In sensing the tranquillity within
In knowing the sounds of silence
In flowing freely in the moment
Is the dance of wonder and awe
Of the beauty in the being …
In the bliss of the bless.
Savvy
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When the heart dances…
When the heart dances
The body moves
The spirit sings
The soul senses
Joy abounds.
It doesn’t matter what dance you love …. what matters is that your heart loves to dance 🙂
Savvy
On Connection
Universal Oneness is an awareness
In reflections of the truth of the being
Interweaved and interconnected in every life .
Strength shines through the vulnerabilities.
As a power in the very fragility
Touched by divine grace
Enmeshed in the senses
Fired in the cauldron of life and living
Comes a consciousness of the flow
In and around us
Beyond the illusion of separation.
Is the dance of connection.
Savvy
Creative Enrichments
WordPress certainly has its unique ways
Of appreciation and encouragement
To support the writers on this platform
There are stats that show up on screen.
So I am told one morning by WordPress
That I am on a three-day posting streak
At first, I was amused and a tad bit confused
For hadn’t I been posting literally every day… for so long…
But guess WordPress took its own sweet time
To catch up to my blog amongst the millions
So I too decided to play along…
Every day since then I have been publishing
A poem written afresh, simply inspired
A continuation from my previous post
In creatives emerging in thoughts.
Perhaps from a readers comment
Or better still in its contemplation.
Today as I complete a 10-day streak
I want to share these published posts
Here together in an attempt to string
These beads of thoughts together
Poetry can be the jewellery of language.
Pearls of fresh thoughts bonded into words.
Creativity strung together in a form.
Like a necklace that is adorned in appreciation.
Creativity is there within
Us all for the taking
And all it needs is a step in
In reflection and action…
It was a joy to play along
Connecting the dots,
Stringing the words,
As they came along.
Kudos to WordPress
Stats for the supportive inputs
And my amazing blogger friends
For inspirations along my way.
Savvy
Here are the links of the last 10 day Post streak that I will simply call Creative Enrichments
A few observations …
These ten days I had a purpose steeped in creative enrichment. The idea was to be receptive and responsive to whatever that these posts brought forth.
And I sensed how these Inspirations came my way on its own.
A special thanks to a few WordPress writers who are involved without their own knowledge… that I want to thank here.
Dr Sridhar from
https://philosophyviaphotos.wordpress.com
for sending that poetry challenge up my alley and asking a profound question that made me write some more.
Efi from
https://efisoul63.wordpress.com
for mentioning and sharing some interesting links that inspired me along the way.
Sadje from https://lifeafter50forwomen.com
a new friend I made in these few days for her kind and generous words of heartfelt appreciation.
Dutch from
https://onthepathleasttraveled.wordpress.com
for being there with words of encouragement and sharing apt and brilliant quotes in goodwill every step of the way. They are truly thoughtful insights. Do keep them coming.
Annie from
https://anniegoose.wordpress.com
a new friend thanks to this writing streak
and my friend from
https://thereluctantpoetweb.wordpress.com
both whose shares and reblog of these posts, spirited my writing with their kind gestures.
And to all my fellow readers who liked shared and commented in these posts every day.
Thank you all.🙏
Any act of creativity is a collaboration of thoughts and ideas that spring forth from everywhere .
Savvy
Day 1
3 Day Lyrical posts Day I
Day 2
Lyrical Challenge Day 2
Day 3
Lyrical Challenge Day3
Day 4
Sunflower trait
Day 5
Creativity and Humility
Day 6
The Potent Now
Day 7
On Expressions
Day 8
Perspective
Day 9
Waltz of the words
Day 10
Windows of the Soul
Windows of the Soul
Waltz of the Eyes
If eyes could speak
They would say a thousand words
May be more
Yes eyes speak more than words can tell
Have you seen eyes up close
They say much more
There is defiance denial
Hurt and humility
Fear and pain
Sadness and confusion
Longing for approval
And anguish of anxiety
There is judgement and approval
Brazeness and courage
Hope and trust
Mystic and magic
Enigma so magnetic
And yet there is also
Surprise and innocence
Charm and grace
Kindness and Generosity
A Light of Love
For life and living.
Waltz of the Eyes indeed! Speaking much without words that portrays the undeniable truths of life .
How much life experiences can speak through these windows of our soul! Check it for yourself … so much to read in there. May be you can see much more ….do share!
Savvy
Thank you dear Efi for mentioning Stavros and this beautiful lilting music…’Waltz of the Eyes’ in my earlier post.This waltz is truly bewitching! 💙💙💙
Perspective.
The light shines from above in congruence
On top of the mountain
As much as on the land and trees
The light knows not the difference.
It’s purpose is to shine …
The snow capped mountains receive it
And disperse it in reflections.
And the light melts the snow
To let it flow like a river.
While it’s a different path for the tree.
The tree takes it to grow and bloom
As the light helps the flowers blossom.
Nature teaches amazing grace
To flow as much as to grow
To let go as much as to flourish
Lessons that come in the envisioning
Source is the same
It is all in the choices
In the knowing
What to do
With the source…
All is a perspective of light!
Savvy
The Potent Now!
Every moment matters
As every moment is dancing
In the potency of the now,
Pulsing and vibrating
With life in the movements.
Stillness is but a dance
In the dynamics of the flow.
In betwixt and in between
Pause, rest and action.
This now has reflections
Of both past reminiscences
And future possibilities
Wrapped up in its being.
What you see in this now,
What you intend in this now,
What you choose in this now
Is what you receive in this now.
In every now
Simply care to
Think well, choose well and do well.
Do the best you can. Because you can!
Savvy
Creativity & Humility
Creativity is innate potential.
Deeply entwined in humility
In every realisation of potential infinite
Creation manifests itself time and again.
So much to know and understand
So much to learn and discover
So much to explore and fathom
Lifetimes are never enough
Such is the potential of the infinitum.
Creativity is embedded and enmeshed with emotions. To create is to connect with the core and the depth of the being.
Savvy
In the flow of creation
Is the acknowledgement
Of the letting go
In the depth of creation
There is only pure potential
Where I, Me or Myself
Ego plays ceases to exist.
Expressions are conceived
In the potentials intention
They will find purpose
In the very strength of intention
That elevates consciousness
Beyond pride and prestige
Beyond fame and fortune.
As creativity tunes in to sense
The subtlest of emotion.
In the shaping and the blending
From thoughts to action
Creativity and humility
Go hand in hand in sublimity.
Have you any experience on the interconnects of creativity and humility? Do care to share.
A few of my posts related to Creativity
On Creativity https://savvyraj.com/2018/04/01/on-creativity/
Sunflower trait.
It is Monday morning and a start to a new week! Here is a beautiful story share.
Sunflowers 🌻 turn according to the position of the sun, in other words, they “chase the light.” You might already know this, but there is another fact that you probably do not know!
Have you ever wondered what happens on cloudy, rainy days when the sun is completely covered by clouds?🤔
This is an interesting question, isn’t it?
Perhaps you think the sunflower withers or turns its head towards the ground. Is this what crossed your mind?
Well, that’s incorrect!
This is what happens?
They turn towards each other to share their energy.🌻🌻
Nature’s perfection is amazing; now let’s apply this reflection to our lives. We all want this light and seek it in different ways: in our family, friends, religion, work and so on. But there are always going to be cloudy days, gloomy days, because there is no escaping them!
When this happens, most people become overwhelmed, low-spirited, and the most vulnerable ones, some-times, become depressed.How about following the example of the beautiful sunflowers 🌻 supporting and em-powering each other. Nature has so much to teach us.
Wishing everyone a “Sun flower”🌻 trait of turning towards each other on their cloudy and gloomy days.
Reading this story drew me to another fascinating aspect so visible in the sunflowers. The mathematical order of their spirals, that continue to mystify us in all their glory.
Here is an interesting explanation for such a phenomenon.
Truly are many aspects to the ordinary… and yet simplicities of harmony in the very complexities and chaos of life and living.
3 day Lyric Challenge’Day 2
Challenge accepted.
My sincere thanks to Dr Sridhar for nominating me for a ‘3-day Lyric Challenge’
Please do check his wonderful blog at
Philosophy Through Photography
https://philosophyviaphotos.wordpress.com
And delve into the philosophical angle of his photos which is his interest as well.
Hence the apt title.
My choice for Day 2 lyrical challenge is
Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Yes, ‘n’ how many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Yes, ‘n’ how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ‘n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ‘n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Songwriters: Bob Dylan
Blowin’ in the Wind lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Audiam, Inc
Today my nominees to this challenge are:
1 Maxim https://themaximoblog.wordpress.com/
2 Anne Copeland https://allinadaysbreath.wordpress.com/
3 https://thejetsetgocouple.com/
Rules:
1.Thank the person who nominated you.
2. Share one of your favourite song/lyrics one at a time for three days.
3. Nominate three other bloggers each day.
Savvy Raj
http://www.savvyraj.com
Favourite Songs Day 1
3 Day Lyrical posts
Challenge accepted.
Day 1
My sincere thanks to Dr Sridhar for nominating me for a ‘3 day Lyric Challenge’
Please do check his wonderful blog at
Philosophy Through Photography
And dwell into the philosophical angle of his photos which is his area of deep interest as well.
Hence the apt title.
My choice for Day 1 of the Lyrical Challenge is byLeonard Cohen’s
Dance Me To The End Of Love”
As you click on his name above, you will see the link to my earlier dedication to this wonderful artist.
Have posted one of my favourite video of this song here . Do watch!
Here are the lyrics…
Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We’re both of us beneath our love, we’re both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic till I’m gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We’re both of us beneath our love, we’re both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of loveDance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic till I’m gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
To day my nominees to this challenge are:
1
https://efisoul63.wordpress.com/
2 https://happymesshappiness.wordpress.com/
3 https://mayawillemse.wordpress.com
Rules:
1.Thank the person who nominated you.
2.Share one of your favorite song/lyrics one at a time for three days.
3.Nominate three other bloggers each day.
Savvy Raj
http://www.savvyraj.com
Light of Life.
In the vastness of the dark
A single candle makes a difference
It illuminates and creates interest
It draws attention and focus
For it casts a riveting spell
It attracts life towards it
For it is light of Life itself.
Light and dark
Fill the void
With their own potential
There is much that is yet dark
Yet even a glimmer of light
Sends out a message there is hope
The purpose of light
Is to shine on its path
In spite of the darkness
The essence of light
Is never hidden too long
Although the light
May cross paths with darkness
The nature of light
Is to shine on…
No matter the darkness
For it cannot remain
Too long in the pocket
Suppressed or subdued.
It shares from wherever it can
In every direction and distance
And when it stir up on some reflections
And has pushed those shadows behind
It knows it has fulfilled its presence
Light is all encompassing
All allowing and fearless
Lighting paths of darkness
In clarity and understanding
In the utter dark of the night
Its presence needs a little wait
In both patience and perseverance
To envision the mighty rays
The dawn of its true potential
In Lighting the hearts
Aflame in purpose
In beauty of the envisioning…
The potential of possibilities
Light of Life
You are on your own
From the moment you birth
And you are enough for you
Savvy
This poem is a reflection of my thoughts after reading my good friend Anne Copeland’s verses on Lady of Light.
https://wp.me/paaMAw-2A .And while you are there you should also check out her very interesting blog All In a Days Breath.
Subtlety & Grace of Transpersonal Love
Communion: A boundless bond An artwork by Savvy Raj
When one reaches a realm where every thought trangresses the personal self and senses are transmuted to infinity.
Where there are no boundaries of feeling bound, where every connection is a give and the sharing extends much beyond the taking with unconditional love and grace in every action.
Where being in touch with one’s most conscious self, there are no disappointments,failures, stress or pressure of approvals or disapproval.
Where the body mind and spirit feels alive to every moment that life has to offer…in a nonjudgmental space that is acknowledging of one another as they are…
There is an acknowledgement of Subtlety and Grace of Transpersonal Love.
Universally this stream of unconditional love is flowing in all beings and its just a matter of time and energy to bring this to conscious awareness.
Savvy Raj
Image Credits A painting by Savvy Raj
And I reshare this post thanks to the lovely quote share by my dear friend Ashok Subarao who thoughfully sends inspiring quotes and pictures for me to write and paint on .
This quote share by William Blake resonated deeply with what I had written on Transpersonal Love . So I simply had to incorporate it here and what was interesting to me to note was how the image colours of the quote you sent and matched so beautifully with my painting drawn back in time .
Thank you for your kind shares once again .
On Embodiment
Channelling Embodiment: Artwork by Savvy Raj
On Embodiment
Immerse yourself completely in your passion
Your every expression of it is what makes it tangible
As you direct your focus to its manifestation
As you keep moving from the abstract to the concrete
As you recognize the gifts of life and connect with it.
Your engagement will and perseverance will take you through
That is what creates possibilities beyond limitations.
To realise your dream, you embody it.
Savvy
On Encouragement
Correction does much,
but encouragement does more.
Like the sun after a shower!
Encouragement offers,
To appreciate to support
To foster to enrich,
To uplift, to inspire
To rally, to cheer
To motivate, to stimulate…
To boost and to embolden.
To encourage and to build hope.
Choose encouragement every time .
Savvy
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