Dawnings
In the most beautiful way
By Nicholas Hooper
In the most beautiful way
the path to acceptance
is given through breath
and no thought, just
sitting in stillness and
listening, listening, listening
to your heart and hearing
what it really wants to say.
Like a farmer
but with no heavy machinery,
no poison for the earth,
letting the world live
and loving every part of the land,
you can nurture yourself
and all around you
into a compassionate place
where seeds can grow
into a beautiful life.
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About Dawnings:
“Every morning at around 5am I get up and go down to my studio. After a short meditation I write down whatever is in my head, giving myself fifteen minutes to do so. Then moving over to the piano (or a more portable instrument like my Ukulele when I'm away), I improvise and record a piece of music inspired by whatever words I just wrote. It is a great way of keeping both my writing and my composing going and I call these small creations Dawnings. They are mostly unedited, like sketches, so that they keep that fresh feeling of an early morning discovery.”
— Nick Hooper