Stand Against Shame

Live in the light

Dream in the darkness

Believe in the right

And, shut out cold starkness

Revel in blind goodness

Repel all that is bad

Always move forward

And, never act sad

Complete what is broken

Don’t change what is whole

Repeat the unspoken

Climb out of your hole

Be friend to all people

Don’t live in the past

Fly down from the steeple

The die is NOT cast

Stand tall in the wind

With your head in the sky

Open ears to the din

Is the best way to fly

Billy Radd

Asheville

Way of the Bicycle

Way of the Bicycle

Playing music, dancing, or riding a bike all model The Way of Tao.

When you play music or dance

or run down a road 
you are “in the moment”

on the cutting edge of time

like a flying bird, or a swimming fish, 

or a child riding a bike to school.

After you learn how to ride a bicycle

you don’t have to think about 

pushing down with one foot 

while relaxing the other, 

keeping both feet on the pedals, 

running into a curb,

or balancing.

You can do it automatically after some practice

and whistle a tune or talk to a friend

at the same time

without concentrating on 

not falling off your bike.

Following your own life path can be similar.

After you learn how to follow your own way, 

you don’t have to think about every choice

you must make in life.

You can do it automatically after some practice

and whistle a tune or talk to a friend

at the same time

without concentrating on

not falling off your path.

Billy Radd

Asheville