Energy Share for Sunday
April 26, 2009


Keeping Quiet

Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
This one time upon the earth,
let's not speak any language,
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
It would be a delicious moment,
without hurry, without locomotives,
all of us would be together
in a sudden uneasiness.

The fishermen in the cold sea
would do no harm to the whales
and the peasant gathering salt
would look at his torn hands.

Those who prepare green wars,
wars of gas, wars of fire,
victories without survivors,
would put on clean clothing
and would walk alongside their brothers
in the shade, without doing a thing.

What I want shouldn't be confused
with final inactivity:
life alone is what matters,
I want nothing to do with death.

If we weren't unanimous
about keeping our lives so much in motion,
if we could do nothing for once,
perhaps a great silence would
interrupt this sadness,
this never understanding ourselves
and threatening ourselves with death,
perhaps the earth is teaching us
when everything seems to be dead
and then everything is alive.

Now I will count to twelve
and you keep quiet and I'll go.


Pablo Neruda
from Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon
Translated by Stephen Mitchell

Today has been a wonderfully warm day with flocks of birds chirping and dancing around in the clear sky. A day when you head out to the beach or maybe a day at the pier and listen to the birds swarming around the local fishermen as they pull in their catch.

So I am sending our energy share with the birds. Let the boost of energy come to you now and every time you catch sight of a bird this week, or find a feather, or hear birdsong, the energy will come to you again. Keep your eyes open and look for it. Or close your eyes and imagine your favorite bird chirping outside your window. The boost of energy is yours for as long as you want it.

With heartfelt gratitude, I thank you all for being a part of this energy share. I joyfully acknowledge the boost of energy from you and welcome it with open arms.

Enjoy the previous posts and, until the next time, enjoy every moment and live the passionate life you intend it to be.

Namaste (I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells),


Lydia


1. Amy Manuel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2. Andy Cooper, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
3. Austin Ndego, Lagos, Nigeria
4. Brian Yeates, Dublin, Ireland
5. Carol Gent, Lancashire, England, UK
6. Denise Matthews, Nottinghamshire, UK
7. Donna Pfeiffer, Venice, Florida, USA
8. Dunni Olasehan, Lagos, Nigeria
9. Egon Russell, Adelaide, Alabama, USA
10. Eileen To, Middlesex, Alabama, UK
11. Eve Hale, Hampshire, England, UK
12. Grant Luckey, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
13. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, San Diego, California, USA
14. Gurjinder Strom, Miami, Florida, USA
15. Heidi Fruhling, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA
16. Hillary Bisaillon, Yorktown, Virginia, USA
17. Janet Evans, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
18. Janet Henningsen, Indialantic, Florida, USA
19. Janet Kinge, Basingstoke, UK
20. Joan Anderson, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
21. Joseph Bennett, Ventura, California, USA
22. Judy Oliver, Silver Spring, MD, USA
23. Karen Sheppard, St. John's, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
24. Kim Lerman, North Highlands, California, USA
25. Kim McCluskey, Tucson, Arizona, USA
26. Kyle James, Bel Air, Maryland, USA
27. Lena Goon, Alberta, Canada
28. Linda Cromer, The Villages, Florida, USA
29. Linda Prucha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
30. Lydia Smith-Lenardson, Moreno Valley, California, USA
31. Lynn Wilson, Manchester, England, UK
32. Madhurima Bhatnagar, Fremont, California, USA
33. Maree Rogers, Hastings, Westernport Bay, Australia
34. Margaret McGuire, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
35. Mari Hayama, Berkeley, California, USA
36. Matthew Leonard, Lodi, New Jersey, USA
37. Meelah Rasheed, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
38. Mirjam Kik, Oude Tonge, The Netherlands
39. Moira Congreve, England, UK
40. Natasha Adair, Olney Springs, Colorado, USA
41. Nathan Norton, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
42. Pamela Clements, Westminster, Colorado, USA
43. Patricia Blundon, Pembroke,Ontario
44. Rebecca Cochran, Findlay, Ohio, USA
45. Rene Beauchemin, Alabama, Tomono, Canada
46. Rev. Patricia Lusher, Berlin, Vermont, USA
47. Rosemary Barton, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
48. Sandy Kolman, Belleville, Illinois, USA
49. Sheryl Morris, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
50. Silvia Weisz, Melbourne, Australia
51. Sister Mary Mebane, Santa Maria, California, USA
52. Steve and Karen Edwards, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England
53. Theresa Johnson, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
54. Tiffany Wardle Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
55. Venkataramadas Vivekanand, Chennai, India
56. Vera Murrell, Friendsville, Tennessee, USA
57. Veronica Hansen, Sarina, Queensland, Australia
58. Violet Moreau, Pembroke,Ontario
59. Y.Nowshad, Kollam Kerala,India
60. Zachary Buchholz, Chicago, IL, USA
61. Velanthas, Manila, Philippines
62. Mark Woit, Nuermberg, Bavaria, Germany