April 15, 2016

Binary Code In The Garden Of Eden

April 15, 2016/ Nick LeForce

A simple search of the internet will yield a thousand formulas for success, each with its own claim on truth and promises to heal our wounds, to kill our stress, to lift us out of impoverished lives, and to land us in happily ever after. I am not immune to the power of these promises and have spent thousands on gaining access to the secret. My life is an unsolved mystery; but I have a strange sensation that I am also the only detective who can "solve it." This is my poetic ode to the mystery!

April 11, 2016

Pebble

April 11, 2016/ Nick LeForce

Our lives are truly nested in greater forces, forces over which we have no control and that often carry us along in life, whether or not we are aware of the ride, and regardless of whether we accept it or resist it. These greater forces are "what brought you here and what will take you on the next leg of your journey." Developing a relationship to these greater forces is one of the great tasks of life.

April 07, 2016

Endless Horizon

April 07, 2016/ Nick LeForce

This is one of my favorite poems. I wrote it while walking the beach in Scarborough, Australia when a question formed: Is the horizon you envision for yourself big enough to hold your dreams? That question became the seed for my own self examination and growth and served as the key line in the poem that I composed over the next two days. What limits your horizon and what might you do to expand it?

April 01, 2016

Struggling to Relax

April 01, 2016/ Nick LeForce

For most of us, a simple mental scan of the body reveals a lot of unnecessary tension that we carry in the form of tensed muscles in our everyday life. This poem considers the question: Why do we humans "struggle to relax" when all other animals do so easily and naturally, even after the most stressful events?

March 30, 2016

Sweetness of Life

March 30, 2016/ Nick LeForce

Aristotle said, "The beginning Is more than half the whole." How we start our day often sets a tone or mood that we carry with us into the night. Why not start the day with the sweetness of life...

March 21, 2016

Let My Muse Lead

March 21, 2016/ Nick LeForce

What happens when you let your muse take the lead?

March 11, 2016

Lighthouse

March 11, 2016/ Nick LeForce

A lighthouse warns of danger, serves as a guide, and stands present whether we succeed in our journey or fail in the effort. It is both a beacon of light and a tower of forgiveness. We may be at the mercy of the world, but this poem asks: Are we the lighthouse? Are we present and accountable to all things in our life?

March 03, 2016

A Breath Away

March 03, 2016/ Nick LeForce

Astonishment may be the only appropriate response to the experience of being alive....
What we see, hear, and feel in the world around us
is just a step away, just a breath away,
from immersion in amazement.

February 20, 2016

Ride Into The Day

February 20, 2016/ Nick LeForce

I often enjoy an early morning walk to start the day and especially so when I am in a place near the beauty of nature. This provides me mindful moments, an opportunity to connect with myself, and restore my balance with the world before the demands and desires of the day steal my attention. This is also a good time for me to dictate my intent for the day, which, like today, while on the south bay bike path near the Doubletree Hotel in Burlingame, often becomes a poem.

February 19, 2016

Appointment

February 19, 2016/ Nick LeForce

On occasion, my writing takes me deep into a spiritual realm and I am shy to share it because I have no religious credentials and no spiritual affiliation to cite as a source. Perhaps I drink from the same well as the mystic poets, Rumi or Hafiz...or perhaps it is because I have an appointment...