<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">My pleasure to share. Here's to setting sail in this perfectly blustery wind today. What does this inward sea have in store for me to be today???</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The beauty of the Beloved...</div><div dir="auto">The Beloved is not some other. <br>
The Beloved is you.<br>
The Beloved is me.<br>
The Beloved is us.<br>
We and the Beloved are one.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you, Rumi and Daniel Ladinsky (translator)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">~ Ed</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: giopanaro--- via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 3/14/25 10:09 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Roz via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Cc: giopanaro@aol.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [Thespiritexpress] Rumi In The Breeze - Today is such a day... </div><div><br></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp6e7b3c4ayahoo-style-wrap"><div></div>
<div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Yes!!!</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open, and so much beauty.... </div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">And today is such a day!!!</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Ahhh.. I love it!</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">Thank you Ed~</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr">viktoria</div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 08:01:37 AM PDT, Roz via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261"><div>That’s so beautiful, Scott!! Ed!! Thanks for sharing this!<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Love, Roz 🙏🏼🩷💕<br id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature" clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqt3613022138" id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqtfd73578"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 13, 2025, at 7:47 PM, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div><div class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqt3613022138" id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqtfd82826"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqt3613022138" id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261yqtfd64044"><div>Yes….Today IS such a day!!!!!!! Thank you Ed. Thank you Rumi. Thank you wind. ♥️<br id="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage" clear="none"><div><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Mar 13, 2025, at 7:44 PM, Ed Balldinger via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:</div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261Apple-interchange-newline" clear="none"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Dear Community ~ </font><div><font size="4"><br clear="none"></font></div><div><font size="4">I've been busy combing through my poetry files the past few days, planning to read in Mendocino on March 29th at the monthly poetry reading, and ran across this beautiful Rumi piece that compels me to share with my dear friends in the Mendo/Fort Bragg area. Rumi does the real thing. Peace, love and harmony to all...</font><div><font size="4"><br clear="none"></font></div><div><font size="4">~ Ed </font></div><div><font size="4"><br clear="none"></font></div><div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;">ON A DAY WHEN THE WIND IS PERFECT</span></u><u><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"></span></u></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">On a day</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">when the wind is perfect,</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Today is such a</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">day.</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">My eyes are like the sun that makes
promises;</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">the promise of life</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">that it always</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">keeps</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">each morning.</span></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">The living heart gives to us as does
that luminous sphere,</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">both caress the earth with great</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">tenderness.</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">This is a breeze that can enter the
soul.</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This love I know plays a drum. Arms move around me;</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">who can contain </span>their self<span style="font-size:14pt;"> before my beauty?</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">Peace is wonderful,</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">but ecstatic dance is more fun, and less narcissistic;</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">gregarious He makes our lips.</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">On a day when the wind is perfect,</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">the sail just needs to open</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">and the love starts.</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:Sans;font-size:14pt;">Today is such</span></div><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Sans;"></span><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">a day.</span></div><div><br class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261webkit-block-placeholder" clear="none"></div><p class="ydpd5d72938yiv7114545261MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:New serif;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14pt;text-indent:0.5in;"><br clear="none"></span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14pt;text-indent:0.5in;">~ Rumi
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