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You Versus You

Self Awareness

You may have this recurring nightmare that there’s some
Force that’s holding you down and you cannot break free
From this thing. It’s a nightmare. It’s holding you back
From what you want. You may feel a deep sense of lack
About life yet there isn’t a reason to be
Up in arms because no one is beating your drum.

There are two fundamental attitudes toward
Life and its sorrows. There are those who want to blame
The world and there are those who ask what they can do
Differently. They have a more positive view
Of the world. The solution is their only aim.
You can make life easy or you can make it hard.

That thing that’s holding you back is you. Be aware
Of the feeling of your lack and powerlessness.
It may feel much more satisfying for you to
Blame others for all the things happening to you.
There’s no one else in this world you need to impress
Besides yourself. Do give yourself the best of care.

It’s always been You Versus You. You’re competing
With what you’re capable of – not with somebody
Outside of you. Give yourself permission to own
Where you are here and now. Also let it be known
To the universe how you want your life to be.
Rid yourself of feelings that are self-defeating.

Remember The Essence Of Who You Are

Lost In The Crowd

You Are Spirit. This must be the number one thing
To remember. Things like your personality,
Your body, and your intellect are a façade
Utilized by the ego. Now this may sound odd
To those ears that crave logic so vehemently
But the ego has no way of understanding.

You come to know who you are through meditation
Which you are always doing no matter if you
Are driving on the freeway or walking your dog.
You try to mitigate your inner dialogue.
Things like your breathing you can pay attention to.
You’re the focus of deliberate creation.

Mother Earth is a living organism and
You’re a part of it all. You are the sensory
Organs of the earth. You are the earth’s consciousness.
We’ll do harm to ourselves and the planet unless
We can change into what on earth we ought to be.
This concern is something most people understand.

Consciousness can be raised by forgetting who you
Are to your ego self and to others and then
Contemplating on spiritual mystery.
The old myths were inspired to help us better see
Our connection to spirit. We’re at our best when
We align with our spirit in all that we do.

Cradled In Kindness

The Universal Wisdom Of Love

“So, describe a moment when you experienced
True and pure grace and you knew it”
was the request.

She was quick in responding. She knew right away
How to answer. She had wonderful things to say
About one Muslim woman and at the behest
Of the requester only truth would be dispensed.

After her horrible divorce she got away
From it all to an island in Indonesia
As she spent time recovering from depression.
There was some deep emotional work to be done
In seclusion and silence. Perhaps amnesia
May have helped to mitigate the utter dismay.

When she felt better she would each day walk around
The island. It was tiny. The village was poor.
What they fished for that day was what people would eat.
Everyday one certain Muslim woman would greet
Her by smiling and touching her heart. To endure
Existence, somewhere in the heart love must be found.

The woman in this true story got very sick
With food poisoning. For several days she could
Not take her daily walk, but the Muslim woman
Had a feeling that something was wrong. She began
To search throughout the village hoping that she would
Find the sick woman. Her caring was fantastic.

When she found this sick woman, she left then came back
With some food and fresh water. Her kindness caused her
To sob deeply as the Muslim woman cradled
Her in her arms. Nothing of her love was withheld.
She’s now her face of Islam. What did here occur?
In this story is there a whole lot to unpack?