What do I See? (dedication to a friend)

This is not a lengthy dissertation or melancholy tribute

Nor is it an emotional plea for recognition

It is simply a mirroring of one soul to another soul…

My thoughts reflect what I see … welcoming you to see…

Words of passion expressed eloquently often confuse 

Leaving the reader unsatisfied and puzzled by the text…

Authentic verse lays before you with sincerity void of all rancor…

What do I see? Great wisdom, gentleness, a compassionate heart

humor and wit, intelligence, love and a peaceful comfort…

You are an exquisite prayer healing wounds as you heal your own

Absorbed by pain the past forged your future lending to a brilliant beginning…

Empathy guides your heart and others lean towards your light…

They are illumined by your youthful presence…some are unaware

You teach so others may learn…never doubt your Divine purpose

I wish you could see what I clearly observe when I am near you…

Admiration, love and acceptance are my gifts to a dear friend..

Your arena is vast holding nothing back, you are a path leading others

In gratitude I hold you dear knowing you are enough more than enough…

Read Full Post »

It’S NoT My jOb!!

It’s NOT my job to make YOU

like me!!

Passengers on this journey

we glide by  barely edging

past  each  other’s  comfort zone…

do not suffocate me with your 

useless breathiness of mundane words

I admire your attempt to shine

Your success is yours alone.

Leave me to my silence and quiet resolve, 

my strength is fortified by this wall of invisibility.

Do not drop a tear from your eye

there is no sadness glistening in the

depths of being alone.

Peace fills the space where I breathe 

each corner crowded with the haughty reflection

of the ego’s demise.

Friend you are a piece of the puzzle I 

barely recognize as my own.

We are separate yet strangely connected

rounded and pointed, colorful and drab.

Sounds speak from your mouth, I hear only

the mumbling of despair, do not continue

I cannot uphold your Truth, I believe in me

and send you on your way.

Our paths do not intertwine we slip through

the veil of pretentious greetings.

I bow to compassion yet stand tall in acceptance

of moments never bonded.

I surrender releasing judgment of any unbridled thought

that has caused you harm.

It is not my job to make you like me!

Read Full Post »

Awareness

Exploration of self is daunting at times yet revealing and insightful. I have set an intention to live my life being aware and acting from love. Challenges face me daily to complain to be critical and to gossip and at times I fall prey to its negative effects. Being aware takes constant vigilance and compassion as I travel this journey of self-reflection. Thoughts come into my mind and I could immediately react and answer to it with arrogance, or I could have an intervention that shouts “What does this Serve?” I catch myself ready to speak unkind of someone else to elevate my status as important, when a voice nudges me into awareness. I stop and ask if it is necessary to relay a story that may damage rather than glorify an individual. I have stopped myself before I speak and recognized the wounded part of me that needs healing wanted attention. Being aware has grounded me and allowed space and time to evaluate what kind of conversation I want. If it is to praise then it desires to be spoken to. If it demeans it is best left unsaid. It takes practice and full attention to live in a conscious state of awareness. I understand at times I fall prey to ungratefulness and lash out at the world. I can hide, retreat and be hard on myself, or I can forgive and be gentle and move on. I found a word that expresses to the world what I want to offer and that is GENEROSITY. If I can offer that instead of unfair remarks then I am living my intention.

Read Full Post »

We are One

I often see the world in shades of gray as judgement clouds my vision. From a lofty view I see others as separate and my soul begins to ache. I have guarded myself and found lonliness while on the path to self awareness. I have looked into your eyes fearful of connection, yet some unknown emotion tugs at my heartstrings inviting me to envelope you in my embrace. Trust moves me from my shadow place into the illumined warmth of Spirit’s vision for me. I begin to see with Compassion, I touch with Forgiveness, I give with Integrity and I receive with Love. Life’s reflection is mirrored in ways that allow me to participate and live joyously, bringing about the best for all.

Read Full Post »

Contempletive- UNITY

As dawn breathes its first breath of the day I awaken. My senses become alive as sounds filter through the open window. There is an ineffable joy bubblimg within me as my heart opens to receive the gift of another day. I turn inward embracing the sacredness within that calls me home. I begin to feel a deep sense of my interconnectedness with all life. I allow myself to be an open vessel through which all good flows with ease. Infinite love for myself and all creation circulates freely in my world as I align with the perfect Oneness inside of me. I know that if union means being in integrity with all things it starts deep in the center of my own beingness. I respond to inner promptings guiding me to follow my passion and it gently urges me to allow my light to shine through with Truth. Giving attention to the power that I behold allows me to triumph over any thought of separation and celebrates my union with everyone I come in contact with. I am an outward expression of an inward source of compassion, love and joy. I yield to a new understanding and  wisdom in this self-discovery of who I am in this world. This union begins with the journey inward knowing there is only One.

Read Full Post »

Thought for the Day

   Who you are makes a difference in this world. You leave   a trail of footprints behind so others can follow in your path of love and compassion.

Walk proudly today in your Truth.

Read Full Post »

Thought for the Day

Look for areas of discontent in your life and see them with eyes wide open. See these areas with kindness and compassion, then you will be ready to see a different effect in your life.

Read Full Post »

The Prisoner Within

This place some would call evil filled with defilers of the Truth. In ignorance the mistake became a sin (A missing of the mark) to be captured as consequence. Then is this place and these men shrouded forever in the shadow of unforgiveness? How do I grasp and hold onto the dualities of right and wrong-good or bad- When I hear laughter and my eyes fill with tears that overflow for someones father, someones son, someones husband. I sit in the stillness embraced by an inner peace-enveloped by an invisible energy that courses through me, neither feeling the weight of sorrow or pain-yet there is an understanding of an unconscious mind-separation. So I go within to activate the peacefullness that resides inside my soul. I breathe into it and experience the echo of our souls connecting. They are travelers on a path intertwined with mine- I am grateful to realize the power of Love.

Read Full Post »