The Sky or Just the Weather?
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”― Pema Chödrön
“Take refuge in your senses, open up
To all the small miracles you rushed through.
Become inclined to watch the way of rain
When it falls slow and free.
Imitate the habit of twilight,
Taking time to open the well of color
That fostered the brightness of day.
Draw alongside the silence of stone
Until its calmness can claim you.
Be excessively gentle with yourself.
Stay clear of those vexed in spirit.
Learn to linger around someone of ease
Who feels they have all the time in the world.
Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time.”
– John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us
Be claimed by calmness
Gentle spirit
Generous heart
Open hands
Rooted in the sky rather than the chaos of the weather
Color, beauty, light, peace to you this day
And may it flood the world
“Peace is not the absence of chaos — it’s learning what deserves your reaction.”― Runarok Hrafn
