Tag: humanity

as i am…

I love every word of this poem/prayer and hope that you do too!

Kripa's avatarA Thing of Grace

as i bow my head in prayer each morning i praise the thousand forms of the goddess
– she who encompasses all aspects of creation
as i step from my building onto the sand each day i ask forgiveness of mother earth
– she bears my weight and steadies my feet
as i glance to the ocean every day i wonder at the vastness of creation
– it is puzzling that we differentiate the waves from the water
as i begin my labors each day i strive to offer the best of myself
– the purest aspects that are the hardest to find
as i speak to my father, who follows Christ, i am grateful
– he embraces the universality of the search for God
as i read the news about the middle east, prayers spontaneously erupt from my mind
– the people in that region are but human, and…

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

I recently went to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.  That movie touched my heart SO much.  There were so many scenes that I will remember for a very long time, and I usually don’t remember the content of movies even the day after I see them.

I decided to post about it because I assume it is a movie that a lot of people would never consider seeing.  Most of the trailers showed the war part of the movie but not the heart.  I just found a trailer that at least shows glimpses of the heart portions.

I wish they had chosen another picture to put on the front of the trailer.  I sure would have.

Yes there is violence in this movie.  But there is so much heart and many lessons about life and living as well.  I was teary for many hours after I saw it, and not many of my tears were from sadness.