Tranquility - Carpe Diem’s Tackle it Tuesday #1 Serenity

 

Sri Swami Sivananda (1887-1963)

This week the first episode of Tackle it Tuesday is Serenity and it is based on the philosophy of Sri Swami Sivananda (1887-1963) who composed the song of the 18-ity.  He was born in the south of India an studied medicine.  He worked as a doctor several years in Malaysia. After that he settled in Rishikesh at the foot of the Himalayans where he devoted his life to yoga and the spreading of it.

The first ity was serenity and the goal was to meditate and contemplate about this ity and become silent. Every ity needs a week (or a month) to learn. After you have done all 18 ‘ity, you start again with number one and so on.  There will become a time that you have changed into a better person, more in balance.

deep silence

at the top of the mountain

I discover myself

© Chèvrefeuille

centre on my breath

silence,  picture open meadows

OM, I`m at one.

eyes closed

cross legged, breath relaxed

tranquility

© Tournesol 2014/08/04

Submitted for: Carpe Diem TAckle it Tuesday #1 Serenity

Short form poetry

© Cheryl-Lynn '14

Hello World - Bonjour le monde! 

I had started this blog several years ago, not really knowing what I wanted to do. I wanted to write because I love writing.  I also wanted to make a statement about some important issues like mental health, racism, bullying and much more. Well, in the interim, I discovered WordPress and ended up opening three blogs there.

One I do get on my soapbox and beat on my chest at StopTheStigma

One where I share thoughts, reflections and lately have been trying out poetry and short stories at

Cher Shares and the last one simply describes the work I do and services I offer at NtouchAlecoute
 

In the past few months, I have been writing more haiku and truly enjoy this form as well as tanka, tilus and shadorma.  Of course I am a mere amateur {boy do I have a lot to learn} and I've noticed following a few prompts that many participants and amazing poets are on blogger.  So, {I am a bit long winded, I know, but I'm getting to the point of this psot}, I will be copying some of my short form poems here and hopefully I will be able to follow other great poets on blogger, so I can get these alerts in my mailbox. 

So on that note, I leave you and invite to drop by from time to time. I may not be as consistent on this blog as I am on Cher Shares but perhaps in time I will be more regular in my postings.

 
© Tournesol'14-07/23