I came across this tonight, which a friend of mine sent me some time ago. I thank him for it, and hope that i do not forget it again.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hokusai Says…<\/p>\n
<\/b><\/p>\n
Hokusai says look carefully. <\/p>\n
He says pay attention, notice.<\/p>\n
He says keep looking, stay curious.<\/p>\n
He says there is no end to seeing.<\/p>\n
He says look forward to getting old.<\/p>\n
He says keep changing,<\/p>\n
you just get more who you really are.<\/p>\n
He says get stuck, accept it, repeat<\/p>\n
yourself as long as it’s interesting.<\/p>\n
He says keep doing what you love.<\/p>\n
He says keep praying.<\/p>\n
He says everyone of us is a child,<\/p>\n
every one of us is ancient,<\/p>\n
every one of us has a body.<\/p>\n
He says every one of us is frightened.<\/p>\n
He says everyone of us has to find <\/p>\n
a way to live with fear.<\/p>\n
He says everything is alive-<\/p>\n
shells, buildings, people, fish,<\/p>\n
mountains, trees. Wood is alive.<\/p>\n
Water is alive<\/p>\n
Everything has its own life.<\/p>\n
Everything lives inside us<\/p>\n
He says live with the world inside you.<\/p>\n
He says it doesn’t matter if you draw,<\/p>\n
or write books. It doesn’t matter<\/p>\n
if you saw wood, or catch fish.<\/p>\n
It doesn’t matter if you sit at home<\/p>\n
and stare at the ants on the veranda<\/p>\n
or the shadows of the trees<\/p>\n
and the grasses in the garden.<\/p>\n
It matters that you care.<\/p>\n
It matters that you feel.<\/p>\n
It matters that you notice.<\/p>\n
It matters that life lives<\/p>\n
through you.<\/p>\n
Contentment is life living through you.<\/p>\n
Joy is life living through you.<\/p>\n
Satisfaction and strength<\/p>\n
is life living through you.<\/p>\n
Peace is life living through you.<\/p>\n
He says don’t be afraid.<\/p>\n
Don’t be afraid<\/p>\n
Look,feel, let life take you<\/p>\n
by the hand<\/p>\n
Let life live through you.<\/p>\n
<\/i><\/p>\n
Roger Keyes, Providence Zen Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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