LilyAndFriends

Our awareness of what transpires in our environments enables us to make thoughtful and vigilant decisions about the paths our lives will eventually take. Many people move through life with eyes half-closed and consequently find themselves frequently facing unexpected obstacles and missing valuable opportunities. When we endeavor to be as observant as possible in our personal and professional lives, little escapes our notice. We both see the dangers lurking ahead and recognize potentially rewarding prospects long before we are called upon to make decisions regarding them. Our attention to detail enables us to prepare for the worst pragmatically and plan for the best with optimism in our hearts. You will become a conscious decision-maker as you open your eyes to the myriad possibilities awaiting you.

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Listening carefully and consciously to those who choose to share details of their lives with us allows us to get to the root of their words by analyzing their gestures and tone of voice. We access our empathetic minds when we take steps to be truly attentive during dialogues. Since we actively tune in to the emotional state of our conversational partner, we can offer responses to their questions and concerns that are marked by clarity and compassion. Little escapes our notice as we are highly capable of reading the subtexts concealed in a speaker’s phrasing. We are thus empowered to perceive and appreciate the greater meaning behind what we hear. You will feel a deeper connection with the people you speak with because you are willing to grant them the whole of your attention.

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Curbing your forcefulness when you interact with others ensures that you relate to people as individuals rather than as tools to help you satisfy your purposes. When we are plagued by intense needs or desires, it can be easy to forget that our colleagues, peers, and loved ones have their own interests and do not exist primarily to aid us. Articulating your intentions and wants gently demonstrates that your propositions are requests rather than demands. You’ll get to know people for who they are rather than the roles they play. The relationships you forge will make working side by side a pleasurable experience that both you and those with whom you collaborate will find fulfilling. The gentleness with which you express your needs will help you relate to individuals on a more personable level.

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How fragile its balance, how pristine its shine
the clean drop of water that dangles in light
and how with a freeze it plays stalactite
to shatter on contact as freeefalls its bright

To be guarded from passion that would make it just melt
to be guarded from windblows that would lose where it dwelt

And the clear drop of water that is warmed in my heart
and in perilous teeter awaits and bides time
will soon lose its hold and fall while it frights
there was no hand to hold and protect it from part

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It is only when we use our resources and talents to help others achieve their goals that we can feel truly gifted and excited by our successes. In offering the benefit of our experience to people whose dreams run parallel with our own, we channel our abundance into our efforts to improve the lives of people in need of our wisdom and tutelage. As mentors, we utilize our achievements in a benevolent fashion. As a result, we grow alongside our charges, remembering what it is like to be struggling at the start of the goal-realization process. Our own struggles for success are put into perspective, and we can take pride in all we have accomplished. When you use your resources to help others fulfill their dreams, you’ll feel highly accomplished.

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It rained again last night and there are stalactites on the bushes,
the air is crisp and my nose can feel the humidity in the air,
the grass is wet, the lagoon is dark, and the sky is wearing grey...
But it isn't cold in my heart for, deep inside,
there's the warming thought of you.

My hand, outside the pockets of my parka, is drained of color,
my bones shiver with that coldness I once felt when life was leaving,
you can cut a clean piece of bark from the tree trunk in one stroke...
But there is no crispness inside this gentle spirit,
for somewhere in the air there's you.

The blue heron forgot to perch on his favorite branch, as did the crane,
the dolphins are not playfully jumping in the water, nor the fish,
the pelicans are not fishing, nor are the two men in the dinghy...
But hope springs eternal in my step as I walk to my sounds,
for every move rehearses for you.

The sermon was a dud, the music was not pleasing, the priest a guest,
the children were unruly, everyone was wearing layers of wool,
and a fattening peanut butter cake awaited with the coffee...
But as I fell asleep in the midst of the drudgery,
there was the knowledge of the promise of you.

You know the kind of lazy Sunday in the grasp of winter
when you want to sing but your throat only coughs...
When friends are out there waiting for your visit or call
but nothing moves you into action much to your perplexity...

You know the kind of afternoon am referring, when cold is better shared,
when solitude is best forgotten in someone's gentle caress...
You know the kind of evening when all that this world promises
doesn't seem to come to fruition, yet again...Let's partake.

Lily Thompson 080127

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My human soul cannot get used to the absence of a caress
to the incomparable feeling of self worth that it gets
when it looks at itself through your loving eyes.

My human body cannot get used to the absence of a touch
in the middle of the night when sleep is hard to come
and nothing but that gentle touch will sate the yearning.

My human mind cannot understand why people build barriers
all around their lives to protect themselves from love,
both the hurt and the joy... so they exist wihout both.

My human spirit doesn't mind being bridled by masterless affection,
or seduced by impish manifestations of corporal desire,
or conquering and taking all when everything has also been given.

My human wit cannot find an object of flirtation
in mindless demonstrations of carnal expectations
from someone who is not looking but for sedation.

Lily Thompson
080123

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