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Posted on Mar 7th, 2008 by Mila : the unquiet one Mila
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the distance between us
cannot be measured 
in miles

or hours.

we can't explain this
with words like near or
far away.

No measures.

this ache just fills the space
between you whom I hold
right here -

and you.

And we adore, resist, 
embrace, abhor,
this ache

but it means we live.
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Tagged with: poem, distance, closeness, care
Shanti : Wild Grace
about 4 hours later
Shanti said

Achingly beautiful!
Maybe through shared experiences of pain we humans might find there is something that is closer than distance can interfere?

~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker
about 13 hours later
~C4Chaos said

does this mean that long distance sucks for you too? ;)

~C

Albert  : ~
about 23 hours later
Albert said

Jake.of course I do not know if you refer here to a certain person or adressing a general context,

Most interesting and even thrilling thing…my own experience is more and more that physical distance matters less and less. Sure, travelling is important and neetings and trips and real f2F communication and Comunion.

However the guiding purpose, meaning, values and destiny of our lives are the invisible matrix that is connecting.

As in the Film MATRIX there is this quote:

“There is no spoon”.

This ache reveal for me -its cycling and its scintillating strongly of course -in its core the creative urgency and thrill to express evolution in my life. As Chris Parish - Leading Coordinator of Andrew Cohens Enlightened Communication -says in his actual report about a retreat:

I”t feels like there are on one hand, more and more individuals in the group, because each person stands out as a real conscious agent - a player - who is not following anyone. And at the same time it feels like there are no individuals at all in the group, since there is only the one authentic self, one process, being expressed. There is no gap between self and other, which is felt as ecstatic intimacy, and simultaneously there’s a greatly enhanced autonomy. Pretty remarkable, I think! Once you’re in the non dual realm of the authentic self, these paradoxes become regular features, but I’m still amazed!”

In German language we have the words “Heimweh” and “Fernweh”. Describing the oscillating circle of paradoxical polarity. The Ache of longing to come home and the other one of crossing new horizones as Columbus did. To come home after a long time as Odysseus to Iithaka , his Greek home.

Beeing and becoming…

synonym for light : pliable provocateur
1 day later
synonym for light said

your photograph communicates that ache perfectly and your words enhance it.  thanks. 

Jung Girl : Yogi Girly Golightly
9 days later
Jung Girl said

This picture is so moving…..it sends chills down my spine the beauty that exists in this world. This ache of space that you put into words here is something we have all felt….but I find that the ache is only yet an emotion not a reality at all…..there is very little space between us all when we are in the center of our being….though our physical bodies may be temporarily removed from another physical body's personal space….the place in which that person holds in our heart suggests they are never really away.
Not sure if this is the meaning behind these beautiful words….just my own personal interpretation. :o) Peace and light…..beautiful work

dave : Good Vibes
13 days later
dave said

This is how I felt about you, Jake- and now, here you are, sitting right next to me.  =_)

jenni : hello
16 days later
jenni said

just stopping by. i like your poem. i can relate to it and you convey your feelings well.

17 days later
tara said

Very nice poem. Simple and pure.

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