Midnight Rain

I love a good ramble poem, just writing no thinking. Wrote this before bed during a rainy evening:

Midnight rain let it fall from the sky wash away the dirt and leave us anything but dry but being sopping wet takes us to another place where the air is pure and there's hydration to our face. We are utterly soaked just completely drenched perhaps it will take us off this fence of being dazed and confused and align our thoughts to let us appreciate the force that an overzealous mind could be the source of the story, the basis of the drama but let us be together and no one other will understand why we are caught on the street in this pouring rain.

Don't Look to be the Richest Person in the Graveyard

When I was young I loved playing the “Game of Life”;  a board game where your path in life was up to the random chance of a spinner. One would get a career, get married, have kids, win Nobel prizes, buy a house, suffer a tree falling on their house, then kick themselves that they didn’t buy the house insurance and in the end all the players would end up at the White Mansion. Since in all games there is a winner I was usually confused at the end of this game, who won? Was it the person with the most kids? Was it the person who finished first? Was it the person with the most money?

I recently was talking to a new friend who is a Personal Trainer and Life Coach, he said he tells his clients, “don’t look to be the richest person in the graveyard”. This quote paints a clear picture of how a destructive corporate lifestyle of addiction to work and earning money can lead to ill health and essentially a premature death. Money is a medium of exchange and isn’t really worth anything if we aren’t going to spend it. I think materialism is a thing of the past and people will benefit from spending their money on true life experiences, find a hobby or passion that ignites your soul and don’t worry about how much it costs. For myself, my passion is fueled through travel and I look to help people through the transformative power of travel. I find that no matter where I go, I come home with a few more skills and a broader perspective.  It has been stated that, “travel makes you richer”, I agree with this because these experiences stay with you for a lifetime. These adventures allow you to learn more about yourself and how to you want to positively impact our planet.

 

 

Humbled in the Sky

The mountains carved over time tell a story over millions of years. We egotistical humans think we know but we have no idea. Best to feel the wisdom of Mother Nature. Absorb her rich history and trust that everything will be ok. She is the most intelligent force in this world and for that I bow down and accept I am but a humble being. Making my way around the planet out of curiosity and a yearning for new experiences. Realizing that these new experiences are merely all the same. Uncomfortable beginnings followed by a overwhelming sense of love for all differences. Seeing that underneath these differences we are a universal consciousness that has streamed over centuries. We are all one, easy to recognize 20,000 feet in the sky. 

-plane to Missoula 

Above It All

Hovering like a bird in the sky My mind is blank, taken back by this beauty before me. In awe of the natural colours in the changing landscape. Ahhhh

A calm lake with an appearance like glass 

Fields so fertile and perfectly kept 

Rugged mountains keeping a watch out for danger 

I am honoured to take a walk on this beauty while having my footprint washed away by the rain 

I am on this earth to share, not to take, to love not to hate

I keep the life force energy funnelling inside me by connecting with the soil, grass, water and sand 

A dusting of snow allows the air to be pure and the ecosystem to remain in balance.

I am now in balance, My thoughts are now aligned. Who knew all I needed was a little time in the sky up above it all.

-JR on the plane to Missoula Jun 2014

Have love trust and gratitude and the rest will fall into place

A part of me knows I'll stumble across that person. In a remote location where we were destined to meet brought together from a higher power on the top of a mountain, in the middle of the ocean or flying high in the sky. A man who is brave and courageous enough to tell me the truth, to respect and believe in me, to trust that I place them in the highest regard, that their happiest and success is of the utmost importance to me. I want you to thrive and I want me to thrive so together we can rise in love. Creating from a place of endearment while allowing for space to be alone and pursue our own hobbies.  We are separate entities but when we are together the sky illuminates before us. Our energy lifts us up to a place where brilliance begins. I know this is possible and I know it is near. I am calm, I am still, I am right where I need to be:)

Night Walk

Alone I walk 

 into deep thought 

Could it be better with two 

But that question still remains who

When the time is right 

I will have someone to hold me at night 

Until then I am content 

Knowing that everything has it's placement 

Is a good omen all you need to believe?

Sitting on the beach watching the sunset I feel a weight has been lifted and my back injury is in healing mode once again. Feeling slight relief today I came down to enjoy the beach at twilight. Feeling content with where I'm at a ladybug landed on my arm. Could it be such a sign that allows me to believe again? When life feels random at best it is the simplest of situations that can bring great joy and great hope.