My Meeting

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. I sometimes lurk in the shadows And move through the night Looking to start a fight With the only one deserving of my might Myself and the stars at night Echoes of the light that shine so bright Reminding me of that place inside Where all is … Read more

Enough

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. When am I ready to surrender enough? Enough to let go? Surrender to the pain that drives me To the fire that ignites when I open my eyes On some days it’s harder More difficult to let go Hope for a better tomorrow Let go of all … Read more

The Sweetest of Meetings

Image source: My private collection. Agaete, Gran Canaria. There are different places inside Yourself Different sides to Your Self Finding peace amongst them Can mean being seen as Yourself There is safety there present But before that comes trusting Your being Allowing Your surrender To the kind stranger You might want to see into their … Read more

The Thinnest of Lies

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. As much as I secretly try I cannot ever Ever Escape from life The thinnest of lies Is telling myself that I Can finally find A teaching, a practice That can say goodbye To myself In the silences of the mind The quiet meetings Will always … Read more

Truthfully

Image source: http://www.meh.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/meh.ro10617_1.jpg The art of listening Truly listening to someone with Your whole entire depth Takes time and requires practice If I’m truly in it with my presence The experience can be meaningful for everybody involved Including me Imagine taking somebody with Your gaze Taking them fully in They know You are there for … Read more

A Simple Conversation

Image source: http://www.desktopwallpaperhd.net/background-nature-conversation-112674.html It’s warmer together The heart beats a deeper rhythm It’s closer together Bodies locked in knowing Knowing that this will end So they move slowly Gratefully as one Hearts opening in silence Just a look can say all that’s needed Deeply, sweetly, discreetly A simple conversation That takes a lifetime Ian Altosaar

Yours

Image source: http://7-themes.com/6966185-nature-autumn-forest.html All of You Every little part The way You brush Your hair behind Your ear The moody noises You make I’m amazed by sheer capacity of You Such character Deep emotion Commitment and heart You make me smile Doing my best to find All there is behind Those big luscious eyes Watching … Read more

Lineage energies

Image source: https://w-dog.net/wallpaper/nature-green-grass-old-tree-scenery-view-thunder-clouds-sky-picture-nature-grass-tree-sky-storm-clouds/id/299519/ I want to talk about something I’ve been watching lately in my own life and the lives of others. Lineage energies. What do I define as lineage energies? Energies that have been in a specific family’s dynamics for generations. I’ll give You a couple of examples. Let’s say Your great-great-grandfather was learning … Read more

Your Man

Image source: A painting from my collection. I want to be Your man Not Your therapist or girlfriend I want You Not the shallow ideas and mind games I trust You That You can take care of Yourself I want to be there for You With all Your depth I want deep meaning I know … Read more

Love Me

Image source: Private collection Love me Truly Love me Deeply Fill me Openly Thrill me Suddenly Sit with me Quietly Depend on me Lovingly Nurture me Willingly I will take You As You With deep emotion Ian Altosaar