In Honor of Bucky ....

Photo by Karen Wood -- Taken at Angel Fire, NM

(This squirrel is not "Bucky" -- but is a squirrel soul friend)

In loving memory of precious little "Bucky,"

(see "Squirrels of Wisdom" blog, lower right ...)

I offer up a toast today to all squirrels,

thanking them for all they teach us:

Playfulness,

Preparedness,

Socialibility,

Expressiveness,

Communication,

Energetic activity ...

But most of all,

Uniqueness of Being

and Spirit.

Thank you, "Bucky,"

For being one of my Wisdom Teachers.

~ With loving memories ... Karen Wood

Smile Me a New Day!

Photo by Karen Wood
Taken at Beverly Hall farm, Quakertown, PA (http://www.soul.org/)

Light of my life!

Love of my Soul!

You Who brings laughter and joy

To my Heart!

Smile me a new day!

Sing me a new song!

As I step forth into Your world.

Let me see only Your Beauty

Everywhere I look

No matter what someone else

Might call it or name it.

May I see only Your Creation

As I venture forth

Into this blessed, new day.

May I see only You

In All.

~ By Karen Wood



Born of the Virgin

Photo taken by Karen Wood -- in small church near Cong Abbey, Ireland

Oh, Holy Twin Flame of Love!

Sacred Father!  Divine Mother!

You, The Original Twin Flame of All!

You consummated Your pure Love

And all creation was born!

From Your Sacred Union

Was birthed all things.

You were the First

To deliver Virgin Birth,

For nothing You issued forth

Was defiled.

It was and is

All Good ~ Perfect ~

Born of You,

From You,

Destined to return to You.

May we humbly,

Mindfully,

Carefully,

And with utter Joy! ...

Bask in knowing

That we, too, are

Born of The Virgin ~

And may we ever strive

To live as the Holy Child

Who showed us The Way

To do so.

~ By Karen Wood

Divine Mind

Photo by Karen Wood

Before I was the tiniest seed pod

Awaiting Divine germination

In the Great Cosmic Womb,

My Soul was yet a brilliant Thought

In the Mind of Creator God.

Majestic God thought me,

Designed me,

Gave mental form and architecture

To my Soul.

The Most Holy of Holies

Envisioned me,

Seeing me in the Mind's Eye

Of the Most Ultimate Mind.

My Soul was yet a Thought Form ~

Seen and Thought

In Mind only ...

Until The Word was spoken

And ecstatic Love and Joy

Birthed that Thought into

Being.

Divine Creator God!

Holy, Majestic Divine Mind!

May I strive daily

To lovingly tame my mind ...

To gently discipline its wild roamings

And rein in its wanderings

Down false and troublesome paths.

May I constantly remember

From Whose Mind I came,

And to Whose Mind I belong.

May I take on the Mind

Of The One who Loved me into Being

And Who saw nothing

But all Goodness and Joy

For my Destiny and my Path.

Holy, Majestic, Divine Mind!

Bring my mind into union

With Your Mind!

May my mind's eye someday see

With Your Mind's Eye ~

And in that moment,

May I see only Love.

~ By Karen Wood

Your Singular Voice

Come forth!
In the Stillness ...
That small Voice
From within ...

Speak to me, please!

Let me hear You
Echoing off my distractions,
Whispering between the layers
Of my busy mind-chatter.

Come forth!
Voice from On High!
Voice from The Depths!

Let Your Love murmurings
Resound above all else
That occupies my mind and attention ...

Speak to me, softly ~
Or in a mighty roar!

It matters not
How
You speak to me!

Grant me only
Ears to hear
Your Singular Voice ...

As I lovingly listen ~
May I eat every Word
Until my Being becomes Your Echo ~
Your Voice in the wilderness.

May I learn to speak as You speak ...
In and through
Silence.

~ By Karen Wood