Screw New Year's Resolutions - Part II

At a commencement of a year, you offered a following post. It stays loyal to me as 2010 comes to a close. It's unequivocally interesting how a same themes arise again as good as again, isn't it? Like this:

Even yet you consider there is something in a devout hold up which competence be called Great Hope, many of what you call "hope" - even in a devout context - is simply rascal by an additional name. If you can find a goal which is not closely trustworthy to fear, afterwards maybe which is worth having. But be honest, have you ever done a New Year's resolution which wasn't brimful with a fright of failure, or a little other fear?

I similar to a thought of commencement anew. Of starting again as good as again - with fresh eyes. Beginning anew is akin to "don't know mind" in which both, in their process, violation through fixed views of what is.

Hope as good as fear. Guess I've been upon purpose operative with those two for awhile now. you imagine a lot of others have been as well.

Here have been a few poems to send off a old year, as good as ring in a new. May you all be liberated, again as good as again.

On Top

All this brand new things goes upon top
turn it over, spin it over
wait as good as water down
from a dark bottom
turn it inside out
let it spread through
Sift down even.
Watch it sprout.

A thoughts similar to compost.

Gary Snyder


now begins
the Future Buddha's reign...
spring pines

Issa (1763-1828)


*Image - winter whimsy from my neighbor's garden.