What Do You Want To Do Now?

The trees brush your window

The precipice steals your breath

The cloud calls you to fly with him.

What do you want to do now?

With your morning coffee cup in hand

You let your dreams glide among the trees

To the horizon and beyond.

What do you want to do now?

You know how the trees negotiate their growth

To agree with their surroundings

You know, as you had made them be that way.

What do you want to do now?

The sky

Of sweet air

Always comes to you.

What do you want to do now?

 

 

I used to be a graphic designer and an illustrator.  I became involved with the Chan Meditation Center and studied meditation and Buddhist knowledge with the late Master Sheng-yen from Taiwan. For twelve years I was in a process of deepening my meditation. I had many more experiences and insights and my life changed. After having illustrated more than 40 children’s books and writing two of them, I left this career too and went to New York University to study art therapy.

You can see more about Giora’s work on his blog and website