Sunday, June 11, 2006

Get Away from Yourself
By Don Iannone

Too much of the time
we live...within time,
as though the hands of the clock
have some real meaning in life.
Simply not so.
Fashion yourself a cloud,
floating high above earth.
Let yourself drift...in the wind,
let it carry you...far...away
from wherever you normally are.
Find a new space...in life;
one empty all resistance.
Let that space open...you
to new things you don't know.
Get away from yourself,
and get to know...who you really are.

16 comments:

Kai said...

beautiful

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Kai...thank you for stopping by and sharing this comment.

Kai said...

thank u 4 ur comment:o)

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

You're welcome Kai.

Bob said...

By co-incidence I was thinking along these lines about two hours ago. I was listening to a documentary about Miles Davis: he would get his musicians to start afresh each time e.g. he told a guitarist to play as if he had never played the guitar before.
I began to think this would be a great principle in everyday life!

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Rob,

Miles Davis is one of my favorites. Great musician. Can you play some of his music?

Thanks for stopping by.

CE said...

Sounds like a good advice.
By the way, still no news about Kathy?

rauf said...

I don't wear a watch Don. I want to hold moments I loved, between my eyelids but they slip away.

the only way i know said...

breathed a sigh of relief with this one!

Stacey said...

Ahhh, I can feel myself floating away as I type this. Life is all about new spaces.

Mike said...

Thank you for this, Don. Time, and scheduled adherence to it, is one of my greatest weaknesses. This is a beautiful vision you've presented, a wonderful meditation.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Thanks Imemine. No word from Kathy. She disappeared out of sight. Hope she's ok.

Rauf, good for you for not wearing a watch. That is why your photography is so beautiful--it's timeless.

The only way I know...welcome and hold that breath of relief.

Stacey, yes life is about new spaces for me as well. Keep creating them.

Mike, all of us tend to adhere to time (and for that matter space) too much. We are that beyond time and space as Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj reminds us in I am That.

Bob said...

I am only just beginning to take to Miles Davis. For a long time I was put off by his melancholy. I hope to write a post on "Kind of Blue" before too long.
He is like the Picasso of jazz in that he embraced so many styles.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Nice way to describe him! Excellent Rob.

Linda Jones Malonson said...

"Fashion yourself a cloud" How unique!

Getting away from one self is a hard road to hoe, but it's possible. Yes, I too love Miles Davis, but only in moderation. I find blues stimulating, but too much of it can cause depression.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Amias,

Thanks. Yes indeed...a cloud...floating...high above it all! And yes, we need uplifting music too.

Don

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