carnal mesh
Binds it, and makes all error: and to know
Rather consists in opening out a way
Whence the imprisoned splendour may escape,
Than in effecting entry for a light
Supposed to be without.

Extract from Paracelsus: Part I by Robert Browning

Re: My Inspiration

http://mrprophet.gaia.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:36:29 GMT

Although I have many and different inspirations, I want you to know that this pod is one of them.

Re: My Inspiration

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:34:30 GMT

aw... i can just picture it!

love,

nicole

Re: My Inspiration

http://druidcircle.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:25:50 GMT

Lots of love Nicole, all mine (4 little beauties) will more than likely meet your little cat and say hello.....Timmy, Scooter, Fluffy and Tiny
Tai

Re: My Inspiration

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:04:55 GMT

Tai, lovely! I'm feeling very sad today about my poor kitty who died last night, so this is much appreciated.

Love,

Nicole

Re: My Inspiration

http://druidcircle.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:38:12 GMT

I'm following my inspiration......Hi Nicole

I hope you find joy in the great things of life -
but also in the little things
A flower, a song a butterfly on your hand

(well, maybe this butterfly is not pictured on a hand, I haven't been able to take one like that yet!!)

Ellen Levine

Re: My Inspiration

http://singerseeker.gaia.com — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:42:26 GMT

Ancient Joy

The earth is happy here,
the gleam remains
Beauty is here,
the spirit of the place
I touch the faith
which nothing can destroy
The Earth, the living church of
ancient joy.

-John Masefield

Picture poem

My Inspiration

http://EliRoberson.gaia.com — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:27:12 GMT