Author: stevehaarman

When an injury occurs or an operation takes place

You usually need some physical therapy to improve

Recovery and shortening the path to psychologically

Keep you sane.  One is grateful to the person

Helping you and they are very encouraging, prompting

You do your exercises correctly and be aware of

Your posture.  They are also keenly aware that you could

Take a spill so they are always on the alert for the sake of

The recovering patient.  It is a wonderful feeling to

Have a healer who actually cares and is pulling for you

Throughout the process.  So far I have been lucky or

Blessed.  All of my caretakers have been lovely people who

Are diligent and do not deviate from protocol

The Physical Therapy area is part of the addition to the Hospital

They also have a swimming pool for water therapy. 

An infusion center, named for my late bride,

Is also ready.  The rural health clinic has been remodeled

And soon will be ready for the art to be hung. 

This will be a big job and it will be fulfilling for me 

If I am left alone to make the decisions on where

The work is to be hung.  In life, there are usually more Chiefs

Than regular Indians so I must contend with egos and

The need to control.  Everyone has an opinion and not every

Piece of art is appreciated by everyone, although

The majority of the people really like the art and

Many of the pieces came from Santa Fe.  Some of

The artists there donate a few pieces if I but one

Or two.  This has helped our collection and we

Have about three hundred pieces.  It will take some

Time to figure the layout, then the hanging, and

Finally the labeling.  I hope I continue to heal

While proceeding with the Art Project.

Stanski

June 13, 2022, ^

The sun is shining brightly

The mild breeze is whispering

Nature’s original music

A fawn is laying on the grass

Just outside of the woods

Its white spots are round

Like its position on the ground

To say we are blessed is

An understatement to all

The television is blaring

Baby talk and bad manners

Prevail and I wonder what

The psychological result will be

As those who watch it grow up

Stupidity wrapped up as

Entertainment.  There may

Be some lessons learned but

Also affirmation for bad manners

It is the way of an affluent society

Where control of people is

A necessary evil that we do

Not realize until we are in a crisis

There is a family of geese swimming

In single file in Lake Michigan’s water

It appears to be a mother and four

Children.  The father was with them

Yesterday but absent this morning

The reason is not known and

Could only be guessed at

My daughter, granddaughter and

Great-granddaughter are on the

Beach looking and searching for

Beach glass.  It is fun and I hate

To paint it black, but why should

We have broken glass on our beaches

It is said that the lakes and oceans

Are full of man-made garbage

Some people just don’t care or

They learned the bad behavior

From the Sunday morning cartoons

Stanski

June 12, 2022, ^

My meditation for today. An adoration.

I see the God of earth, the God of all the universe; the creator of all we understand, and the God of all that we don’t know. The Almighty One, the all-powerful One; the One Who knows everything, which is beyond our comprehension; the God Who wants love and gives love to us in ways we cannot understand; Who keeps order in the planets and stars and all solar systems, while we destroy one tiny speck (our earth) like a dime on a football field and think we are righteous. Where we live in chaos and fail to live up to His precepts where we ignore the fringes in order to favor our own selfish interests, where we focus on ourselves avoiding the cries for help, and where our faith is weak but our hope for His favor is excellent. Our love although sincere falls short of expectations.

Stanski

June 11, 2022, ^

Your truth will prevail

We will be called out of

The darkness into Your

Light.  The chaff will be

Separated from the grain

We will exalt the Father and

He will be at our side

We will not be alarmed as

He promised this reward

For our goodness.  The

Evil ones sought control

And committed dark acts

There is only One Who has

Total control and He was

Humble and sent His Son

To die on the cross for

Our sins.  His Son taught

Us all that we had to know

To gain our place in heaven

All will be well as we

Follow His Precepts

Praise be to Him

Stanski

June 10, 2022, ^

I hear ancient cries

It is not yet nightfall

But getting close

I realize it is crows

Calling for their family

To settle down for the night

Soon it is quiet and to

Our sense peaceful

We are not fools, but

We have no idea of

All the activity that goes on

Even when the cries stop

Although we are capable

Of many things, we are

Still ignorant of what is

Happening about us on

The land, in the air and

The waters.  There are

Miracles waiting to be

Discovered and most if

Not all men are ignorant

Of the ways to discovery

So we remain ancient

Moving forward slowly

Waiting for the next

Enlightenment and then

Heaping praise upon the

One discovering it, even

Awarding then with a

Noble Prize and paying

Them huge sums of money

We have explored only

A small percentage of

The oceans, forests and

Jungles.  There are answers

Waiting and species to

Discover.  We interfere

With natural processes under

In the guise of saving the planet

When we may be interfering

With natural progression

Stanski

June 10, 2022, ^

There are those so convinced

That liberalism or socialism is

The very best thing that could

Happen in this country

They basically want

Without deep consideration

For everyone to live in

A state of equal misery

Where do they come from?

These ideas that seem so grand

Is it the breakdown in morality?

Or the need to lead a band

They slap down our President

Because of words he has said

Name one predecessor who

Has had a perfect resume, so sad

He loves this country and

Did not have to serve, and wealth

did not stand in his way.  He stood up

And proclaimed we could be more stealth

He was one of twenty, but survived

Ran against corruption and

The American people took his side

Much to the dismay of the

So-called chosen ones

Impeachment was the goal, before

He took his oath.  He had an agenda

And proceeded to accomplish more

Then anyone thought he could

He had insiders against him, people

From both sides of the aisle

The fake news press could not acknowledge

Anything he did that was good

Soldiers are happier, our forces stronger

Taxes lowered, regulations reversed

A wonder among the men of his day                                     

And still he is daily cursed                                            

Stanski

June 10, 2022, ^

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Look for the good in things

Avoid evil processes

Be positive and tolerable

Listen to the nature’s songs

Be a miracle to someone

Be aware of possibilities

Make kindness your motto

Know there’s always beauty

Sometimes you have to look for it

Even on those cold, damp,

Windy, bone-chilling days

Help someone out

Be a hero to someone

Listen to others

Waking up every day

Give credit to others

Daily prayers and meditation

Making where you are better

Do not be judgmental

Share with others and cheer them

Be aware of the beauty

Think of others first

Relate positively to nature

The keychain id heavy, but

There is still room for a few more

Do not slander

Be true to yourself

Stanski

June 9, 2022, ^

I remember waking that long-ago morning

I will never forget

One of those things that happens

Giving feelings of regret

We had been to our property

That bordered Brook Creek

Our group of children,

Parents and grandparents

Having a wonderful time

Picnic and all, including some wine

Traveling down to the water

Required a little finessing

Worth all the effort

The stream was a blessing

Places where warm tributaries

Blended with the cool

Just a lot of fun splashing around

Until it was time to go

That was when grandma

Trying to help the little ones

Slipped and hurt her toe

She thought it would be all right

I only hoped it would

Time went on and her problem remained

That’s when I started the, “what if”, game

Nothing would change what had happened

No one was assigned the blame, so

There was no plead for forgiveness

I wish it hadn’t happened

It really made me sick, but

Sensitivity to things like that

Is part of my astrological makeup

The dear lady passed away

Close to being one hundred

Has been afflicted with dementia

For almost twenty years

I have not seen her in all that time

She wouldn’t even know me, but

I will never forget her or

Waking the next morning

Wishing it all had been a dream

Stanski

May 9, 2022, ^

When I try to stay quiet
I tend to drift off and sleep
I guess it is all right when
Your body is healing, but
I will be glad when I am
Healed.  Physical Therapy
Is necessary and I go to
Professionals twice a week
And rely on my own 
Integrity to do the ordered
Exercises on the other days
I do them inside so I cannot
Hear the music of nature:
Waves hitting the shore,
Wind blowing through trees 
And the songs of the birds
So I may start singing my own
Songs, not that I wrote, but
Songs I know.  I’ll see if that helps
Today the sun shines here
My spirit is lifted
I think of the soldiers and
Police, I pray a prayer of hope
For them and I hope they
Find (Because sometimes 
You have to look for
Beauty and goodness) and
If they find it I pray their
Spirit is lifted.  I pray that
God watches over them
And allows this war to end
I pray that the misery around
The globe turns into joy
Because leaders decided to
Do the right thing and free 
The people to live a lovely life
I pray for prisoners, slaves,
The starving and homeless
I pray for God’s chosen people
I am thankful for the miracles
Of each moment, day and night

Stanski
June 8, 2022, ^

CONVERSATIONS WITH ANNAMALAI SWAMI
Bhagavan often told devotees to 'Be still'. Did he mean ‘Be mentally still'? 
AS: Bhagavan's famous instruction ‘summa iru' [be still] is often misunderstood. It does not mean that you should be physically still; it means that you should always abide in the Self. 
If there is too much physical stillness, tamoguna [a state of mental torpor] arises and predominates. In that state, you will feel very sleepy and mentally dull. Rajoguna [a state of excessive mental activity], on the other hand, produces emotions and a mind which is restless. 
In sattva guna [a state of mental quietness and clarity] there is stillness and harmony. If mental activity is necessary while one is in sattva guna it takes place. But for the rest of the time, there is stillness. When tamoguna and rajoguna predominate, the Self cannot be felt. 
If sattvaguna predominates one experiences bliss, clarity and an absence of wandering thoughts. That is the stillness that Bhagavan was prescribing.