Get me back to the foothills of Appalachia...

Four

The four parts of my self ebb and flow to create the entity that is Ron/Josh
My body chisels out space in this reality and provides a vessel for the rest...
my mind is the logic, reason, and order in all the actions I perform...
my emotions provide feeling and passion..
and my spirit is the spark and fire burning strong and bright within
it is uniquely my own yet
belongs to the Great Spirit who inhabits and flows through all of the life around me

Going through the four stages of my life (birth, adolescence, adulthood, death) I learn from those who have walked before me and from those who walk behind me. When I am lost in the deep forest these guides provide trails and paths for me to follow.

I'm also guided by the four elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air) and the four directions (North, South, West, East)...each one, no more important than another

This path that I blaze sometimes treads on worn trials and dusty roads with age old wisdom, but more often than not I'm walking on wild soil with leaf litter and countless seedlings striving for a chance
it is these moments that I feel more confident than the leo/aries that I am....yet equally scared and nervous on this uncharted land

Ephemeral madness and permanent bliss

Remembering to walk with mindfulness among the miracles of life, I ground myself in this alfisols i call my home. Losing myself in the environment that engulfs me, discovering everything anew.


fresh wild cat tracks imprinted in the rich earth zig-zag to and fro
transient moments with close companions ingrained in my mind's eye

summer breeze whispering of change to come
I'm content in the madness of this academic nightmare
but,
these moments of sanity are slipping through my fingers
like sand through the hour glass