Flame

Sitting near my candleI watch the flame, fireIt burns, it givesReaches, stretchesTo giveTo give lightTo give heat It also stretches, reaches to getTo get oxygenTo fuel itselfTo live Life is like thatOh, the reciprocal relationshipBetween giving and gettingAnd that beautiful formulaFor life Joe FoxJanuary, 2018

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Gratitude

Gratitude, a state of mindIt comes in waves, one following anotherAlways there for usGratitude for beautyThe beauty everywhere and in all thingsAll perfect, ever evolvingGiving, always givingHer offerings are boundlessYet they do not belong to usThey softly grace us, like a subtle breeze But, our gift is our consciousnessOur ability to know, to feel, to…

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Night and Day

This morning I was hereThe place I am right nowThis beautiful nightI swam in the oceanJust a few hundred yards from hereThe ocean I cannot seeBut I can still hear The skies were brightThe beach sand was filled with peopleUmbrellas, happy familiesToddlers in aweI sat on my paddle boardHundreds of yards off the shore Surrendering…

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Beneath the Surface

The oceanI have seen nothing more beautifulIts vastnessIts abundanceThe colorsIts special part and place in all that existsIt’s ever-changingConstantly movingEven when it appears to be stillIt takes from all of the rivers and streamsBut its gifts are boundless And all this I seeOnly looking at the surfaceBut it’s beneath the surfaceThat even more beauty liesThe…

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Into the Woods

Through the tree topsBeautiful crescent MoonVenus just above herThe woods are so darkEvery step is an adventureUp the ladder, into my tree standGlad I found itThe sky is darkBut for the stars so brightSilence, but for a brook nearbySoon I’ll hear birdsA couple at firstThen an orchestraI love this special placeThis place of peace Joe…

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Perfect Order

The hurricane just passed us, left its markDeaths and lossPain and anguishWinds and tides took so muchTook lives, homesSo much sadness, despairFor months to comeAnd yet tonight, Jupiter and our Moon,Right there near each other,For each of us to see Thoughts as I look, timelessThey are there regardless of the weather,The tragediesThe pain we may…

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Awakening

The windStrong windWakes the ocean from its sleep WavesBrisk, bright and clearRolling, roaring, fierce The morning birdsOur thoughtsOur past and our future,Wake us from our sleep Dreams of future and pastWake us from our presentOur stillnessOur silence Let us sleepLet us awaken Cherish the stillness, the silence Cherish the noiseThe windsOur thoughts Let both be…

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Help the World

In our livesWe see so many people in painIn needMany of whom we cannot helpMaking us feel powerlessUnable to make a differenceUnable to have a meaningful impact in our world. But everyday there are momentsSpecial opportunitiesWhen we can comfort one personBe a messenger of graceBring a moment of peace. And when we help another,”Person to…

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Kindness

Face-to-face goodnessA fleeting exchange of loveShares the brilliance of a beautiful sunsetOr sunriseWhich at any given momentExists in billions of different locations on our planet. But those face-to-face expressions of loveHappening every moment, everywhereAre even more powerfulThan those sunsets and sunrises.And each one is immeasurably beautiful. Try not to miss them. Joseph Fox2008

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