We spend our lives running from one event to the next. We have become so busy, we have forgotten to be still. Just what rat race are we on? I like to say that as busy as we are, we need to get to the opposite peace and quiet. This race includes running from those bottom lines!
RUNNING
By Merry C. Battles
Running, running, but to where?
Meet one here. Meet more there.
Scurrying to find happiness.
Racing to capture fulfillment.
Leaping to consume.
Searching for what's good tomorrow.
Maybe if I keep running,
I won't have to think about me...
Who I really am,
What I really feel about life,
Where I am going.
This glorious race leads us back to
Just me sitting here.
Loving the world or hating it.
Making peace or creating war.
Just me alone.
But tied to trillions and zillions of other stars.
copyright 2009 Merry C. Battles
THE BOTTOM LINE
By Merry C. Battles
The bottom line will do anything
To get what it wants.
It will pollute our rivers and
Damage our minds.
It will cheat and steal legally,
Not caring where is the next buck.
It will lie and represent anything to
Make those numbers roll.
Roll up only.
And if on the way down
It will kill off or fire,
That unlucky sap that stands on the bottom line.
What is this thing?
A pot that can only grow,
Or heads will spin.
What price riches?
Destruction of our glorious planet.
Defilement of our once - pristine minds.
Where can we run from those bottom lines?
©2009 Merry C. Battles
Merry C. Battles has worked in the healing arts since 1977. She has practiced the art of massage, Jin Shin Jyutsu (an ancient form of Japanese Acupressure), CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki, and foot reflexology. Merry is the author and illustrator of "Christmas Meditations on the Twelve Holy Days December 26-January 6" Merry's book is a compilation of her 26 year meditation journey with the twelve holy days. Her book can be used all year as we travel through each sign of the Zodiac.
Merry has been a student of the ancient mysteries for as many years. Her greatest joy in life, along with her grandchildren, is to learn about the spiritual. This is reflected in all of her work.