http://bonitagringuita.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Michelle W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:20:48 GMT 2010-01-02T20:20:48Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972141 Some quotes: Morihei Ueshiba: "All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you.  Life itself is truth and this will never change.  Everything in heaven and earth breathes.  . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:26:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972141 Michelle W. 2010-01-02T05:26:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971928 Note:  This is actually a response to a request for six words for a sestina in the group INSPIRE ME: PROMPTS AND EXERCISES.   WINTER It is colder this winter, The ice won't crack. Cold . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:55:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971928 Michelle W. 2010-01-02T00:55:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971605 Happy New Year to all. Today's Practice in ONENESS is about the rhythm of Oneness, returning to a natural state of acceptance of the flow of life.   Some quotes:  Thomas Merton:  . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:13:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971605 Michelle W. 2010-01-01T18:13:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968154   SUNLIGHT DANCE   Sun rises softly, The Eastern Sky beckons her With dew dipped fingers.... Morning breeze Meanders through grasses That wave lazily as she . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:57:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968154 Michelle W. 2009-12-30T04:57:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961972 POEM FOR LILLI God smiled and gifted the world with a little girl a sweet feminine soul wrapped in pink grey eyes so intelligent seeking a reality behind mine.   Michelle Wooten © . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:40:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961972 Michelle W. 2009-12-24T18:40:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961971 Note:  My first granddaughter, Lilliana Riley Wooten, was born in Austin on Sept. 29, 2009.  My daughter was 21 when she gave birth, and it was not a thrill for me.  Yesterday, December . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:38:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961971 Michelle W. 2009-12-24T18:38:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951362 Hello!  And Happy Thursday! To all of you in THE ONENESS EXPERIMENT, I do so urge you to find the book, THE PROOF, by James F Twyman.  Beginning January 1, 2010, I will try to post something . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:36:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951362 Michelle W. 2009-12-17T14:36:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949941 Elder's Meditation of the Day - December 16 "If you have one hundred people who live together, and if each one cares for the rest, there is One Mind." --Shining Arrows, CROW . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:14:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949941 Michelle W. 2009-12-16T15:14:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948384 PREMIUM Love at a premium It's time to just become,  to dare To walk the world aware And leave behind dispair.  No more Fear, it's Joy we'll explore; It's doubt we will ignore.  Fortune . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:41:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948384 Michelle W. 2009-12-15T17:41:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946934 SEASON OF ONENESS    form Luc Bat It's time to celebrate Turn to love, not hate.  It's time To let the heart bells chime, Feel Unity sublime.  Forget The past and . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:01:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946934 Michelle W. 2009-12-14T21:01:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695306 ROSES ON THE FENCE Burst of red in the air Gaily dancing, no care - On the fence - a rose in bloom. Sweet aroma floats by Fragrant breeze fill the sky Freeing air of any gloom. Eyes delight in this . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:47:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695306 Michelle W. 2009-12-10T18:47:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941183 THE RHYTHM OF ONENESS   “Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.”     Thomas Merton . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:37:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941183 Michelle W. 2009-12-10T18:37:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919410 THANKSGIVING  senryu   to have heart open eyes and ears ready for joy makes a grateful soul   Michelle Wooten © 11-26-09 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:06:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919410 Michelle W. 2009-11-26T22:06:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762220 SHADOW PLAY They dance - we're not looking, Shadows in dew. With Fairy's breath - disappear ... Leaving not one clue.     Play again - sunrise - Hide - clouds roll by. Ride away - . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:51:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762220 Michelle W. 2009-08-04T14:51:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762195 NIGHTLY VISITORS ...shadows   They come as night falls quietly filling the empty spaces that surround a frozen heart. They speak not and in their silence they scream. Your terror awaits. . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:35:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762195 Michelle W. 2009-08-04T14:35:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762188 SHADOWS In pictures I see reminders of me shadows of who I once was. The mirror tells me to see more clearly shadows can't smile in darkness.   Michelle Wooten © 8-4-09 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:25:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762188 Michelle W. 2009-08-04T14:25:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762178 SHADOW there on the wall vision of my former self light     kindly hides truth   Michelle Wooten © 8-4-09 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:15:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977762178 Michelle W. 2009-08-04T14:15:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725452 SUMMER BUTTERFLY butterfly flit dance on summer breezes red rose   calls to you Michelle Wooten © 6-30-09 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:46:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725452 Michelle W. 2009-06-30T15:46:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710399 Taken from Joel S. Goldsmith, PRACTICING THE PRESENCE , P. 127-128, HarperCollins Publishers, 1986. This is a snippet of ... ONE WITH THE FATHER ... the realization that my heavenly . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:45:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710399 Michelle W. 2009-06-13T22:45:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710388 Taken from Joel S. Goldsmith, PRACTICING THE PRESENCE , P. 127-128, HarperCollins Publishers, 1986. ONE WITH THE FATHER What am I looking for?   A  "god"  somewhere? . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977710388 Michelle W. 2009-06-13T22:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704181 SET MY EYE   When I look up at first morning's light Tis the sun I see in the sky. Rose colored clouds and birds in flight, A smile of joy is my reply. I hear birdsong, it's such a treat To be . . . Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:24:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704181 Michelle W. 2009-06-07T19:24:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977701518 soft waves of bright pink hum of surfer fills the air carpenter bee arrives ...   Michelle Wooten © 6-4-09 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:11:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977701518 Michelle W. 2009-06-04T17:11:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695269 DREAMS OF YOU I close my eyes at night Knowing the moon burns bright - All I want are dreams of you. Looking deep in your eyes Fills my heart with surprise And my dry eyes fill with dew. So lucky  . . . Fri, 29 May 2009 18:47:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695269 Michelle W. 2009-05-29T18:47:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695305 SEASONS CHANGE Winter winds howl so bold; Winter snow falls so cold While sunlight simply dances. Upon fresh frozen white I can feel how the light Brings to each one new chances. Away the cold will . . . Fri, 29 May 2009 16:40:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695305 Michelle W. 2009-05-29T16:40:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682958 It is simply amazing how a hurt in me triggers an anger in you.  Is there something you are not saying?  Or is it all just coincidence, again? Fri, 15 May 2009 01:46:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682958 Michelle W. 2009-05-15T01:46:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681222 SNIPPET  a limerick I once wrote a quick little snippet I posted before I could clip it Nothing better to do Than count out for you The now thirty words of this snippet!   . . . Wed, 13 May 2009 03:32:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681222 Michelle W. 2009-05-13T03:32:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669485 MORNING A bit of dew to make life new while skies are blue and sounds are few, as songbird flew, and new grass grew, . . . Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:32:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669485 Michelle W. 2009-04-29T18:32:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656238 Taken from Joel S. Goldsmith, PRACTICING THE PRESENCE , P. 108, HarperCollins Publishers, 1986.   HOW MUCH TRUTH How much Truth do I know about God? I know that God is Omnipotent . . . Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:51:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977656238 Michelle W. 2009-04-15T02:51:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654994   YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE Sometimes, my sunshine is hidden behind clouds. My tears often rain down - unbidden, unwanted ... coming without permission. But sometimes they gift me . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:00:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654994 Michelle W. 2009-04-13T20:00:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654267 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE You are my sunshine. I remember when you were little and the world was yours and you were eager to learn and proud to accomplish and ready for more ... And I remember . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:34:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654267 Michelle W. 2009-04-13T18:34:01Z