Reflections 2008

Obama won
No more smirking chimp
Slinging dung at the world

Granddaughter born
Bring a bright light into my world
So much love and joy in a beautiful face

Daughter getting it together
Growing up and getting wiser
Understanding mistakes
Living in solutions

Spiritual awaking
Daily opportunities
Wall of selfishness slowly
Crumbing down

Becoming a son
Helping out instead of needing help
Having to parent the parents on occasion
Role reversal what a bitch

Watching the old gray wolf die
Letting go of the strong one
His soul is peaceful now
Breathing no long a chore

Watching ones loved
Crash and burn
Trampled by the disease of addict
Saying the last goodbye to an angel

Staying sober
Service work
Helping others
Desires and cravings thing of the past
Daily reprieve with spiritual help

New friends came
Old friendships renewed
Friendships passed when there season was through

Watching a sibling grow ill
Spiritual and emotional sickness
Powerless to help

Planted new roses
Built a flower bed
Built a tool shed
Not perfect but that’s alright

I learned to see beauty more intensely
Morning dew on a spider web
Hearing birds over road sounds
Touching the earth
See how we all connect

Did some new things
Didn’t do some old things

Got to spend some time camping
Next year
Learn to manage money better
Stop smoking
Find a new career
Join a sangha
Learn to sit cross legged in mediation for more than a couple of minutes
Maybe move to Lincoln
No hard core expectations
Just basic plans for change