The Song Of A Hummingbird

"Am breaking some formats and just going with a complete inspired moment of poetic prose, solely based on the observation of one particular hummingbird over the past few months.

It has been a gift to watch the magic of "the birds & the bees", so to speak.  The habits and mating rituals of nature is simply amazing to witness......love on"

                                                                                   - OJO -

The Song Of A Hummingbird

He sat atop the highest branch of the Alder tree, singing to the vibration of love into the open , eternal skies.

The leaves began to bud and the tree became filled with the lush, green life of summer.

He came every day to drink from the nectar of the nasturtiums on the terrace high above.

With each encounter he would dart off into the rambling blackberries below, singing his song of bliss.

The land became dripping with the abundance of figs & plums to sent the air on a delicious, sweet drifting breeze.

A companion comes to dance & fly among the sky & trees, and brings a new dimension to his song.

They hover atop the blackberries as they sing together the most joyous and rhythmic sounds of beauty.

The winds begin to blow the leaves far off into the western skies, and the melody of the hummingbird remains imprinted on the wings of time.

He flies with freedom, knowing there is separateness in togetherness and the winds of fate will always guide his way.....singing into eternity.

                                                                                                                         -OJO -

You never know when, where, how, why, who or what will inspire the creative mind.  It is about living in freedom....the freedom that is only attained from within.   We all have the access and capability to utilize it at any moment.  Living in the wind and soaring to meet our destiny is akin to living the reality of all our dreams.  We are truly are here  to live a joyous and abundant life, so whatever that is to you, go and live it....live it hard, fast and free, live it with joy and love in every breath.

Just get on, and fucking live it in love ....life is bliss!!!

Being A Seeker of Bliss

"Ride free on the winds of time - love hard from the centre of your heart - let the fire of your soul ignite passion in everything you do!"     - OJO -

As a seeker of bliss I sometimes have found that not all paths lead in this direction.  On the journey the quest of inner peace can be deceptive.  It's like an illusive butterfly that cannot be captured....the truth of containment does not exist. And as any winged creature - bird, insect or beast their nature cannot be caged. 

When a free soul has been contained in a world or lifetime of controlled environments and illusions of reality, there becomes a silence in their flight for creative freedom.  The serenity of the soul cries for the bliss of a life that is unsung.  This is the time of belief, and of rebellious cause.....to free the wings and ride the winds of time in complete trust that the wind will carry you as you soar in the true direction of your passion.  It is time to love with the hardness of a diamond and shine your truth in every direction.  Let the flames of desire consume you, knowing all is just as it is meant to be and release illusions of the mind!

In the wind we see the movement of creation - this is the simplicity of inner peace, to be One with creation.

Fly free, ride the wind and follow the blueprint of your soul!!!!

Follow the path of the majestic eagle...look to the clouds in the right!

Brother Bones & The Gypsy Queen

Well here we go into another turn on the path!

This is definitely one of those lean hard and low types of corners....where you feel the imminent sense that at any second the ground will swallow you whole. From this viewpoint the only thing to do is go harder!

This sums up so much of the intense energy and warrior-like tendencies in the air.  Many unexpected events are occurring rapidly....there is no time to take our eyes off the horizon line.

The Gypsy Queen hits the road once again.....

In a weekend my whole life went into a new dimension.....
As I travelled a piece of highway (that is one of the most familiar pieces of pavement in my life history) the car crammed with my belongings and my child size skeleton "Brother Bones" riding shotgun....I had to laugh and cry all the way.

The laughter was humour at the looks from other drivers and the tears were pure grievance!

What a crazy duality it was. 

The sadness of what could have been and the tears that followed for what never can be, were soul cleansing. The joy of new beginnings and the flutter in my heart somehow over rode the sadness as I drove along...wind in the hair and sun on my back.  

This was a blissful state to shift into.  The outcome of that 'lean hard and low' corner on the labyrinth of life was exhilarating. ...and a lesson in love and trust that I can never regret taking so hard!

Here comes the next stretch of open road.....bring it on!

Let's Ride Lovers!!!!

Mona Lisa & Buddha - Into The Wind

"Living in love....what does that mean?   

Riding into the moments of joy I find my heart, my soul, my love of all becomes clear.   

There are no boundaries of love and fear.  

I am free to be the me I was incarnated to be, and love in all mannerisms.                                                                                         My world is bliss, my universe is euphoric and my soul is love."  

- OJO-

What if Buddha picked up Mona Lisa?  

Maybe her smile is just that.....enlightenment?  She does have the look of bliss, does she not?  We have pondered her smile since its creation on canvas, questioning what she was thinking or seeing or feeling - what does it mean?

As I came across this great photo of Mona Lisa I couldn't help but see the bliss factor in her smile....and the same smile instantly came to me as I was in such an intense relation to the symbols that moved my soul into a very deep and happy space within.  A time line of being in oneness with the moment.

And then a crazy visual flash of her hooked up with a large bellied buddha man, brought a moment of laughter in more ways than one! I could see them riding around together on a harley, laughing and being in each others arms, spreading love to everyone they came across....and suddenly the smile made even more sense. 

The smile of love!

Love On Everyone.....smiling is a Universal language!

The Little Buddha Has Training Wheels

"The wind is still yet stirring gently in the colourful leaves of gods creation.  I sit in sequence to the events that occur in my daily world...from sunrise to sunset...I dream the illusion, I write the dream, and all becomes real."   

- OJO - 

Welcome to all who have come to an enlightened world on a path of the unique and slightly twisted events of life!

This blog has been stewing within for quite some time and the title idea was given to me by a magical man called Angel, who was wearing a sarong, speaking words of love and growing the most delicious mushrooms I have ever tasted  - in case you are wondering off the start...no, they weren't magic mushrooms!  That would be a whole other blog!!!   His essence went straight to my heart, his touch was gentle and his eyes danced when he spoke my name as we introduced ourselves.  We related and talked about many topics within a short amount of time, and then he looked at me mischievously and called me "a buddha child riding a harley"!  How had this complete stranger summed me up so well, and how did he see me so deeply from within and without?  How did he see my childlike innocence, my rebellious adventures, my knowledge and life experience, and the quintessence of my soul - in such a brief encounter?  

These were  stirring thoughts for many days after this meeting.  Especially the ridiculously humorous  image I had conjured in my mind of riding off into the sunset on a beautiful custom Harley Davidson  with a glorious pair of earrings flying and sparkling in the wind!  How Divine!!  How Free!! And how much more living in the moment could that be? With this vision, many moments of insight, contemplation, love, child like spontaneity and release .... I have arrived here. For now I still ride 'behind'....the vision remains in my mind and the dream lives on!

What a gift this angel was that night.

Since that moment of this enlightened meeting, I have felt a shift in a way that is still indescribable....as if I was given some deep insight into my soul and purpose, yet with no clear or concise marker to tell me what I was seeing. An inner vision I understand well, especially when it comes to painting and expressing my bliss on canvas, this though is without form, it is deeper than possibly my human-ness can transmute at this time. And in light of that, it is through this expression of vulnerability and love that this blog has come to fruition.

Here it is now, in the beginning state of raw truth!  A blog that comes from the heart and soul, that dispels the idea of superficial spirituality and embraces the realities of this life we live in, on all the stages of growth and all walks of life. To live in the wind and enjoy every moment that is offered to us. The wisdom of life can be revealed  in raw form in the most absurd times and the adventures of life can be expressed through the freedom of our thoughts.....for me this happens in those moments of the open road and the beauty of this world.  The people  that join together and the love everyone shares is expressed in each adventure.

So as this blog progresses it begins with the little buddha needing training wheels....

Without judgement and without fear...all comes from a place of love.  In recognizing an admittance of what we see to be real - as an illusion, there becomes another realization of seeing without our eyes and feeling without our hands.  To see with our hearts and feel with our souls!  

This can feel like a completely new realm of experience.  (Here is where the training wheels come in handy.)  Balancing our hearts and souls so we may glide freely along the path requires at times the steady hand of guidance to show the way, likened to the symbology of training wheels, we must first get our balance and then soar free on our own strength, and come to experience the ride for all the bliss and exhilaration it is.  

Living in the state of a child Buddha, how could that be?........are we not all children,  are we not all Buddha's, and are we not all living this life? 

We are all together and the code of honour is LOVE!

Live & Love in Freedom on The Journey!

B.C. Interior  July 2012