The Ones I Love

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The Ones I Love

I have been thinking about my friends,
the ones who love me
and the ones I love.
What I love about my friends
is that they love me
unconditionally.
I have more than my share of imperfections,
but my friends love me for who I am,
with all my idiosyncracies.
Friends are just that friends,
they love and accept us for who we are.
If we love someone unconditionally,
then we do not try to change them,
make them over,
or do anything other then
accept them and love them unconditionally.
When I think about
ones I love,
all I can think about
is how blessed I am
to have people to love
and who love me in return.

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Gesundheit

Gesundheit

I know people who rarely sneeze
I, on the other hand, sneeze frequently.
I don’t just sneeze once or two,
I consistently sneeze numerous times.
Once I sneezed 23 times in a row.
Sneezing happens for a diversity of reasons,
but generally because something is irritated.
I don’t like sneezing, but I always feel better afterwards.
Perhaps it is because someone has said
Gesundheit.
one word which is actually a blessing.
it’s about blessing someone with good health.
It’s about saying
I care about you and
I want you to be healthy.
Sometimes we hear a person sneezing
but sometimes the world is sneezing as well.
The world sneezes when egos have
eased God out.
The world sneezes when leaders are
warring with each other
instead of seeking peace.
In this time of global and individual sneezing
may we bless each other and simply say
Gesundheit.

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Back to Traditions

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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Mountains out of Molehills

Mountains out of Molehills

Twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wonder where you are.
That is the first thing that comes to my mind
when I think of wonder.
It is the shear feeling of wonder
that transforms the way we can
see the world.
It is what allowed me as a child
to see a mountain
where there was nothing more than a molehill.
it is what enables us to look
at everyday things
and see them as part of
something bigger,
something Divine,
something spiritual and
enables us to see it as a mountain
and not just a molehill.
May we see the mountains
and gasp at their amazement
and always wonder
where is that star.

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Kindness

Kindness

Kindness never fails.
People’s lives are changed
by random acts of kindness.
I knew of a young boy
who was ignored at school.
Then one day a group of kids
sat with him
and it changed his life.
In these days and times
we rarely hear about
kindness.
I am who I am today
in party because of the
kindness of others.
The ones who cared for me
when I was sick,
my parents who gave me a home
when I was up for adoption.
the professors who came to my bedside
and taught me when I was confined,
my wife who loves me
in good times and bad,
and so many others who have always shown me
kindness.
What if each day
we each performed
a random act of kindness.

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My Fingers

My Fingers

I sit at my desk for hours
typing away,
my fingers seem to be at work
from the moment I get up
to the moment I retire
and then some.  
Yet I am not sure
I have ever stopped and given thanks
for my fingers.
They have typed countless words,
Helped me pick things up,
Hold things like cups, bowls, and silverware
I have carried things with them,
played games with them,
texted with them
written with them,
run them through my fingers
massaged others,
intertwined them with others
and the list goes on.
Now that I am slowly learning
to sign I use them to communicate with others
My fingers
Why have I not ever thought
to give thanks
for my fingers

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Give Thanks

Giving Thanks

We all have things
from our past
that we regret,
things in the present
which cause anxiety
and things from the future
which generate fear.
When experiencing these feelings
we can focus on the regret, anxiety and fear,
or we can shift our focus
and give thanks.
We can give thanks
for the lessons learned,
the gifts developed,
the understandings gained.
Like everyone I have been
through my share of challenges,
but I am remembering
to give thanks.
It doesn’t mean those
challenges were easy
or pleasant
or that I want to
go through them again.
It simply means
I do not regret the
times I was shamed
because they taught me
to be compassionate.
It is not about the challenge,
it is about how
we move through it
and our ability to
give thanks
in all situations,
past,
present
and future.

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Impact

Impact

I am not an island.
What I do and say
has an impact on the universe.
If I want to have a more positive impact
on the world,
then I have to start with
my thoughts and my belief system
which impact my actions,
my words
and my interactions with others.
I have to be mindful
of the energy I radiate
into the world.
The way I live,
the words I speak,
the things I do
or don’t do
impact the universe.
What if we each
were mindful of how we
impact each other?
I must also be mindful
of how I allows others
to impact me.
Others negativity can only
impact me if I am allow them
to.
So I welcome everything
with a maybe,
then I decide what will
impact me and what will not.

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I am

I am

I remember a time
when I thought
it was all about me
and how everything was
there for me.
I am not sure what changed that
what made me go
I am part of the world
and I need the world
as much as it needs me.
I went from seeing myself
as being in the world
to being part of the world.
I am part of the joy and the sorrow.
I am part of the trust and the distrust.
I am part of the majority and the minority.
I am part of why something succeeds
and why it does not.
I am part of the problem and the solution.
I am part of those who hear and those who do not.
I am part of it all, the good, the bad and the ugly.

I am
and each day I own
that I am more than a human being.
I am about radiating
love, l
light,
and positive energy
to all of humanity
and doing so
with no intent to
devour,
destroy, or
disempower.
I am responsible
for the vibrational energy
I radiate and
for the energy
I allow in.
Today and all days,
I focus on being the best
me I can be
as an individual
and as part of the world.
This is who I am.

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Enough

Enough

So many of the problems
I have in my life came about
because I didn’t pay attention to
what was enough.
So often we want more
because we fear
we won’t have enough.
When we have faith in
the source that provides
there will always be enough.
To maintain balance in life,
I look for the excesses in my life.
I release the possessions,
behaviors, and
ideas
which I can live without.
I stive to live my life
in a way focused on
just having
enough.

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Change

We all go through challenging times.
It is not about the challenge,
but how we go through it.
Some situations are easier to transform
then others, but together we can work
to change the world.
It may not be as easy as it seems,
but we can begin by changing
our own situation.
We can work on changing our own lives,
our own relationships,
our homes,
our work,
our personal situation.
As we work to change our own lives
we begin the ripple effect
on the world.
Like HGTV would say
change the world,
start at home.
Let’s work on being the change
we want to see in the world.

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Have I Done Any Good in the World Today

What if we checked in
with ourselves and
asked if we had done any good
 in the world today.
What if we were focused on
making a difference
in the world
and in people’s lives.
Who have I helped today?
Have I cheered anyone up?
Have I made someone laugh?
Have I done something to lighten their load?
Have I shared with others?
Have I done anything to help others?
At the end of each day,
can I say yes.
If I want to be of service,
and do what I can to
help make this
heaven on earth

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Imagine

How often do we miss
the messages the Universe
is sending us
because we cannot
see how things can
possibly be coming together
in a way that would change
the way we understand things.
When we dare to imagine,
we dare to discover a way of learning,
a way of understanding,
a way of seeing the Divine
and the ways of communicating
with us that were
invisible to us.
When we dare to imagine,
we can sense presence
of the one who is answering
our prayers
in ways that defy our own
understanding.
Dare to imagine
how the Divine is
speaking to and
through you.
You were given the power
to imagine;
use it.

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Balance

How do you do it?
Everyone seems to think
my life is in balance,
but like everyone else
it is a dance
that I constantly work at
so I can balance my 3 jobs,
time for family and friends,
time for me
and time to spend with the Ultimate.
It is not about one or the other,
rather, how I intentionally work
to stay in balance,
or come back to it
when I allow life
to throw me out of balance.
Thinking about balance reminds
me of being on a seesaw with my best friend.
She always worked with me to ensure
neither of us was the one who was always
up or down.
Although it is not always comfortable,
or easy,
I try to make time for the relationships
which are so important,
even if it means I do not
get all my work done.
At the end of my life,
it is those I love
who will remember
I made time for them
as I strove to balance my life.

How Did You Know

Did you ever just feel
like you are supposed
to reach out an send someone some love,
some light,
some positive and healing energy?
Then you do
and they say how did you know?
How did you know
I needed some love?
How did you know
I needed someone
to reach out?
How did you know
I needed to know
God heard me.
I always say I didn’t,
but God did.
God just tapped me on the shoulder
and whispered
your name in my ear
and so I sent
a basket of love, light and positive energy.
How did I know?
Easy.
The same way you know
when I needed to hear from you
and you reached out
and sent me
the answer to my prayers.

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My Heart

I have to see a cardiologist
she said and
I could feel the concern in her words
They saw a thickening 
in one of her chambers
and she kept talking
about her visit
and what they said
but the words which stuck out to me were
open
clear
strong
and full.
I know she was talking about
the physical
but I was thinking about
the spiritual
and to what extent my heart
was open,
clear,
strong,
and full.
I was reminded of a meditation
where I massaged my heart
and slowly removed
all that was hard
leaving behind
one that was soft
and so now
I am examining my heart
to ensure it is not only soft
but open,
clear,
strong, and
full.
Is yours?

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Grace

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.

Looking for Good

My Bubby would remind me to
look for the good;
the blessings in a situation
and then know I am going to be ok.
it is easier to do this
when it is a personal issue,
then when it is a social justice issue.
I can see the good when
it means I avoided being hurt
or killed in an accident,
or in a hostile situation.
It is harder for me to see the good
when people are killed because
of their race,
their ethnicity,
their sexuality,
their religion,
or something which
triggers hate in others.
I hate when hate kills.
it saddens me beyond description.
Then I look at how people
are standing up,
speaking out,
coming together as allies
and I begin to see the good.
I see the good
when we talk openly about
systemic inequality,
about abuses of power,
about injustices.
I see the good
when people use their privilege and power
to bring about change,
to learn about how
we are part of the problem
and how we can also be
part of the solution.
It is in the midst of this ugliness,
that I see the good
and know that the Ultimate
sees a goodness that
surpasses my ability.
I remember how my Bubby
taught me to see the beauty
and the good
in what to me looked
like a hot mess.
So I grieve for the pain
and the suffering
but I also say
I see the good
even when it is hard
for me to see it.

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Discoveries

There is nothing I love more
than discovering something
when I am diving for deeper wisdom.
I am not a scuba diver,
but I am a wisdom diver.
I love digging through writings
ancient and modern
looking for that buried treasure
which may have gone
undiscovered.
Usually, when I curl up with a writing
I find things,
which I will use
but don’t necessarily make
me go wow.
Every once in a while,
I will discover a word,
a sentence,
a thought
a gem
someone has buried
in the treasures
spilled out before me
which are invaluable,
and change my life.
While I appreciate all
I have discovered,
it is those moments
which transform me
and stop me,
and make me just sit in
amazement of
my discovery.
I am grateful for all I discover,
but those moments,
the ones that stop me,
those are the discoveries
I remember
forever.

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Free Yourself

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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