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Beth Patterson

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No longer suspecting

 

One of my teachers, Jonathan,  says:

There are three things that we need to know, deeper than our own breath:

1. We are Love: nothing more, nothing less. 

        Calcified, reified, rarified, embodied love.

2. There is enough of everything in the universe.

        No need to snatch, grab, greed, lust, crave, despair about anything, especially love.

3. And finally:  laughter opens the heart.

      Crackled, as with specialty paint.

     A broken heart is an open heart.

 

Being single is like most things:

    both sides of the coin are graced.

 What I remember from those days of pride

   nights of rumbling and range-fed angst

   was suspecting in my heart of hearts

   that the three pillars noted above

Were all I needed.

 

The distinction is

Now I know.

 

zhivetin-daydreamersgaze  
Daydreamers by Oleg Zhivetin

Thanks to the Amateur Poet of Figments of Imagination for this week's  One Single Impression prompt: single.  Visit OSI for more than a single perspective on this prompt!

I will be out of the country for the next week, and will visit my OSI friends’ posts as soon as possible when I return!

 

Published Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:23 AM by Beth Patterson

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Anthony North said:

Great wisdom in those words. Almost the meaning of life.

February 7, 2010 4:48 AM
 

SisterJulia said:

Wonderful suspicions to have confirmed!

And reified is a brilliant word! What a gift, never heard that one before.

Wishing you an amazing trip Lovely Beth

Love

February 7, 2010 8:02 AM
 

Sweetest in the Gale said:

When thoughts become beliefs, there is certainly a shifting that takes place. I love #3...it is so very true. Laughter is the best medicine!

February 7, 2010 8:55 AM
 

gautami said:

great art, that is..

<a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/02/waking-in-to-dreams.html">waking in to dreams</a>

Also don't forget to post your creative works at <a href="http://mondaypoetrytrainrevisited.wordpress.com">Monday Poetry Train Revisited</a>on Monday mornings!

February 7, 2010 10:39 AM
 

Sandi McBride said:

Even God tells us that a joyful heart is like medicine...loved this post...wisdom shouted from the rooftops...thanks for the shout out!

Sandi

February 7, 2010 11:33 AM
 

Kathryn Ruth said:

So fantastic!

February 7, 2010 1:00 PM
 

Loch Rob said:

Your words are so true.  Very good counsel here.

February 7, 2010 9:50 PM
 

JanePoet ~ JP/deb said:

thank you for sharing these three truths....

February 7, 2010 11:55 PM
 

SandyCarlson said:

I will take this message of love and laughter with me to work tomorrow.

February 8, 2010 9:23 PM
 

Tumblewords said:

How smart we become - in time. I so agree with your words!

February 9, 2010 7:01 PM
 

patti said:

All so very true.  I am finding out that we always have "enough"...always.  Have a good rest of the week, Beth

February 10, 2010 7:17 PM
 

Amity said:

Maybe, at some points in our lives, we crave for singleness...

I love your poem, and it speaks somewhere deep within me! Enjoy your upcoming vacation, I just had one (in Singapore) a couple of weeks back,, that's why i was not able to visit your blogs the past two weeks.

Have a nice day Beth!

February 11, 2010 7:37 AM
 

Tammie said:

this is a lovely post. I enjoyed the three things... and your poem that follows. Thank you.

February 11, 2010 2:09 PM
 

christine said:

Fascinating, Beth.  You always make my mind whirl on a different sphere.

February 12, 2010 11:06 AM
 

Leo said:

nicely versed Beth.. its a great take and a very interesting verse! :)

btw, The Amateur Poet is me. just a change of pen name!

February 14, 2010 10:46 AM

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About Beth Patterson

The Virtual Tea House website became 'word-ripe' when, over a cup of jasmine green, I realized that the web has an expanding part to play in the communal aspects of spiritual growth.

With a master's degree in religion, my career spans 30 years in end of life care and child abuse intervention and advocacy.

Here in beautiful Central Oregon, my spiritual homes of the high desert and the mountains are both in proximity. And for good measure, four hours away is Grandmother Ocean and the stunning Oregon Coast.

I'm making decent progress on the goal set by my mother early on: she taught us that the goal of humanity should be to become ever-more eccentric, i.e. more fully human.

Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody. Exploring this engagement together is the purpose of the Virtual Tea House.

Welcome! Let's have a cup of virtual tea together and share what brings us joy, what we are being taught by life, how we are leaning into the Big Questions posed to us each day in sometimes 'distressing disguises'.

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