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Other People’s Approval

Happy Audience

Those who get the most approval in life are those
Who care the least about it and people who get
The least approval are those who go after it
With a passion perhaps because they feel unfit
Deep inside for approval. They often regret
Their decisions to go against what the heart knows.

Paradoxically if you want approval
Then you have to stop concerning yourself with it.
Think about those who get it. They couldn’t care less
About what others think of them. They have access
To the wisdom within them. They will not permit
Outside circumstances to affect their morale.

When you’re so busy being that you don’t have time
To notice what the neighbors are doing then you
Can concern yourself only with that which rings true
In your heart. Never mind what other people do.
One may think that this is a selfish point of view
And it is. It’s the only path to the sublime.

Put yourself before others. Stop people pleasing.
It’s important to compromise once in a while
But not always. Practicing saying ‘no’ kindly
Is essential to your being ultimately
In a place where you offer a genuine smile.
Your sense of self-worth is truly worth reseizing.

Success And Feeling

Pure Happiness

Success is a feeling that most strive to achieve.
It’s the validation of your dedication,
Perseverance, and hard work. It’s satisfying
To succeed. The feeling is most gratifying.
Once it’s done then there’s reason for celebration.
It starts with having something in which to believe.

You advance confidently in the direction
Of your own dreams and endeavor to live the way
You had imagined. You will meet with a success
Unexpected in common hours. Your willingness
To let success chase after you helps you to stay
Receptive to the universe’s perfection.

If you can place into your imagination
What you want to attract and begin to feel it
Then that which you feel yourself to be you become
And you’re given that which you are. Give yourself some
Instant gratification. You want to permit
Your passion to invigorate your creation.

So, assume the feeling that would be yours if you
Were already in possession of your desire
Then your wish must be realized. Try it and see.
Feel your way to living your life successfully.
Anything that you want you’re able to acquire.
Get prepared for the dreams of your life coming true.

Mirror Reflections

Reflection

You’re always authoring your field of awareness.
It’s your mind screen. It’s all the experiences
That make up your life. You are not just you. You are
Everything that surrounds you. It may sound bizarre
But it’s true that the reflection you offer says
Much about you. There’s nothing that you can suppress.

Your field of awareness extends beyond your skin.
It includes all the people you’re with, the places
You go to, and your general life circumstance.
What takes place in a mirror can’t happen by chance.
When you move your reflection moves by the graces
Of reality if it’s what you believe in.

“They’re a mirror.” You’ve had people say this to you
Often when you’re complaining about someone who
You don’t like. What they mean is there’s something in you
That attracts that odd person. So what can you do?
You can change that reflection to one with a new
Mirror image – one with a more accurate view.

The world is your reflection but you get to choose
What gets mirrored back to you so be discerning
About your mirrors and the image you project.
Be more judgmental about which ones you select
For reflection. Your life is about returning
To a state where your mirrors uplift and amuse.

The Great Secret

Fantasy Forest

Perhaps you should go to a university
And take that fifty-K a year job like all those
Many who’ve gone before you. But are they fulfilled?
Chances are the spirit within them has been killed
All because of the unworthy path that they chose
As they learn to face up to their reality.

This insane world teaches you that you’re limited,
That the world is a tough place, and that you must play
It safe always because there’s a finite amount
Of resources. This world teaches you to discount
Your own worthiness in a very subtle way.
Shortage consciousness among people is widespread.

But the truth is that you can achieve anything
That you want. There’s no limit –  no separation
Between you and the universe. You can allow
Wellbeing to become you as soon as right now.
Every moment is ripe for a new creation.
Be receptive to what the universe can bring.

What you think you deserve you will always attract.
This world is a canvas made especially for
You to paint on with your own imagination.
You’re the artist. Get to work. You’re the only one
To decide you can do it. Keep open the door
To your source of creation and make an impact.

I Give Up!

Apprehension

I try hard not to struggle. It’s probably why
I remain in perpetual anxiety.
If I care less about things that get on my nerves
Then perhaps I may get what my spirit deserves
Which is true peace of mind and the freedom to be
Satisfied with my living as each day goes by.

What I’ve been doing has been halfway even though
I’ve been greatly wanting to do it all the way.
I’ve given it more effort than anybody
That I know yet success doesn’t chase after me.
I Give Up what is causing me all this dismay.
It’s the wisest and most sensible way to go.

I Give Up my confounding confusion and my
Control of what can’t be controlled. I find relief
In releasing the need to make up excuses.
When I surrender I find that it produces
A feeling in me which enhances my belief
In a lawful universe where all must comply.

I will tell the story of my empowerment
And my worthiness. I tout the benefits of
My knowledge of the Law of Attraction and I
Can depend on my guidance when things go awry.
I Give Up the resistance that I have to love.
There’s nothing more important than feeling content.

The Vortex Of Creation

Color Swirl

The expanded version of you is the one who
Is experiencing all the joy you’ve felt since
The beginning and throughout your whole existence.
The accumulation of good times is immense
But it can be sometimes difficult to convince
Folks that its existence is actually true.

It’s a vortex of energy that you create
By your thoughts and your feelings about what you love
That becomes your expanded self as you let go
Of resistance such as fear, shame, doubt, and sorrow.
You can think of it as being heaven above
And the good news is you’re able to reach that state.

When you sort through the contrast of life you acquire
Certain preferences. When you feel intently
About them without any hint of resistance
They must manifest. It isn’t a game of chance.
You tap into your own fund of source energy
As you line up with the having of your desire.

Get to feel what the expanded part of you feels
By becoming aware of your own worthiness.
Your Vortex Of Creation is one to behold
In its fullness and its blessings are manifold.
Don’t forget that you always have total access
To the absolute splendor that your heart reveals.

I Am That I Am

Center Of Eternity

When you hear someone call your name you would expect
It to have come from a person and not a bush
That is burning. If such a thing happened to me
I would not be as calm and composed. I would be
Figuring out the fastest way to get my tush
Out of Dodge. Would my behavior be incorrect?

“Take your sandals off, Moses. You’re on holy ground.
I’m the God of your father, Isaac, Abraham,
And Jacob.”
Moses hid his face. He was afraid

That indeed some horrendous mistake had been made
Yet he did have courage because he didn’t scram
As I would have done. Bless him for hanging around.

God had orders for Moses. “Take your people out
Of Egypt and take them all back to Israel.”

Moses had questions but the biggest one he had
Was how would he convince folks he hadn’t gone mad.
“Who should I say that told me to do this, pray tell?”
That they would believe him he had tremendous doubt.

God replied, “Tell them ‘I Am That I Am’ sent you.
This is my name forever. This is how I’ll be
Remembered for many generations to come.”
It’s a name that makes you want to scratch your head some.

I Am is the name of God so naturally
When you utter the words I Am, you are that too.

Time Has Come

Consumption Of Spirit

We are standing at the threshold of a nightmare
Or the beginning of a whole new way of life.
Artificial intelligence is promoted
By a few folk who are only interested
In pure profit. How can it eliminate strife?
When you’re down on your luck how could a robot care?

Are they themselves the result of what a human
Being will evolve into when disconnected
From the real force of the universe? Is there light
Within the human heart? Do they know wrong from right?
There are some whose hearts will never be affected
By the feelings of others. It’s not in their plan.

Yet the kingdom of heaven is within us all.
Difficult it is to see how this can be true
Nowadays but we must remember who we are
And what our purpose is. We have strayed way too far
Off the right path. Is there anything we can do?
Will our ignorance ultimately be our fall?

We are light beings with access to the greatest
Medicine. It is the light consciousness within.
We can radiate wholeness, love, and compassion
Rather than fear and hatred. We will have begun
Something worthy of passing to our next of kin.
In the future of our species we must invest.

Create Who You Are

Living Art

You’ve an axis of power when you surrender
To the infinite interior of your soul.
“I don’t know” is your mantra. You don’t try to force
Anything. You’ve learned how to rely on your source
Of creative influence. That which makes you whole
Has become your own emotional scale tender.

The Brahman is unknown to those who know it and
Is known to those who know it not. Anytime you
Voluntarily give up control you access
The unlimited power of your consciousness.
You may be limited by the things you cling to
But how to let go of them you now understand.

Much energy can be wasted on self-defense
Or in trying to make things conform to your will.
You know now that it makes you not trust anyone.
You’re the dictator who knows not how to have fun.
Letting go requires no special rigorous skill.
Being efficient comes with too great an expense.

The true power within you allows you to be
The cooperative component in your own
Self creation. You’ve learned how to be satisfied
With yourself as you are and to take certain pride
In how much in the way of consciousness you’ve grown.
Happiness comes with living in humility.

The Ego’s Reflections

Self Reflections

I can’t give you a dozen apples unless I
Go and get them from somewhere. What else could I do?
If I haven’t love in my heart then I can’t give
It to anyone else. If the way that I live
Is unworthy because of the things that I do
Then I cannot give up on my wondering why.

If what I have in my heart is raging contempt
For another then what’s reflected back to me
Is the worst in all people and I’ll attract those
Of a pugnacious nature and those who oppose
Any semblance of peace or generosity.
My vibration would be decidedly unkempt.

Reflections on our inner worlds can show us parts
Of ourselves that are hidden from our awareness
Consciously otherwise. They tell us what we need
To work on. As the spirit within us is freed
Whatever we focus on will be a success.
It may feel good to us to uplift others’ hearts.

A reflection of our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings
Is our lives. Our relationships, home lives, careers
And so on show us what we can appreciate
And what to do more work on. The lives we create
For ourselves take us to fascinating frontiers.
All things are possible when the happy heart sings.

From Fear To Curiosity

Curious Child

If you want to escape from your cage you must die
While you’re still alive. This means you must change your whole
Way of looking at life. The great master follows
His own nature and not all the folly that goes
Along with life. Your freedom is your only goal
And your own heart is the one you must satisfy.

A person who is truly good isn’t aware
Of his goodness. He tends not to accumulate
Anything but instead will give everything to
Everyone else. His kindness and wisdom are true
To his nature. He has learned to appreciate
All of life. Only love a good person will share.

The more one gives the more one receives in return.
That should never be the reason for being kind.
Kindness comes with the wisdom of feeling complete
In oneself. It becomes habitual to treat
Everyone kindly. One lives with true peace of mind.
No divisions among people does one discern.

When pursuing your passion keep kindness in mind
And in heart and let fear be a thing of the past.
Your can move From your Fear To Curiosity
When you see your life as an opportunity.
You were meant to feel good sorting through the contrast.
That humanity is interesting you’ll find.

You Are The Universe

Alien Citizen

The world of human drama is nothing compared
To the whole of existence. The intelligence
That created the universe created us.
How it all happened would be something to discuss
But since nobody knows it wouldn’t make much sense.
Manifold are the scientific theories shared.

You can understand things like your intuition,
Synchronicity, happenstance, and harmony
Once you reach the state of God realization.
You’ll be truly amazed by all that you get done
When through the eyes of divinity you can see.
You become more compassionate with everyone.

What is that inner calling that tells you when you
Are off track – the one that you will often ignore?
It’s that divine, organizing intelligence
That created all things in the universe. Hence
You’re the same as this intellect. What could be more
Satisfying than adopting this point of view?

Subatomic particles don’t act like inert
Agent entities. They each seem to have a mind
Of their own. They respond to our thinking process
And our point of attraction. We are nothing less
Than the infinite universe and we’re inclined
To create. Each of us is a living expert.

Everything Is An Opportunity

Open Doors

Many doors are before you. Each one is a brand
New adventure. The choices you have keep you well
Motivated. You put you life in your own hands.
Any path that you choose your consciousness expands.
In the heat of the moment your spirit must dwell.
Life is an opportunity from where you stand.

Being the kind of person that you choose to be
Is of utmost importance. Your understanding
That everything that comes your way is a blessing
Is your mindset of armor. No second guessing
Do you have about joy in your life expanding.
You transcend any situation easily.

Everything given to us by God is perfect.
No one can deny that the mountains, the valleys,
The rivers, and wildlife are all masterpieces
Of divinity. Observation increases
Our belief in perfection. No one holds rallies
Against absolute beauty as one would expect.

Everything else that we have has come about by
Our own thinking which too often leads us into
An acute misperception of reality.
As you see your life as an opportunity
You’ll find that there isn’t anything you can’t do.
Your own wellbeing you can no longer deny.

You’ll See It When You Believe It

Deep Thought

You’ll See It When You Believe It. This is to say
That a thing is first vibrational energy.
If you tune yourself to it then it will become
Manifest. Everything that’s physical comes from
This directed mind energy. Naturally
Your belief in what you want will light up the way.

Self-improvement makes sense. We would all like to be
Happier and slimmer but unfortunately
We too often focus on ways of getting there
That don’t work and we end up in utter despair.
The fact is that a new job or a toned body
Cannot satisfy you at least not completely.

There are many ways to get the things we desire
For ourselves in our own lives but basically
It all begins with how we choose to think. “As you
Think so shall you be.”
By now you know this is true.

With this old proverb you can master how to see
Everything as something you’re able to acquire.

What you think about is what expands and grabs hold
Of your mindset which can be a good or bad thing
Depending upon how the thoughts feel within you.
If they don’t feel quite right then you know what to do.
It would hurt to end up with your ass in a sling.
Benefits of good thinking remain manifold.

A Fast And Powerful Prayer

Moment Of Prayer

Those who claim that they’re not insane probably are
And vice versa. Those who think that they’re of ill mind
Really aren’t. There’s a middle ground where I reside.
My own character defects no more can I hide
From myself nor all others. I’m no longer blind
To the sins I’ve committed. It feels most bizarre.

“You’re busted, disgusted, and not to be trusted,”
Says the blue book about me and my drunkenness
And because of my neediness I’m a tough nut
To be cracked. I’m reminded that I don’t know what
The hell I’m doing most of the time. I confess
That my bad attitude needs to be adjusted.

Once a Jesuit priest named Father Joe Riley
Gave an answer to the question, “What’s the shortest
Most powerful prayer in the world?”
He replied,

“That would be, ‘Fuck It!’” meaning don’t worry your hide
Over small stuff. His answer succinctly expressed
Is effective. It may be the best thing for me.

In an instant the weight of the world is lifted
From my shoulders as I pray for total release
Of the things I can’t handle. I’m able to see
What I’ve done with my life quite a bit more clearly.
The surrender contributes to my inner peace
As the whole of my mindset has now been shifted.

Your Inner Voice

Intuition

Are you willing to listen to that Inner Voice
That no one else can hear that says, “You can’t tell me
What I’m here for.”?
It takes a certain fearlessness

To face up to its message. You are nonetheless
Capable of compliance. It wants you to be
In a place where your life is a thing you rejoice.

Do what you want because of the passion you feel –
Not because of the money, prestige, and fanfare.
Do not write a book or get another degree
Unless you feel deeply that’s who you’re meant to be.
There will come a time when not a person will care
Much about you. The probability is real.

Your Inner Voice whispers. It will not speak loudly.
You must get quiet to hear what it has to say.
Don’t confuse it with the noise of your intellect
Which is loud in comparison. Do redirect
Your attention to silence. You will in this way
Get insight from your state of receptivity.

You know which voice to listen to. It’s the sane one –
The one that will guide you to where you want to be.
The voice of the ego train yourself to ignore.
Your Inner Voice can offer you a lot more
In the way of living your life more happily.
Do behold your magnificent journey begun.

About Life

Family Cutout

Is this universe friendly or is it hostile?
Which is it? Is it filled with evil and hatred?
Is it one of benevolence and harmony?
Ask this question of yourself because it is the
Most important one in life so go right ahead
With your answer. It shouldn’t take you a long while.

What you see is what you get. If you see anger,
Desolation, and sorrow then that’s what will be
Much of your life experience. If you see love
Everywhere then love will be the basic part of
Your existence. Don’t you want to live happily?
Think about your life in the way you would prefer.

Change the way that you look at things and when you do
Those things will change to match what you now have in mind.
Science has proven this by now so it’s a fact.
Every thought that you think has a subtle impact
On your point of attraction so be more inclined
To think thoughts that are most beneficial to you.

Any situation is far less important
Than your interpretation of it. Anything
In life is simply a product of the meaning
Given to it. Give your soul a thorough cleaning.
Onto old destructive behaviors do not cling.
Things you can do are more that the things that you can’t.

Sacred Geometry

Eternity Symbols

Since the old days of Plato and Pythagoras
Sacred Geometry has spurred speculation
And wonder. Skeptics insist finding these common
Patterns throughout nature that reflect the Brahman
Are of happenstance. In contrast, adoration
Is given to these symbols by the mystic mass.

The Cave of Brahma can activate a wide range
Of new abilities and states of consciousness.
The daily practice of Sacred Geometry
Will increase your physical and mind energy.
Staring at these symbols can eliminate stress
And the mystics insist that your whole life can change.

Various traditions believe these symbols make
Up the building blocks of our reality. So
Basic and ornate shapes common throughout nature
Each have meaning and power. Their nomenclature
Is of elegance. It’s as if they want to show
That our not noticing them would be a mistake.

Meditators use Sri Yantras and mandalas
As objects to focus upon to further hone
Their mindfulness ability. It’s a fine way
To express your spirituality each day.
 You can do this with others or when you’re alone.
You will never go back to the way that it was.

Reprogram Your Mind

Mind Puzzle

The subconscious mind is responsible for much
Of our thinking, behaviors, and actions and so
It determines much of our life circumstances.
We can think consciously but slim are the chances
That we change the subconscious mind. We cannot go
To that place easily due to nature and such.

Most people have a vague idea of how their
Subconscious minds impact them but they don’t fully
Understand it. They hear about it and think, “Oh
That’s entrancing but is it something I should know?”

So they never work at it intentionally.
It is hoped that this message is helpful to share.

Change the habit of something that doesn’t matter
Like which shoe to put on first. After a few weeks
Of your doing this consciously you’ll come to know
That you can break any habit and you will show
Yourself that you’re a master of subtle techniques.
Of your mind energy it takes but a smatter.

Negative thought creates tension in the body.
Take time to imagine yourself calm and relaxed.
The more your body becomes accustomed to it
The subconscious mind gains maximum benefit
From your conscious intention. It sucks to be taxed
By behaviors you can get rid of completely.

Seeing Clearly

Wisdom

I believe self-reliance is something that I
Meant to learn here but didn’t. The time that remains
I must use expeditiously. Had I been born
Under different circumstances would the scorn
That I feel for myself yield to me any gains?
This question is ridiculous and I know why.

My focus needs adjusting. The lessons I need
To learn are automatic. I need not depend
However on pure happenstance. I’m free to choose
The time schedule. There isn’t any time to lose.
Years remaining accentuate the subtrahend
From the total. I now have to pick up some speed.

Had I lived in an orphanage I would have been
Self-reliant in no time but that’s not the way
It turned out for me. I can learn from my mistakes.
I can also accept life’s many lucky breaks
But in doing so I’ll take care not to betray
My own purpose. I’m taught this again and again.

I can begin to see my life not just as a
Series of accidents, failures, and huge mistakes.
Everything that has ever happened plays a part
In the dharma of my life. I take this to heart
When I think of the past and all of its heartaches.
In a state of self-soothing I’m willing to stay.

From Ambition To Meaning

Acceptance

What happens when we move from the ambition stage
Of our lives into wisdom? The aging process
Isn’t well accepted by our society.
It has not a grasp on spirituality.
This materialistic world wants to suppress
Any sign of decline having to do with age.

Thoroughly unprepared we take this step into
The afternoon of our lives. Worse still, we take this
With the presupposition that our ideas
And our truths will serve us hitherto but because
This is false the most evident truth we dismiss.
We’re attached to whatever’s exciting and new.

But we can’t live the afternoon of our life by
The same program we used for the morning. What was
Plentiful in the morning by evening will be
Very little. We enter that stage hopefully
Knowing that it is governed by different laws
Than the one before it. There’s a good reason why.

What was true in the morning is in the evening
A falsehood. What was marked by ambition is now
Redirected to service. Life has more meaning.
It’s a time of reflection and one of weaning
Oneself from the ego. It’s the time to allow
What’s to come with no worries about anything.

Spirit

Precipice Of Eternity

Spirit is as it was and will be evermore
The basis of existence. We are connected
To Spirit by virtue of our being alive
So it’s not some condition where one has to strive
For perfection. Spirit should not be neglected.
It is the source of all that we are asking for.

You’re already connect to everything in
Your life you think is missing. It’s spiritual
In essence. You have to be in the receiving
Mode to get it. It’s not by your disbelieving
That things happen. You must perform the ritual
Of belief in yourself. Now’s the time to begin.

There’s nothing outside of you. You’re everything and
Everyone. There’s no ‘them.’ We are all part of one
Unified field of energy. When you reflect
On this truth and its power then you can expect
Things to happen your way and you will have begun
An adventure of happiness by your command.

Not a tree has branches so foolish as to fight
Among themselves. The drama that plays out right now
Will resolve itself or we’ll continue to be
Caught up in the grotesque scourge of humanity.
What is that thing within some that wants to allow
Retrogression of consciousness? It isn’t right.

Everything Was Once A Thought

Thoughtful Moment

Everything that exists now was once just a thought
Which means everything that is ever going to
Exist must also be a thought. Ultimately
There is but one source of creative energy.
It’s divine and intelligent. Is this a new
Way of thinking? Does it really matter a lot?

Particles themselves do not create anything.
Everything comes from energy physicists say
And this energy can be affected by your
Ways of thinking. You can be absolutely sure
That your thoughts become substance in this special way.
Do not underestimate what your thoughts can bring.

The greatest gift we have is our ability
To imagine which is simply thought creation.
Brain activity increases in the process
Of imagining and with a little finesse
You can then bring about a manifestation.
Thought affects particles in this reality.

We live in an amusement park where we can be,
Do, or have what we want simply by focusing
Intently on what’s wanted. Be always aware
Of you negative random thoughts. Take special care
And replace them with thoughts that are more uplifting.
In this world of creation we’re perfectly free.

That Music

Magical Music

There are no accidents in this universe. We
All show up here with purpose. An intelligence
That is part of everything connects everyone
In this time space reality. What had begun
In an instant is now something truly immense
As far as we know how everything came to be.

The music of the universe is a real thing.
We don’t have ears to hear it but we respond to
The celestial vibrations. The eternal song
Of the universe can completely undo wrong
If we choose to march to it. We’re blessed if we do.
It’s the universe’s song that we want to sing.

Some of us may be fearful of listening to
That Music for whatever reason it may be.
Whatever That Music is, however distant
Or how strange it may sound it is most important
To interpret That Music as naturally
As you can. It’s basically a part of you.

Don’t get to the end of life not having taken
Time to dance while the music played. It’s up to you
To respond to the music in your special way.
Tuning into it is but a small price to pay
For the benefit of becoming a brand new
Human being. It can your spirit awaken.

Don’t Give Up!

Ascension

To give up is to fall by the wayside and die.
I’m not willing to do that right now or ever.
Even though there are many things I have done wrong
My commitment to making amends is still strong
But the thing is I must do it now or never
Unless my mental illness will not let me try.

I can’t run out of content. There always will be
Something for me to write about. I’m okay there.
Can I do it in my best conceivable way?
Is there some deep emotional price I must pay?
Seriously, the people I’ve harmed wouldn’t care
Much at all about anything concerning me.

I can give up the struggle, pity, and self-shame
Long enough in each moment to become aware
Of my spirit eternal wherein I find peace.
All my negative karma I’d love to release
In an instant but that in no way would be fair.
Is there not enough love in my heart to proclaim?

I can’t give up the chance to be motivated
Into being. From there I can reach anywhere
That I choose. I can’t give up the life that I’ve made
For myself. I no longer have to be afraid
To express my true feelings and give utmost care
To make it another work of art created.

Whatever It Takes

Alone At The Shore

What lies far in the distance is where I have been.
The old habits that I have I need to release
And today is the first day of eternity.
I need to choose the path that is the best for me
And I find it a challenge to find inner peace.
Am I doomed to go through it all over again?

Far beyond where I am now is where I belong.
Something in the horizon is drawing nearer.
To prepare for its coming I surrender to
All that is most uplifting, exciting, and new.
What I need to do now becomes ever clearer.
It’s to punish myself for all that I’ve done wrong.

Carefully I can do this with inner guidance
And not fall into danger of self-undoing.
What of myself can I offer in sacrifice
For my not having been someone normal and nice?
There’s this fear that I have that I keep renewing
The old karma as if my soul’s in abidance.

Hard it is to look forward but that I must do.
The past can’t interfere with what’s happening now.
The insanity which is my humanity
Is a tool that I can use to help me to be
Only better if the time I have will allow.
There are many things that I can look forward to.

Today Is Yours

New Day

The odd thing about time is that it comes and goes.
Tomorrow makes today a distant memory
And as quickly as you got here you will be gone
So today is the day that you must look upon
As one filled with positive opportunity.
As your spirit seeks joy your happy heart follows.

You’ve the ability to create history –
A story that will live with you forever more.
Think back to all the days leading up to today.
All the pain and hard work and the utter dismay
Are the armor that you now wear. Never before
Has this moment occurred and it was meant to be.

Bless those long hours of training and preparation.
Turn them into the very best version of you.
It’s about being better than you ever dreamed
You could be. Until now all your effort had seemed
Unfulfilling but now everything that you do
Is a part of your magnificent creation.

Gone are the insecurities, doubts, and sorrows.
Disbelief in yourself has gone by the wayside.
And unstoppable force you are. Nothing can stand
In your way since you decided to take command
Of your life. The spirit within you is your guide
To a wonderful day and blessed tomorrows.

When Life Breaks You

Desolation

No matter how good you are sometimes you will be
In a tough situation where all that you know
Doesn’t help you. The unexpected will occur
Then a chain reaction of things you would prefer
Not to happen will happen so deep in sorrow
You remain. You are damaged spiritually.

It could be that your business is falling apart
Or that your bank account is screaming that you’re broke.
It can break you mentally and physically
And it will leave its mark on you indelibly.
At this point you have but your own will to evoke
Because this thing you trusted has broken your heart.

Challenges lead to victory or to defeat.
Staying with the breaking produces the blessing.
It’s not what you go through that determines where you
Will end up. It’s the people who you listen to.
All the negative thought forms that they’re expressing
Does with you sense of worthiness harshly compete.

It’s your struggle. Stay with it. No one else needs to
Know about what you’re going through. Nurture your pain
With the knowing that this time of uncertainty
Will resolve itself fully eventually.
Only you have the wherewithal to break the chain
Of despair. Do not let it get the best of you.

Student Of Life

Life School

I struggled not with English or math as a child
Nor with getting along with others but I did
Have a problem with holding still. I always would
Tap my fingers and fidget. As hard as I could
I would try not to do it. I couldn’t get rid
Of my habit which many a teacher reviled.

I would do it unconsciously. Teachers would say,
“Stop your tapping, Clint. You’re disrupting the whole class.”
I got sent to the principal many times and
Because he wasn’t me he could not understand
My aberrant behavior. In those days my glass
Was near empty. To myself I wanted to stay.

I believe that a single moment in time can
Change a person’s life in a most positive way.
One day my teacher told me to stay after class
And I thought, “This is it for my fidgety ass.”
But it turned out that he had something kind to say
In our time spent together. He was a good man.

“Clint, have you ever thought about playing the drums?”
He asked me. I had never been asked this before.

Reaching into his desk he pulled out my first set
Of drumsticks. It’s a moment I shall not regret
For today I’m doing what I simply adore.
From the kind heart the blessing of upliftment comes.

When You Feel Like Quitting

Overwork

My life is in the darkest of darkest valleys.
At the moment I search for a means of escape
From this grip of reality but for a while.
It’s been ages since I had a hint of a smile
On my face. My life is in deplorable shape.
Why is it that life has brought me to my damned knees?

Beautiful things can come from my broken pieces.
I can give those shards the chance to turn me around,
It’s okay to be scared and it’s okay to cry
But I can’t quit. I have to give it my best try
Until some powerful breaking point can be found
And my will to continue my quest increases.

Everything that I’m going through is preparing
Me for what I have asked for. It’s in the process
Of becoming. I need to get out of the way
Of it coming and put confidence on display
With my person and focus on my happiness.
My work is in the area of self-caring.

I may not see it now but on the other side
Of this current dilemma I’ll see exactly
Why it had to go this way. What I have is hope
Which is all I need in order for me to cope.
I can know that the process exists to help me
To be with this most fettered life more satisfied.

No Excuses

Cloudiness Of Mind

Many things you would like to do. Many you would
Like to put off forever. What’s keeping you from
Going after your dreams? Are you stuck in a cloud
Of excuses? To many of them may enshroud
Your perceptions. It would help if you had but some
Indication of movement as all people should.

What’s holding you back is you. Excuses sound best
To the one who’s excusing. Stop feeling sorry
For yourself. Stop your sob stories, pity parades,
And your well organized persecution crusades.
You can make your life the way you want it to be
When you give your complaining a permanent rest.

Don’t be jealous of people who’ve made a big change
In the world or in someone’s life. They’ve paid the price
To attain what they have. Recognize that you are
Valuable even though you may be quite far
From where you want to be. It will have to suffice
For right now. Keep your eyes off of what is down range.

Do not act out of your nervous anxiety.
Wait until you’ve recovered a bit then take care
Of what needs to get done. Your excuses are lies.
The truth is that you have what it takes, that you’re wise,
And that you have your special unique gifts to share
With yourself and with all human society.

Wisdom Of The Ants

Natural Balance

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider its way
And be wise. How long will you lie there on your ass
Doing nothing? When will you awaken from sleep?
Unlike the ant you’re lousy at earning your keep.

In this story there seems to be a wide crevasse
Between human and ant behavior one could say.

A little more slumber and the folding of hands
Will yield poverty, scarcity, and misery.
They come on like a bandit who’s heavily armed.
One who has not a commander cannot be harmed
By the self. It knows only what itself must be
And this is precisely how consciousness expands.

The ants must be industrious. They plan ahead.
They think winter does not last a long time so they
Store provisions constantly. They want to secure
More than they need so that they’re able to endure
A rough season. In a positive mood they stay.
They keep working with energy and without dread.

Ants won’t quit. They will always find some kind of way
To get to what they’re wanting. They change their approach.
If you block them they’ll find another way to go.
There’s not much about anything for them to know.
Their work ethic one can see is beyond reproach.
They adjust to any circumstance come what may.

Never Give Up

Natural Intention

If you want to be a politician, teacher,
Or a judge you’ll invariably become it.
It’s a punishment if you perceive it that way,
If your chosen path leads you to utter dismay.
When you feel that it would be easier to quit
Know that it’s the fate of every single creature.

Life provides all the contrast you ever could need.
If you don’t know what you want to be – if you live
The dynamic life of certain uncertainty
Then chaotic and unproductive life will be.
When you choose something give it all that you can give.
No one in the world can thwart your will to succeed.

Use your imagination. Find something that you
Love to do. Do it every day. Become obsessed.
Put pen to paper and declare your intentions.
Take time to explore the delightful dimensions
Of what you do. It helps you to give it your best.
You know what to give most of your attention to.

Push yourself to the limit. Never stop striving
For your goals until you reach them then set some more
And attain them. Each plateau becomes a springboard
To the next small achievement. You’re moving toward
Everything in life that you have come to adore.
At the place where you’re meant to be you’re arriving.

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.

Make An Impact

Ready For The Fight

This world has many problems, some very severe.
It also has wellbeing, love, and happiness.
It seems like a no brainer that you would want to
Do whatever you can to help people get through
Difficulties. Compassion you’d want to express
To the ones in need of it. Your purpose is clear.

It can be overwhelming. The information
Floods the mind and it penetrates into your soul.
Complicated it all seems but it’s just unfair.
The world would be much better if people would care
More about one another. You can play the role
Of the uplifter with your friendly vibration.

The effect that you have on others is for you
The most valuable currency you possess.
Everything you gain in life will wither away
But the kindness you offer is likely to stay
In the hearts of most people. Can this be success?
In the mirror of life your reflection is true.

Life gives us not what we want. It gives us who we
Truly are and that is who can Make An Impact
In our everyday lives by the peace that we make
Among ourselves. Every bit of time that we take
To uplift others uplifts us. This is a fact.
Live your life not in vain but compassionately.

Your Day

Today

You would love to just stay there in bed for a while
To savor the feeling of being well rested.
You don’t have a snooze button so you must arise.
If you stayed in bed longer it wouldn’t be wise.
To the living of life you’re fully invested.
 You’ve already started your day with a big smile.

Today’s going to be a great day – one wherein
You’ll find much satisfaction. The smile on your face
Means that from start to finish you handle Your Day
In the knowing that no one can stand in your way
But yourself. Take advantage of the awesome grace
Of Your Day. Be most eager to want to begin.

There’s no time for excuses, daydreams, and delays.
Fill your lungs with your own positive energy.
Get your mind in the mode. Get your body to scream
With excitement regarding your most cherished dream.
You may not win today but tomorrow will be
Fortunate and fulfilling in manifold ways.

Today you want to do something differently
Than you’ve done in the past because you want a new
Thing to happen. Be the change that you want to see
In your world. It can be as you want it to be
Only if you don’t let life get the best of you.
Come awake to the one you are eternally.

I Will Succeed

Ascension

My success is a certainty. One might ask how
Could I possibly be sure. I’ve no evidence
Nor a bright tale of victory yet I’m aware
Of the long winding stair and I climb it with care.
The intention I have to succeed is immense.
I remain totally at peace with here and now.

It’s a fool’s errand to look for certainty in
A world were none exists. I can’t predict how things
Will play out in the next several years or so
But I can be positioned to go with the flow
Of wellbeing. I find that this attitude brings
Satisfaction. I know in my heart that I’ll win.

I can’t look at the target and forget about
The intention – the arrow of my destiny.
It’s the seed bursting open to seek what it needs
From above and below ground therefore it succeeds
At being precisely what it was meant to be.
I know well that my purpose is never in doubt.

Preparation is what warrants my attention
Then the journey is just an opportunity
To be satisfied constantly along the way
To my purpose. I give myself a huge bouquet
For allowing wellbeing to sit well with me.
It’s my reason for living in this dimension.

Kindness

Carefree Giving

Just imagine if there were no comparison,
Greed or envy. The world would be a nicer place
To grow up in. If eight billion of us could be
More respectful and loving perhaps we would see
Positive transformation of the human race.
Imagine all the good work that we could get done.

We may never see this kind of thing come to be
In our lifetimes but we can begin with our own
Thoughts and actions. A good example you can set
For others and your doing so requires no sweat.
When your compassion and understanding are shown
To the world around you, you live more happily.

Not matter how well educated, talented,
Rich, or cool you believe you are, it’s how you treat
Other people that ultimately tells the tale.
If kindness and wellbeing are meant to prevail
Then the darkness you see in the world can’t compete
With your wholeness. It’s your goodness you want to spread.

Kindness spreads like a virus. You can influence
Other people to be kind. The difference you
Make in someone’s life is what is most important.
There’s no reason on earth for you to think you can’t
Begin creating a world exciting and new.
All the love that we’re capable of is immense.

Confidence

Success

The best choice you could ever make is not to care
What other people think of you. You want to be
The ‘cool’ kid – the one who gets all the attention
And your name is what you want people to mention
All the time, everywhere, but popularity
Is most often a shallow and fleeting affair.

You may think that you’re not enough just because you
Don’t fit in. It means only that you are unique.
A fake diamond ‘appears’ perfect but a real
One has flaws. You want always to be the real deal.
You’re Enough! All the constant approval you seek
Is preventing you from knowing all that is true.

It’s better to be hated for who you are than
To be liked for who you aren’t. Most people judge you
Based on someone’s opinion. You have to believe
In yourself. You have all that you want to receive
Already. Take a more positive point of view.
You can do more for yourself than anyone can.

Don’t trade your dignity for popularity
And don’t dim your light so that others don’t have to
Squint or hide. You were meant to stand out in the crowd.
In a few years you’ll look back on this and feel proud
That you took the time to care enough about you
To allow yourself to live more confidently.

The Awakening

Bright Christmas Smile

We adore our young children. The smile on the face
Of a toddler at Christmas is precious indeed.
We want them to believe that the world is okay
For a while at least until we come to that day
When the real world around us offers us the need
To come up with a truth that the child can embrace.

Santa Claus is a figure so is there a way
Of transitioning from receiving from someone
In a costume to becoming a Santa Claus?
We cannot teach them about spiritual laws.
When the time comes we will know what has to be done.
Inspiration will give us the right words to say.

Many children think there’s no Santa because they
Are not ready to be Santa. When they become
Receptive to the notion that giving is good
For the spirit then Santa Claus is understood
As the Spirit – the One who good tidings come from.
In the most positive Spirit you want to stay.

Play this game with your children. Tell them to go find
Someone who needs a blessing. There secret mission
Is to find something that someone truly desires
Then fulfill it with the thing the person requires.
Giving is only about the acquisition
Of the good feeling of being thoughtful and kind.

Silent Night

Christmas Keys

With his fingers stretched over the old organ keys
Father Joe took a deep breath. He’d hoped it would be
A good night for practicing the song he would play
For the people of his village on Christmas day
But the old organ’s pipes were rusted completely.
Father Joe could do nothing but drop to his knees.

The bellows were mildewed. The old organ would wheeze
If it could, then go quiet. He’d hoped it would hold
Together until the organ builder arrived.
He was certain his people would not be deprived
Of his music. The story begins to unfold
When an old manuscript he had written he sees.

He had written a poem a few years before.
It was called “Silent Night” – a song of happiness.
He took it to a colleague. Together they came
Up with music for it and in Jesus’ name
It became a song sung by the world to express
Gratitude for the savior who people adore.

When the people arrived for the service they were
A bit puzzled by Father Joe with a guitar
And his dear friend, and as their two voice rang out
The church choir then joined in. It was without a doubt
A good night before Christmas. How thankful we are
That this story of co-creating did occur.

The Lion Mentality

Business King

If the lion is king of the jungle then how
Can he be that since he’s not the biggest creature
Nor the fastest or smartest? It’s all attitude.
Many people process other people as food.
Their mindsets have a truly disturbing feature.
Compassion is a feeling they will not allow.

When a lion sees an elephant he thinks lunch.
When an elephant sees a lion it will run.
The lion isn’t overcome by hyenas.
It’s important for lions to be as fee as
Possible so that all their hunting can get done.
About enlightenment they don’t care a whole bunch.

Real lions love to hunt. They love the process just
As much as they love getting the ultimate prize.
When you are a true hunter you don’t go by time.
You go by the gazelle and it isn’t a crime
To do so. It is one of the natural highs
Of the hunter. To get to that meat is a must.

Nothing impressive happens in the gazelle mode.
It’s when you want to give up and run away from
Other lions or the lion inside of you.
In the mode of the hunter you’re devoted to
Hunting and eating. It’s too aggressive for some
But to no one is your sense of wellbeing owed.

Don’t Put People In Boxes

Moving Day

Boxes are an invention of society
And because human nature is fatally prone
To the drawing of lines and the taking of sides
In an instant the ignorant ego decides
Who someone is when nothing about them is known.
We put people into boxes too easily.

There’s us and there’s them. We can feel comfortable
With some people but with others we would prefer
To keep at a distance. There are those we can share
Something with but with others we don’t seem to care.
We must learn to not judge a book by its cover.
What’s to become of us if we’re just unable?

There are those of us with many chapters and those
Just starting our own stories. There’s the well to do
And those doing what they can do just to survive.
There are those with the goods and they want to deprive
Everyone else of theirs. There are those who are true
To their higher selves and through their actions it shows.

The continuing drama of human affairs
Is unending. The time that we take to sort out
Everyone on the planet can be better used
For reflection. The ego is always confused
About others and itself. It’s fettered in doubt.
Stay in touch with the spirit within you who cares.

 

Light Expanding Meditation

Enlightenment

Everyone deserves happiness, freedom, and peace
And to find some relief from the daily routine.
Your life force is depleted by worldly affairs
And its replenishment is what your spirit cares
About greatly. Its urging to you can be seen
As a sign that you have some tension to release.

All the universe is made of light energy
Which includes your own body. When you meditate
You align yourself with this eternal life force.
Everyone has access to this powerful source.
Take time to get into the meditative state.
It can only affect your life positively.

It begins with your breathing. Take a big breath in
While envisioning the beautiful cleansing light
Coming from your heart center and extending far
Into eternity. It’s who you really are.
Breathe out stresses and worries and become the bright
Light that you are in essence. This isn’t a sin.

The awareness you come to through meditation
Is in contrast to your normal reality.
It’s good to escape there every once in a while.
As you do you can take much of life with a smile.
In a constant state of alignment you can be.
A world that is peaceful is your own creation.

The Holy Instant

Creation

How things came into being is not the question
To be asked by anyone. It has no answer
That can be understood. All that science can tell
With their theories is that some force had cast a spell
Then the universe happened. It is, as it were,
Not a topic conducive to one’s digestion.

This schoolhouse of creation had to come to be
Out of what is called nothingness. One can ask why
It exists in the first place. The answer to that
Is within your own consciousness. Take a look at
All the drama. The lessons one cannot deny.
Getting through them all can be done successfully.

All exists in an Instant in eternity
So you cannot determine the curriculum.
It’s been preset already. You cannot decide
On the teaching resources. To be satisfied
With the lessons is where the will to live comes from.
One accepts the Holy Instant ultimately.

The Atonement occurs in the purified mind
In the one Holy Instant. Realization
Of it happening keeps one in a constant state
Of becoming. The ego wants to complicate
The whole process. The subtle art of creation
Is mastered when with one’s spirit one is aligned.

Forgiveness Is The Plan For Now

Sincere Prayer

In this world there is horror, unspeakable pain,
And depression. The hatred for one another
Is appalling. How does a world turn out this way?
Are there powerful sinister forces at play?
There are two sides. One can pick one or the other.
Those who don’t pick one are the ones driven insane.

It’s beyond devastating what you have gone through.
There’s no way to describe it only that it’s more
Than you thought you could handle. You cannot deny
Your own feelings of hatred as hard as you try.
Some relief from the pain is all you’re looking for.
Nothing short of a miracle will comfort you.

There’s a plan with a purpose which is to restore
Everything to its oneness. It’s in place right now.
You cannot accept it in the past or future.
Now is the only time that you have to secure
Peace of mind. It is you who must choose to allow
The true sense of wellbeing that you had before.

The ego tries to convince you that you will be
Happy when you see justice but your spirit knows
What you want more than you do and it’s not to hate.
The world also has much you can appreciate.
Bring the dark and insane episode to a close.
You can decide to relearn to live happily.

Thy Will Be done

Eternal Flame

In my doing I want to be fully aligned
With the One who created me. I don’t want to
Be a slave to my ego. I want to transcend
Far beyond it. My spirit would most recommend
That I give up the struggle and alter the view
That I have of my life. Peace of mind I will find.

I can say that I’m almost there. I’m not waiting
To collect a huge fortune or net some outcome
In the world that shows favor to me in some way.
Things are going well. I’m close. I cannot betray
My wellbeing. I don’t want to drift away from
My alignment. I treasure what I’m creating.

I surrender my ego to that which made me.
The relief I find in this is truly profound.
It’s the safest prayer and it’s the only one
To be prayed. I pray that the will of God be done
Here on earth. May the peace of the Maker abound.
From the will of humanity let me be free.

When I pray, “Thy Will Be Done,” I alleviate
The angst in my intention. I leave it up to
God to handle. I’m headed in the direction
Of salvation and wholesome interconnection
With the world as my spirit guides all that I do.
May I be a tool that God uses to create.

Reception

Old Still Life

Your best focus, work, or attention in any
Moment in time is to be advocating your
Best influence which means you must pay attention
To the vibration of which you’re an extension.
Your true self is that part of you which is most pure.
It can guide you to live your life as it should be.

Your constant attention in the preparation
And proper maintenance of your vibrational
Atmosphere is your work. It’s about Reception
Which means it’s about Tuning. You’re the only one
Who allows your wellbeing. The universe shall
Assist you with your magnificent creation.

It’s about your selectively sifting your way
Through the contrast life offers you. Be Nice To You
In the process. Rest well. Eat well and have more fun.
Spend time with pleasant people then you’ll have begun
An uplifting momentum. In all that you do
Remind yourself that you’ll have a fantastic day.

You have asked and it’s given. To be receptive
To what’s given uplift yourself and be aware
Of the moment and milk it for all that you can.
Make pampering yourself your most viable plan.
The reception of good rests on how much you care
About living the life that you were meant to live.

Sifting Through The Contrast

Business

This world offers me contrast. I like it when I
Engage it day to day without having to be
Ever discouraged by it. My life is a breeze
For the most part. I take everything with much ease.
I know that everything is working out for me.
Fortunate for me is that I don’t have to try.

I’d put forth so much effort to get to a place
Where I couldn’t be satisfied. Now that I’m free
Of the struggle I thought I needed to go through
There’s nothing in the universe that I can’t do,
Be, or have. I’ve decided that I’m most worthy
Of wellbeing, abundance, and infinite grace.

Effortlessly I’m on the path to everything
That I could ever want and the contrast provides
Opportunities for me to sift and sort out
What I do want from what I don’t. It’s all about
My discernment. My emotional system guides
Me along through whatever may be happening.

Contradictory thought will make me feel like I
Need to try harder in order to compensate
For my not having gotten into alignment
With my spirit. My quest is one of refinement.
Bless the contrast because it gets me to create
A magnificent life – one I cannot deny.