June 16, 2023
Quote for Today
"Women deprived of the company of men pine, men deprived of company of women become stupid."
Anton Chekov (1860-1904)
Notebooks (1921)
Friday, June 16, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
GROANING
“Oooooh!” and “Aaaaah!”
These are the sounds
taking place in the woods of my soul.
Add, “Uggh!” and “Aaagh!”
and I have my inner cries
and my deepest complaints.
Are these my prayers -
more real than those
on the prayer cards
or in my prayer book?
Are these the sounds
that nobody hears but me?
How about YOU, O God?
Do YOU listen in – in my soul?
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023
CHANGED
I just got transferred
from the ocean to the country,
Long Branch, New Jersey
to Ephrata, Pennsylvania,
a retreat house to assisted living.
I just walked down to the water
to say, “Good bye – I haven’t
appreciated you in the 3 years
I was stationed here.
Sorry."
Will this remind me to feel the
missing and appreciate the next?
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023
BLAME
The person to blame
in the long run is oneself.
It takes time to notice this reality.
It takes time to stop blaming
parents and family and teachers.
It takes time to go figure.
It takes time to forgive,
It takes time to realize the other
has their own field to cultivate.
That means weeding, derocking,
cultivating the earth that is me.
Time, getting one’s hands dirty,
having the right tools – and
learning to work with the weather.
Adjusting ,,, adjusting ,,, adjusting –
stop the blaming, so the me I am
ends up being the me I really am.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
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