Triggers

May 2, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

Triggers
I cannot blame them
for my unhappiness.
It is not the person or place,
the smell, the sound, or the taste
or the season or the date
that triggers me,
it is me.
I may not like them,
or how they make me feel,
or the memories that emerge from them,
but I give thanks for them.
They are blessings in disguise.
Through them I see my reactions
and where I need to heal.
My triggers ,
force me to respond
to my emotions.
Through them I grow and heal.
I release the past
and embrace the present,
all because I deal with
my triggers

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I Got This

February 9, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

I Got This

It was just supposed to be routine bloodwork,
then it wasn’t.
Your severely anemic again.
All of a sudden all I was hearing
were all the things that could be wrong with me
and causing me to once again be severely anemic.
What I needed to hear
was no matter what I would be fine.
I needed the reminder that the Source
who brought me to this,
would bring me through this.
I needed the reminder that
I am an overcomer.
I knew I would need more transfusions
but what I didn’t need was to be told
I was not going to be okay.
Words are powerful
and they can help us manifest healing.
I had already seen that my body was self healing
with no pills and no transfusions.
I knew it might be a long journey,
but my body could and would heal.
I am an overcomer,
so please don’t tell me I’m not,
remind me that I am.
Prop me up with positives,
not negatives
and remind me
the healing is happening.
Feed me with optimism
because the reality is
one way or the other,
no matter what I am going through,
I will be fine.

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My Tears

September 18, 2023 Sharon Jacobson

My Tears

The tears,
they flow down my face,
and remind me they are signs
from the Ultimate.
They are reminders that
my heart is working
and my soul is awake.
My tears challenge me to follow them
to the source
from which they flow.
My tears remind me to be
gentle, patient and kind with myself,
because I am working on healing.
My tears wash away
that which is no longer
or perhaps never was needed
in my soul.
My tears
are about my strength and courage
as I move out of my comfort zone
and into the challenge zone
where the Universe is leading me
to a higher and deeper place of understanding.
My tears
are what help me to
evolve and grow
and continue to be of service to others.
Who I am now
is because of my tears in the past.
Who I become
is because of my tears
in the present.

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Home is in my heart

February 7, 2023 Sharon Jacobson

Home is in my heart

Growing up, I would hear
Home is where the heart is.
for me, home is where the Ultimate is,
which is in my heart.
Home is that space where I gather
with the Ultimate,
those who have shown me kindness,
those I was kind to,
those who I was not able to be kind to
and those who were not able to be kind to me.
It is in the light and grace of the Ultimate
that we give thanks to those who showed us love
and seek forgiveness from those we hurt,
intentionally or not.
Home is that space where people experience the ,
the healing,
the grace,
and the wisdom of the Ultimate.
Home is not always an easy place to go,
but it is where the transformation continues.

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Examining My Heart

July 19, 2022 Sharon Jacobson

Examining My Heart

There are some tests
my cardiologist cannot do.
Only I can pay attention to
the state of my heart.
My doctor can listen to my pulse,
my heartbeat,
and other physical functioning, but
it cannot tell me how open my heart
is to giving or receiving.
Only I know how it feels when I give unto others
or allow them to give unto me.
This is a heartbeat no one else can
examine or pay attention to but me.
Only I know what I am open to giving
and what I am not.
Only the Ultimate and I know
where my heart is closed to others,
where it is hardened,
and where it needs to experience
the loving massage of the one
whose love beats through me daily.
I would love to say my heart is in great condition,
but because I have examined it,
I know where it needs healing.
The Ultimate can perform
the healing my heart needs
so I may continue to grow
in my ability to give from my heart
and be open to receiving from others.
To maintain this, however,
I must continue to examine my heart.

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Pain in the A**

June 23, 2021 Sharon Jacobson

Pain in the A**

We all know someone
we consider to be a
pain in the A**.
I have met quite a few people like that
in my life.
They are the ones who get on your last nerve,
who are like heat sinking missiles
They do not stay in your life long,
but they are there for a reason.
They have been some of the greatest teachers
in my life.
They have saved me thousands of dollars
in therapy.
pressing every button
I have to be pressed.
They have taught me invaluable lessons,
helped me develop some of my gifts
showed me what I need to work on next and
then left when they were done.
They have reminded me of how much I appreciate
some of the most challenging teachers I had in college.
Grateful for them, but
glad to see them go at the same time.
They are the ones who make me say
Thank you for being a
pain in my a**.

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Back to Traditions

December 21, 2020 Sharon Jacobson

Back to Traditions

My Bubby taught me many traditions.
One was to be the healing medicine.
I was to visit the sick because
I am the best medicine.
I try to remember this even today.
I can no longer physically visit the sick.
Nor is it safe for others to physically visit me.
However, in this time of social distancing,
we can be intentional about connecting.
about giving outselves opportunities
to see,
hear,
and be with each other.
We are who keeps each other healthy.
When we take the time
to spread love, light, and positive energy,
we help each other heal
from the ways this disease is affecting everyone.
Sometimes we need to return to traditions.
Let’s visit each other in good times and bad
and help each other through.
Your visit can brighten someone’s day
and lighten their load.

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Grace

September 14, 2020 Sharon Jacobson

Grace

It is in the journey
to the core of our being
that we experience who we are,
become aware of where we are
and discover parts of our being
we had forgotten or
no longer saw.
Grace is the balm
which heals the cracks
and gives us peace
Grace is what gives meaning
to that which we have forgotten,
which we consider mundane,
and in which beauty ha emerged.
Grace is like the flowers
which grow in the cracks of the sidewalk.
We do not expect to find
beauty in the midst
of the cracks.
WE may not see those moments of grace
on a daily basis,
but when we travel inward
we see them
with a clarity
and brilliance
and stop
and give thanks
for the reminders of grace.

Free Yourself

August 24, 2020 Sharon Jacobson

When you forgive,
you free others
and you free yourself.
it is a lesson bought
to me by so many teachers.
Forgiveness is not about forgetting.
it is about
setting yourself free
it is about no longer
punishing yourself,
keeping yourself in pain,
judging yourself,
or condemning yourself.
Forgiveness is about
setting yourself free.
It is about stopping
the self prosecution,
the self condemnation,
the self judging,
and all the ways
we harm ourselves and
keep ourselves in a spiritual jail.
Forgiveness
is about growth,
healing,
liberation,
transformation,
and evolution.
Forgiveness
is not about weakness,
but strength, and
setting yourself free
so you can soar.

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Fantasy

December 23, 2019 Sharon Jacobson

We all fantasize,
but how many of us
fantasize
about being of greater service
to the one we call our Higher Power

What do you fantasize about?
Is it about fighting for equality
amongst all of humanity?
Or is it about working to bring about
world peace?
Perhaps it is about practicing patience
or compassion with all of humanity.
Perhaps it is about promoting
healing and wholeness

May we open
our heart, mind, and soul to
fantasizing about
making it on earth
as it is in Heaven
or at least
as we fantasize
it to be.

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Together

October 21, 2019 Sharon Jacobson

You know who you are.
You are the one who pesters me
and works to get on my last nerve.
You are the one who tries to get my attention
in the least positive of ways.
You are the one who works to
irritate me,
annoy me,
and grate on me.

I want you to know
I know you are hurting.
I know you are in need of
love and compassion.
I know you need me to
show you compassion and grace
because not only are you hurting,
but like me you are a child of the Creator.

So each time you try to get on my nerves,
I am going to wrap you in love.
I am going to be the
balm for your wounds.
I am going to show you
new ways of getting the

attention you need and deserve.

Together we will grow and heal.
Together we develop character.
Together we will make this world
a more loving place
for all in need of healing.

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Practice Makes Perfect

July 29, 2019 Sharon Jacobson

Practice makes perfect,
I hear that all the time.
If you keep doing something,
you will eventually master it.

We all have habits we have mastered,
which are unhealthy,
dysfunctional,
and harmful.

What if we practiced habits,
which were spiritual
transformative,
uplifting,
and healing.

What if our spiritual habits
were not practiced
now and then,
but daily

What if we were as
devoted to practicing
our spiritual habits as
the negative ones

So today let’s begin
practicing those practices
which are spiritual,
transformative,
uplifting, and
healing.

Let’s practice them
until we have mastered them
and we feel the protection
which comes from within and
from above.

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Hope Begets Hope

December 1, 2015 Sharon Jacobson

One thing begets another. Fear begets fear. Love begets love. Hate begets hate. Hope begets hope. Sometimes we get so caught up in the process of begetting fear that we forget we have the power to beget hope. Then something will happen and we will be able to find our way back to being hopeful and being able to give hope to others. This is the lesson behind a story I read in a book by R. Wayne Willis called Hope Notes.

"There's an old Egyptian story about a little boy named Miobi who came to a village where the people were very strange

Love Your Enemy

April 29, 2015 Sharon Jacobson

For the last several weeks, our Wednesday night group has been listening to a five-hour workshop by Pema Chodrom about releasing fear and living with courage and compassion. In it, she has talked about how Bodhisattva training encourages us to give up our separateness and act upon our deep connections with others. Over the course of these conversations, we have focused on how similar we are to each other. Yes, we have things about us that are unique, but we have far more in common with each other then we often times realize. As we practice being compassionate, we begin the process of releasing our resentments and cravings, and opening our minds to new relationships, courage, and compassion for others. Chödrön demonstrates ways to practice the four limitless qualities of loving — kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Last week, we did a meditational practice where we began by breathing in relief for suffering for someone we were close to and exhaling peace and healing in their lives. We could have actually started with ourselves. However, in her workshop she began with those we would want to pray for, then to more neutral parties in our life, and finally with those whom we would resist praying for in our lives.

Be Still

April 1, 2015 Sharon Jacobson

As many of you know, the theme for March has been about being present and the theme for April is about compassion. This week, I decided to talk about something which blends these two spiritual practices together. Being still is about being present and sometimes being present means that we have to be compassionate with ourselves as well as others.

Those who know me, know that being still is not something I do easily. I am generally always doing something. However, I am intentional about taking time in the morning to meditate, sit, and be still!

The Gift of Presence

March 10, 2015 Sharon Jacobson

Sometimes the greatest gift we can give someone is our presence. As I shared in this month’s newsletter, Recently, I came across a story about practicing being present in a book by Sandy Boucher, author of Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism. She wrote about the practice of being present from a Buddhist perspective. “The word 'practice' covers everything that Buddhists do in their efforts to achieve clear understanding and benefit other beings... Last week I spoke with a Buddhist friend who had just had a baby. ‘How is it caring for a little girl?' I asked. She replied without hesitation, 'It's twenty-four hours a day of practice.' She was being called upon to pay attention to, and to act with compassionate caring toward this tiny human being constantly throughout day and night. And she was attempting to do it, not by rote but, with full presence of mind and spirit. This is Buddhist practice."

Out of the Shadows

December 23, 2014 Sharon Jacobson

About this time last year, I was reminded of a story I had heard once about how the difference between evolving and revolving is an R. When we keep doing or believing the same thing repeatedly, then we are not evolving. It is as if we are trapped in one of those revolving doors, which we often see in department stores. We are just revolving through life and not evolving.

Part of this revolving is our inability to put closure to things in our life. Whether it is putting closure to an old job or an old relationship, if we do not put closure to the feelings and situation, then it follows us with us into the next situation or relationship. Sometimes we need to put closure to some of the beliefs we grew up with in our lives. As we grow and evolve, what we believe also changes. These beliefs only have power over us as long as we agree they are true and give them power in our lives. When we realize they no longer need to reside in our minds, we can say to them, “you are no longer true” and put closure to that part of our belief system.

Share the Peace

December 16, 2014 Sharon Jacobson

As we move closer to the holiday season, people’s lives tend to become increasingly hectic. We love the holidays because they are a time filled with presents, food, and time with friends and family and for some people even time off from work. However, sometimes this time with family is not always filled with peace. I was reminded of this recently as an associate shared with me how the holidays are her house quickly turn into a time for arguments and sometimes have been so stressful that she has left and come home. We cannot enjoy the peace of the holiday season when we are arguing with each other and pressing each other’s buttons.

Opening up!

November 11, 2014 Sharon Jacobson

As most of you know, I had a near death experience on November 1, 2014 and have spent quite a bit of time the last 10 days processing everything that has happened in my life. I have learned a number of lessons along the way. One of them is about how opening up is an act of service. One of the most significant aspects of my healing has been my active choice to be transparent about what is happening in my life and jumping into the blessings, which this significant change has brought me. The only way for me to grow in my own personal journey was to work and climb to the next level.

This morning was a real test of my willingness to do that.

Breath light into your dark side

October 14, 2014 Sharon Jacobson

Recently, a friend shared a song called Secrets with me. It is sung by Mary Lambert. She begins the song by acknowledging some of her secrets, some of what some might call her dark side. The parts of ourselves that we do not always want to like or own. As Lambert says,

“They tell us from the time we're young
To hide the things that we don't like about ourselves
Inside ourselves”

We are all aware of our dark side. We know when we have had dark thoughts, dark actions, or dark behaviors. I can remember in my own life thoughts, actions, and behaviors that I am not proud of. Like Lambert sings, I was taught to hide those secrets inside myself.” Hiding our secrets, our shadows, our dark aspects only strengthens the power of the darkness in our life.

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