Grandmother Spider Hitches A Ride

" She weaves, creates and re-creates the web of life on the winds of change"  - OJO -

As I travel the roads of life  and explore the web of my soul the connections encountered are filled with lasting memories and smiles.  The people and places are ever changing and the net grows larger with each new day....some times there are rips, tears and holes that need mending, yet each time is an opportunity to re-create and begin anew to solidify the core.

The times of upheaval can arrive in gusts of uncontrolled winds and as we harvest the bounty of the season a remembrance of what has been swept away lingers in the air.  The essence of what was is the thread of what is and the thread of what is becomes the web of eternity.

Sometimes we are here to ride the winds as a hitch hiker and simply allow the journey to take us to an unkown destination. We can enjoy the scenery without a goal or plan and weave our destiny into the fabric of life.  

Just as Grandmother Spider we can create the web anywhere at anytime.  Our strength and perseverance to live as frree souls is found in every thread we spin. We are the power of the universe and within each of us is the knowledge of our ancestors to guide us through a collective experience in time and space. 

The time of knowing is now and the act of knowing is in being our own creators .....we spin our own web that connects us to the larger threads of the cosmos. In doing so we must also be able to ride the winds of change and start anew wherever we land. To be in each moment of creation reveals the purpose we have been gifted with on our journey....the essence of our soul is released into the stars.

So as Grandmother Spider weaves the universe into creation she may also jump on the winds of time to carry her through the stars of destiny as a hitch hiker of the universe.

Stick out your thumb and jump on for the ride of your life....live it with your face in the wind, the sun on your back and stars in your eyes!

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!

Happiness is Found In The Bellies Of Buddha & Santa

" My soul dances with the the rhythm of love, my heart dances with the rhythm of my soul, my body dances with the rhythm of the universe. " 

 - OJO -

How amazing it is that love and creation are movements in the dance of life.  Over this season of sharing comes many opportunities to spend in moments of love, whether it be family, friends, lovers or complete strangers.  We create it everywhere we go and with everyone we connect to.  During these days we enjoy all that is offered and given, the food & laughter are abundant in all ways.  And oh how the belly grows! 

Thinking of who we of the West most associate with joy, laughter, a round belly and love..... Santa - and of the East....Buddha!  How appropriate it is to put the two together at this time of the year, to combine the essence of what giving is in all its forms.  And as each also convey to us the message of these virtues there is the sense of freedom and rebellion, to stand up for who and what we are.  Neither are exactly 'normal' in any sense of the word.  

It's so pure and easy to live in this frame of mind...to be Buddha or to be Santa, to simply live each day with these traits in our hearts. There are of course times we cry, we mourn, we release fears and we come back to the belly of happiness. We remember that our freedom is within the heart.  We come back to the moment of Love....the womb of all creation.

So go and create, the world, the dance of life, the love and laughter you desire.....and do it full throttle!

Happy Season of Love & Light!!!!

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