I Celebrate Myself

I Celebrate Myself

"I celebrate myself,"
Walt Whitman wrote.
What is it like?
What does it take
to be able to celebrate one’s self.
This morning I shared a nomination with friends
and there was joy in doing that with them.
What would our lives be like if celebrated ourselves,
every aspect of our selves -
our achievements,
our experiences,
our relationships,
our very existence.
What would it be like
if we looked at our selves
in the mirror and
told ourselves
this is good
or if we could hear our selves say
like the Ultimate,
this is my child
and I am well pleased.
We are experts at pointing out our flaws and weaknesses,
but what if we stopped saying
I criticize myself and
like Whitman began with
I celebrate myself.

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Hugs from Above

Hugs from Above

Have you ever had one of those moments
where you just want to be held
and comforted
and feel like you are wrapped
in the arms of the Ultimate?
There is something about being held
and cuddled that makes one feel loved.
It seems like no matter how old I am
there are those days and moments
when I wish I was small and
cuddled up in my parents arms.
When my son and I were living apart
and he was younger
I would give him these hugs over the phone.
He would wrap his arms around himself
and listen to me make this squeezing sound
which made him feel like he was in my arms.
Today when I am needing that hug
I have learned to hug myself as tightly as I can
and rock back and forth
as if I am in the cradled arms of the Ultimate
and then I feel it
the warmth and love
of the one who has loved me
before my arrival.
The love which lives within me
and which I can access anytime
I just stop, hug myself and rock.

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Grilled Cheese Grace

Grilled Cheese Grace

I am not sure I know anyone that
does not like grilled cheese sandwiches.
There is nothing like an ooey gooey grilled cheese sandwich.
Some people like a single slice of cheese
and others, like me, want more.
Regardless there is the buttery goodness
and the gooeyness of the cheese
and the warmth when it first comes off the stove.
As I was making some last night,
I realized that grilled cheese sandwiches
are like God’s grace.
Grace is like the butter being spread on the outside,
and sometimes the inside of the bread too.
It is like the cheese being piled on the sandwich.
Sometimes it is just that one slice of cheese,
other times it is this crazy mixture of toppings,
plopped between the slices of bread
with a sense of joy and engagement.
When it is done
the golden brown gooeyness
screams come taste me,
enjoy me,
and know you are loved.

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Hold Up the World

What if we thought about prayer
as a building block,
as a foundation
which holds up the world?

What if the only reason
the world still exists is
because there are those who pray
and hold up the world with
their faith,
their belief,
and their prayers.

May we hold up the world
each day
by offering up our prayers
for ourselves,
for others,
for our communities
for our countries
and for the world

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Is that God?

Sometimes we try to be courteous,
we try to be nice
and respectful.
We don’t answer the phone
when we are out with people.
We try to pay full attention
to the one we are with.
We try to be present.

Then the question was asked
what if that is God calling?
What if we are sitting here talking about nothing
and God needs you to be of service
do we answer
or do we ignore.
Does it matter on who we are with
and what they say?

What if those moments in life,
we view as annoyances are really
Divine interventions?
What if we could see the Divine
in those moments we want to ignore?
What if those moments are
our invitations to be the Good Samaritan?
What if God called, and we did not answer?

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Start at Home

Change the world,
start at home
that is what HGTV says.
This reminds me
to see myself
to understand myself
to get in touch with my own
deep and innermost mysteries

How can I begin to understand
the one I call the Ultimate
if I have not yet opened myself
to seeing the invisible in myself,
or the mysteries within myself

The journey to the
deeper mysteries of the Divine
begin with me exploring
the mysteries within myself.
If I want to connect on a deeper level

With the divine,
I must remember the wisdom
of HGTV and start at home.

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