Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Recent Poems

 Heart Travel

Is it your intention to leave footprints
in the sands you travel, or perhaps

to let the sands you travel on leave
grains of welcoming in your heart?

Along the way as you wander and
wonder, know that you will be

challenged and gifted,
opened and closed,
find new horizons,
and curate old ones.

And then on return discover
a new you, a new clarity,
a new pulse and beat
of your own heart.

richard hammer  / 3.9.17



  Daily Reawakening

There is an opportunity everyday
to reappear.

It is a turning of the page for
a blank page, a new chapter, or fresh vision.

It is a feeling and insight into
what purposefully beckons.

The opportunity is to be drawn out, to be
pulled forward, immersed in new energy,
and to dance in new light.

It is an opening to receive the day's blessing.

Who will you be today? The old repeating version,
or the one that invites wonder, creative flow,
magic and spontaneous delight?

Come dance in the light of this new day.


  richard hammer  /  3.28.17


The Fires of Your Being


How do you attend to the fires of your being? The practice of yoga is about settling more deeply into who you really are. Use of ritual and routine can help create and maintain a sense of balance. But then, when the inner embers that are the soul's fire need fuel, step out from the routine and perhaps create a new routine. Try these 3 R's:

Reset – your operating system. A re-boot, which might mean an Ayurveda massage, a weekend silent retreat, rendezous with a lover.
Revise – your criteria. What passion are you willing to fuel?
Renew – this action step requires your commitment, discipline, grit, and joy for living.


Then appreciate the quality of your own presence. This is self love. Love your Self. Love the journey you are on.