Refuge Recovery And In Love With An Angel
Friday, May 5, 2017 at 9:22AM Last night, I attended a meeting sponsored by a group called Refuge Recovery (www.refugerecovery.org). It was held at a space in Santa Monica run by an organization called Against The Stream (www.againstthestream.com). The approach blends Buddhist teachings and recovery principles to facilitate a very supportive and loving sangha (community).
The meeting resonated with me very deeply. When I get home, I'll become part of the community in Boston, where Refuge Recovery is apparently very big.
We meditated. We practiced and discussed Buddhist principles, such as mindfulness, loving kindness, forgiveness, generosity, and compassion; particularly towards oneself. And, when it came time to share, a lot of people stated, proudly, to be originally from the east coast. There were an especially large contingency of New Jersey transplants.
Well now. Let's see. Buddhism. Meditation. New Jersey. It caused me to think of someone very special. And it inspired me to share this poem I wrote about her......
IN LOVE WITH AN ANGEL
In Love with an Angel
My heart exploded
Sweet Emotions
Rained like bold and beautiful
Divine and benign shrapnel
All over my life
With her wings on the inside
She helped me fly
To places I've never been
To places we've never been
One night
In a dance of fire and flesh
She asked me, "What is this?"
I whispered
"I think we both know what this is"
The words speaking themselves
As if Love itself was talking
In Love with an Angel
Felt like nothing else
Heaven on earth
I found her
She found me
Dreams came true
God smiled
- Clint Piatelli
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