and while we impose bans,
and scream ourselves hoarse
over conversions
and land acquisitions,
and Nirbhaya,
the sun still goes about
his daily business,
the birds still return
to their nests at twilight,
and a baby still sleeps
undisturbed
through the night,
lost in the bosom
of his mother.

Peace

engulfed
in the drone
of an urban morn,
a mourning heart
sinks its roots
into the grounded sky -
a constant reminder
of what could be,
if only I have
the time
and space,
to connect
inside,
to listen,
and simply be
me.

Like A Game of Squash

arguments -
words and emotions
bounce back and forth
from a wall of love
in Life's court;
there are
no winners,
no losers here,
only a game of squash -
to be enjoyed
and played
in the heat
of the moment.

Conflict and Connection

every once in a while,
the earth and the moon
get in each other's way -
an interplay of light and dark;
every once in a while,
in the midst of a conflict,
light and darkness eclipsed,
a new connection is birthed.

Loving and Understanding Paradoxes

"When you live an intentional life and make your own decisions, you come to see the paradox of your personal sovereignty. To follow blindly your own desires will create a prison of constant cravings and longing, from which you cannot escape. To refuse your desires creates another kind of prison, one in which you feel ashamed, guilty, resentful, or even psychologically dead. To engage in your desires, with the recognition that they will teach you about your limitations, your vulnerability, and your conflicts, as well as your strengths, will lead to the discovery of your own nature, of who you are." ~Polly Young-Eisendrath from Women and Desire 

"Learning to be guided but not driven by our desires requires that we learn to hold the tension between blinding following impulses & denying the well-spring of wisdom in soul desires. If we can "engage" desire, we will learn who & what we are." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer

 Life is full of paradoxes....so many things that are seemingly in conflict or in opposition or tangential, but are actually holding the space for all of us to live and let live, to give and receive love.

It is the paradox that holds us in this space.....much like a magnetic field....where there is an invisible force that holds things in place despite the opposites / paradoxes....to create the lovely patterns....and that is what makes this life of ours so beautiful, isn't it? So then, let us learn to love and understand the paradoxes of life a little more everyday.....for that I feel is the way to be, live and let live, love and be loved.