The Pivot Point

The Pivot Point

The pivot point
is critical to
the balancing act
of the New

In the past
some would steal
to fill basic needs
such as a meal

And the tales of Robin Hood
every version showed he stood
to take from those wealthy
who hoarded their wealth
and give to the needy
sharing the more, gifting health

The New is here
The die have been cast
We have but this chance
to balance and last

And this will not happen
if one must steal to survive
Take a good look
It is simple to revive

To revive a way of living
To balance and sustain
To live here in harmony
in the Way that all can gain

So simple, so simple
The Way of the New
It’s as ancient as any plan
for balance can do

The answer is gifting
gifting all that we can
Gifting our abundance
must be our new plan

What do we need?
What do we use?
What part of our abundance
can be gifted to infuse?

Infuse what is needed
so others can live
Providing simple necessities
which many can give

If we look at our families
and our communities here
where is the pivot point
to bring balance near?

If we share what we have
and receive love in return
we create a new balance
and will cherish what we learn

gagi     TBL

Extending Onways

Extending Onways

Extending onways
Full of praise
Continuous movement
Thru the days

Capture a moment
Dissolve it too
Savour the taste
The sweetness hue

Blessed are they
Who live this way
A gentleness there
Living aware

The extension of life
A mysterious road
Paved with love
The most precious gold

The journey on
The Way untold
Mastering navigation
As the maps unfold

Grateful always
For the guidance given
Sign posts appearing
‘til we reach the ribbon

 

gagi     TBL

Oppression and the Surfer

Oppression and the Surfer

It’s a time of oppression, repression, depression
A time of recession, turmoil and greed
Recognize the symptoms are churning and burning
And the storm’s path is building – to where will it lead?

The waves that are rising and building and rolling
Are fed by the desperate ones who’re in need
Those who need water and clothing and shelter
Those who have families they’re wanting to feed

And if their call is unanswered, ignored or denied
The storms will keep building, keep spreading wide
All will be in its path, be ready, expect it
Be ready to receive it for there’s nowhere to hide

The storm of destruction, laying waste, creating change
Has a purpose of taking, levelling the field where we play
To experience in this lifetime what others are living
From this storm there’s no shelter – is there no other way?

It is the way of the surfer who rides the waves of oppression
Surfing waves of repression, of depression and greed
It takes a skilled surfer to ride it out, to stay balanced, heart-centred
As the storm waves increase, fuelled by the need

These waves are the big ones; they’re here to be mastered
The surfer has waited for them, waited many lifetimes
The surfer doesn’t consider the wave before or one after
This one’s to be surfed as the wall of water climbs

The water holds the info, the emotions, our journeys
The water has accumulated it, all is combined
The surfer can see it, can feel it, understand it
These are the emotions that can’t be confined

Know that the surfer will ride out the big one
The surfer is riding for all of mankind
The surfer is strengthened by courage and compassion
The surfer intends to leave no one behind

Cheer on the surfer, take a lesson, become one
Or at the very least intend to do no one harm
Give away… share… return to the basics
We’re all responsible for what’s fuelling this storm

As the storm clouds are building and the waves are increasing
Somewhere the sun’s shining and the waters are calm
There Surfer has reached the shoreline – the journey has ended
Surfer has returned and rests now on the Palm


gagi     TBL