onto shore.

we can do this.
these things we go through,
we all go through.
we've been going through.
sometimes the reason is beyond our scope of vision.
but trust in yourself.
you have your own tests to take in this lifetime.

let's choose joy together.

"There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence, in order to reach forth to the enchanted place where we can dance our clumsy dance and sing our sorrowful song - but in this dance or in this song there are fulfilled the most ancient rites of our conscience in the awareness of being human and of believing in a common destiny."

-Pablo Neruda

these times.

i doubt i'm the only one.
i know you feel it too.
seems like it comes from every angle at times.

slow sigh.

chanda.

'chanda' means a burning desire amounting to will or resolve, a preparedness for any eventuality. for example, suppose the entire universe was covered with sharp-pointed spikes, and suppose it was certain one could attain buddhahood only by crossing it, the boddhisatta would never hesitate to cross it. or suppose this universe was filled with glowing charcoal, the bodhisatta would not have wavered.. it is said that if the bodhisatta tried to cross, those steel spikes would turn into a vast stretch of rubies (in respectful recognition of his sincerity and resolve). likewise, the burning charcoal would turn into a sea of lotus flowers.

-ledi sayadaw.

living room.

up rooted.

nature's oracle.

the nth wonder.

maybe the commitment is to something greater.