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Here – Time measured by appreciating the transitions of flower arrangements

There’s always a card placed by the arrangement listing the names of flowers listed used in the display. That way,  we may learn the names of flowers reflecting the subtle changes in the season.  Flower arrangement is an art form and conveys an emotion to cheer up the space, setting the ambiance of the place.

世界に一つだけの花

You are the Only One

【作詞】槇原敬之 (Makihara Noriyuki*, lyrics & music)
【作曲】槇原敬之

sang by SMAP

NO.1にならなくてもいい  You don’t have to be Number One
もともと特別なOnly one   (because) You are already special only One

花屋の店先に並んだ  at a florist, seeing rows of
いろんな花を見ていた many variety of flowers 
ひとそれぞれ好みはあるけど  we all have our preferences
どれもみんなきれいだね but each and every flower, all are pretty
この中で誰が一番だなんて  To say which one is the best (is not possible)
争う事もしないで Flowers don’t fight to compete
バケツの中誇らしげに Each proudly in a bucket
しゃんと胸を張っている Standing straight up with open heart

それなのに僕ら人間は  But why us humans
どうしてこうも比べたがる? want to always compare each other?
一人一人違うのにその中で when each is special and different
一番になりたがる? why want to be ranked number one so much?

そうさ 僕らは  Yeah, each of us 
世界に一つだけの花 is a special unique flower, only one in the world
一人一人違う種を持つ Each carry different seeds from another
その花を咲かさせることだけに  To bloom our own flower within
一生懸命になればいい that’s what we should make efforts at 
困ったように笑いながら  Smiling, a little at loss
ずっと迷ってる人がいる Someone is unable to decide
頑張って咲いた花はどれも  Blooming flowers
きれいだから仕方ないね are all beautiful so it’s not easy to pick out
やっと店から出てきた  Finally coming out of the florist
その人が抱えていた carrying a 
色とりどりの花束と bouquet of colorful flowers
うれしそうな横顔 I see an expression of joy 

名前も知らなかったけれど  I didn’t even know her name
あの日僕に笑顔をくれた But that day, she gave me a smile
誰も気づかないような場所で Like a flower 
咲いてた花のように that bloom in places we fail to recognize

そうさ 僕らも That’s right, we are 
世界に一つだけの花 each the only one in the world
一人一人違う種を持つ each with different seeds to sow
その花を咲かせることだけに we just need to bloom our own flower
一生懸命になればいい that’s all we need to do

小さい花や大きな花  from small flowers to big flowers
一つとして同じものはないから Not one are the same
NO.1にならなくてもいい You don’t have to be the number one flower
もともと特別なOnly one  because you are already special and only one

la la la・・・

* Sadly when I was in Tokyo, the TV news was full of coverage on this musician being arrested for possession of drugs. Addiction is sad. Hope he can recover …. as he is so talented.

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Honoring the Lunar Cycle

Full class; full, completely filled – this hive – the vibe is that of golden shimmering ripples of energy.   Ripened moon dripping with golden nectar hangs heavy to the horizon, reminding all of us our connection to that lunar energy.  That energy is … powerful like a queen bee’s, nourishing and motherly.  Sunday being 2 nights within the full moon phase, we honored with our whole body, mind, spirit to our connection to the cosmos… Singular effort is put out to observe each body for the body language, its aura and calibrate the energy. So much is hidden; so much is stifled from full expression otherwise. I must cultivate the skill to better ZOOM in and create the zone without resorting to dumbing down the class and rather trust that each hears out the wise teacher within.

Ramblings of the evening infused in luminescent veil of … communal magic …refueling … together …

May this first full moon of the New Year that Native Americans named Wolf Moon

be that – as we gaze up to that round light of wonder this start of the year, we invite our animal spirit to lead us to start afresh

 

Connecting with that instinctual wolf spirit within, we are receptive to the call of the wild

Hushed  … as the night deepens and thickens

Listen to that call of our hearts desires, howling

We seek out silence, calmness, clarity where our howls echos and resonates

Finding refuge from the noise

to hear own howling echo and amplified as the vibrations

fade into the velvety night sky

 

Full Moon evening is that sacred time

to return home to our true nature within

The true nature within

our true spirit call it instinct intuition

We rediscover your luminous brilliance within

that may lay dormant shrouded in layers of dust, debris  … grayness, months and years of built up that clutter, we do away with, once again freed

 

Under the shimmering lunar magic, faint light rekindles and grows … baby flame smolders in the darkness

That light does not battle and destroy darkness but in duality of night and day

radiates energy and shines a rekindled light to flash and expose

 

We embrace life rooted into the great mother earth, we absorb both darkness and light to grow and glow

high into the cosmos to meetup with that source of all … and blessed to experience the Shift

to be that shooting star connecting and channeling that lunar energy … combustion and expansion

 

We are all stardust integral part of this boundless web of Oneness we call the Universe The Unknown

May we keep our faith

Our light will again shine however faint or powerful

as we cycle though the seasons with gentleness and grace

The Full Moon is that reminder … there’s beauty

 

as we salute the rekindled glow within

we affix our translucent gaze Embarking on the New Year with Intention

 

Credit To Pixabay for this image – thank you:)