Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley

I'm Back.

Well the story is a simple one. It goes like this:
Tova, (my best friend) said to me, "What happened to your blog man?" I said, "I'm taking a break." Then I read her my last post- she said, "You can't do that, you on a best life break too?" And that was pretty much that. I'm BACK! My well needed rest turned into a hibernation. I'm back in Toronto from California and avoiding the cold has kept me inside. Mostly in bed, under the blankets and um...eating cookies. Far cry from the Griffith Park. They say a picture says a thousand words...

the scenery from the top at sunset...

then there's...

peculiar to see a mannequin in a Snuggie. I was scared.

then again there is truth and beauty everywhere you look...

a tree that has lost it leaves adorned in light.

what is it that you may be taking for granted?
so the best life continues. it lives in the art of being grateful.
i went skating in the freezing cold today with my nephews. warmed by their hugs and kisses.

my niece sajira says - stay warm.

love you.

i am full of gratitude. truly. i just finished the second part of the NLP (neural linguistic programming) course today. it was such an amazing expansive experience...
i am bursting with excitement.

for now i must rest. i've learned recently that the more i am in motion, the more stillness is neccesary.

there is no breath without the space in between.

forever one of my favorite passages, "be still, and know that i am God".
still as a mountain. meanwhile, precious gifts are being formed and the world unfolds.
continued blessings
ngozi


cape town sept. 2009

day 38 and 39

Albert Einstein: "I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details."

day 37.

“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

day 36. to love.

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi

artwork by aly kourouma - he has an art show coming up at the Zanzibar in LA this thursday night. definitely worth the checking out if you're in town

day 35.

the substance of the universe is conciousness.