tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298716.post115141455726839016..comments2022-02-16T05:39:30.087-10:00Comments on Reflections of Beauty: Can you see the wind?Steven Crisphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133103376050989480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298716.post-1152012221634598322006-07-04T01:23:00.000-10:002006-07-04T01:23:00.000-10:00Thanks much for this thoughtful post. I like the ...Thanks much for this thoughtful post. I like the connection to our interpersonal relationships -- there are so many layers of interaction, as you say, there is much unseen to affect our dance. <BR/><BR/>"Naked bodies is easy, naked souls is hard." <BR/><BR/>A very keen insight. Naked souls are those not dressed by the mind's finery. Strip away the mind, and you undress the soul. How to expose? Meet her in the Present moment. Leave your future expectations and past histories on the rocky shore of everyday, and skinny dip in the warm, still waters of Now. I think it is possible, don't you? It is a very different place than where others will meet, but that just means you have that much more solitude. Enjoy the swim, and thanks for the visit.Steven Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133103376050989480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298716.post-1152004080341862322006-07-03T23:08:00.000-10:002006-07-03T23:08:00.000-10:00These thoughts about the wind made me think about ...These thoughts about the wind made me think about interpersonal relationships. The various ways we relate to others are full of unseen forces - Winds! If we look closer we are surprised by the complexity and the numbers of forces at play...but who bothers? Most of us get involved in very routine ways of relating, so it takes a little effort to get out of those habits that keep us from seeing, from being aware. One of the mysteries about the various ways that we relate to friends, lovers, family, acquaintences, and even to strangers met casually, is the strength and power of the unseen forces involved; forces that buffet us and our emotions around like dry leaves, and sometimes change the direction of our lives. How do we get out of the routine ways of seeing ourselves and others? Meeting a special awakened spirit helps, sometimes, but we need to make our own efforts. Effort to do what exactly? How do we make the effort to keep our eyes open and stay aware as we interact with other beings, so that we might catch a glimpse of the winds? By opening ourselves, showing ourselves sincerely to others, not being afraid to live outside the protective cocoon. (Yes, I know, some have lived in that cocoon so long they have no idea what it means to be outside of it). It is hard to describe, and maybe how to do this needs to be found by each person individually. Once after meeting someone, getting to know her, letting her know me, I thought we were deeply involved, but she shocked me by saying one day, "Naked bodies is easy, naked souls is hard." She was right, our relationship was superficial, it had not progressed, and there were many unspoken things, things we could not address. So, we can often think we are open, but not really be. Naked self is hard with others, and it's hard to be naked (honest) when alone with ourselves. Gotta make the effort though - and I sense that the reward is worth the effort. Anyway, what else it there to do? Good luck in watching for the wind everywhere, every day, every moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298716.post-1151710904169867122006-06-30T13:41:00.000-10:002006-06-30T13:41:00.000-10:00I like it. And the water is like rain, only wette...I like it. And the water is like rain, only wetter. And the hurricane is like wind, with more testosterone.Steven Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133103376050989480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298716.post-1151706966368009842006-06-30T12:36:00.000-10:002006-06-30T12:36:00.000-10:00The Wind is like air, only pushier.The Wind is like air, only pushier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com