Doubt

Doubt

Doubting is ok.
For the longest time,
I was told it meant I had no faith.
Doubt means I have faith.
Doubt means I am open to the unknown.
Doubt is about me being willing
to question my need to be in control
Doubt is about exploring myself
and being at peace with not knowing
what will happen or when.
Doubt is about me doubting
my own doubt
and being open to exploing
the mysteries of life
and embarking on a daily adventure.

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Embrace It

Embrace It

It comes into my life,
the things I want,
the things I don’t
and that which I dread.
Sometimes I want to push things away,
run from them,
place barriers between us,
and create ways to avoid
what I do not want to embrace.
Yet I remember that
what life brings me
is a gift,
an opportunity to grow,
a chance to embrace the grace
and the goodness from the Ultimate.
It is not about the challenge,
but how I address it.
So when people bring me their hate
their bias,
and their prejudice
how do I respond.
Do I respond out of hurt,
anger,
pain,
resentment,
and hate?
Or do I remember
that they have not been exposed to
the same teachings of the Ultimate
I have.
Do I embrace this
as an opportunity
to share a truth
I have been given from above.
Do I embrace this opportunity
and offer all the grace
offered to me
and love others
as I have been loved.
Do I love you,
even when you do not love me?
Do I remember to embrace you,
even when you
do not want to embrace me?
Today I embrace all,
even if from a distance,
because all is helping me
to grow.

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I <C < T

 I <C < T

I <C < T
I know this sounds like a mathematical formula,
but its not. It’s about
Improvement,
Change and
Transformation.
Improvement is good,
but all too often it is only temporary.
We say we are going to improve,
but then we hit a bump in the road,
and we stop. 
How often do we put on the improved label
and then forget we are even wearing it.
Improvement is good,
but change is better.
Change tends to be not just about behavior,
but about our will.
As long as we will it into being it is,
and when we don’t, its not.
Transformation is about our metamorphosis.
It’s about us undergoing an internal change
that comes when we allow Spirit
to crack us open as if we were a seed,
allowing what was within us
all this time
to burst forward,
and to begin to grow
and evolve
in a way we could not before.
This is why
I < C < T

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United

United

I am who I am.
You are who you are.
There is nothing wrong with
us being who we are .
Difference is not the problem,
It is when we do not unite
in celebrating each other
for who we are.
When we stand united
we celebrate our uniqueness,
our individuality,
and our gifts.
When we fail to unite
we create walls,
instead of bridges.
We pit one against each other,
and promote hate
instead of unity.
Uniting does not take away
our uniquenss or
our individuality.
Rather it brings us together
united, like the states,
where we each get to be
who we are and
honor and celebrate each other
for who we are.
United we celebrate,
divided we grieve.

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Thank You

Thank You

Have you ever had something
which had served its purpose
and was no longer of use.
Like socks that are now holey
or shoes that are no longer repairable
or clothes that have been worn out.
As soon as my new shoes arrive,
I will say goodbye to the ones
who have served me for 14 years.
As I think about all they have seen me through,
all the steps they have taken with me,
and all the protection they have given me,
it seems wrong
to just throw them
in the trash.
So instead,
I will wrap them in love,
bury them in a box
and say thank you.
Somehow it seems
like that is the right thing to do.

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BEING HUMBLE

Humble

Why don’t you brag about yourself?
That is what I was asked today,
and I found myself very uncomfortable.
My accomplishing something
is not about me,
it is about me using the gifts and talents
I was given to make this world a better place.
I don’t see these things as being about me,
but about my thanking the Ultimate
for all I have been blessed with.
I am also willing to talk about how blessed I am,
but I have never been one to brag.
I am important,
but I am not of the greatest importance.
I strive to put others needs and concerns
before mine.
That doesn’t mean
I don’t take care of myself.
It just means that loving others,
honoring others,
respecting others
Is of utmost importance.
It means I know we all
bring a piece of the truth
to the table.
It means I am open to the
knowledge of others, ?
the solutions others bring
to the table
Being humble is about
knowing that I am
surrounded by greatness
and being open to
the gifts others bring to the table
to help me grow
and be humble.

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It's A New Day

t’s A New Day

It’s a new day.
I woke up this morning.
That is a blessing.
I know of at least one person
who is no longer with us,
but I still am.
So I celebrate their life and legacy
by finding the joy in all I do.
I keep coming back to that basic.
I woke up and it’s a new day.
It’s another opportunity
to be of service.
It’s another chance
to make a difference in the world.
Nobody promised me this day,
nobody promises me tomorrow,
or even that I will complete this day.
It’s a new day,
so let me fill it with love,
light,
positive energy,
and find joy in all that I do.
It’s a new day.
Let’s appreciate it
for what it is.

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Slow Down

Slow Down

Simon & Garfunkle
once sang a reminder to
slow down you move to fast,
you’ve got to make the morning last.
So often we fill our lives to capacity
and multitask,
forgetting to slow down,
fully appreciating all life has to offer.
We move from one task to another,
rarely being fully present
to anything or anyone.
We become absent
to the experience,
to the blessings,
to the opportunities
and to the lessons.
What if we embraced
a counter cultural message
and slowed down,
and made each moment last.

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Mystery

Mystery

Twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are.
There is something about no knowing,
about wondering,
about the mysteries of life,
which make us feel uncomfortable,
especially as adults.
As a child
I loved mysteries,
I loved wondering about things I did not know.
I loved reading them,
with all their twists and turns,
with clues being revealed along the way.
Life is a mystery.
We do not know where
we are being led
or what will happen.
So let’s just enjoy the ride,
pay attention to the clues,
and slide home at the end,
having lived the mystery of life
to its fullest.

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Hope

Hope

One of the greatest gifts
I was given
was hope for the future.
It came from my elders.
They taught me to never stop hoping,
to never stop working,
to never stop believing
that the best was  yet to come.
Now, I find the greatest gift
I can give others
especially those who are younger than me,
is that same desire to hope.
In the midst of all the crises
we are in as a country,
we have to have faith and hope
that together we can
make a difference.
Hope is about believing in our dreams.
Hope is about knowing that the best is yet to come.
My faith enables me to know
that the answers are coming and
my hope keeps me positive and optimistic.
It reminds me to look for the blessings
in all situations
and to never stop dreaming or believing.

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Re-membering

Re-Membering

When we look at each other,
we see features,
we see skin color,
body sizes,
shapes,
hair textures,
heights,
and so many other features.
We are taught
to focus on differences,
valuing one over another.
We are taught to dis-member ourselves from each other
instead of re-membering our common humanity
Now is the time to celebrate diversity,
not difference.
It is the time to honor,
not hate.
It is time to remember to learn
from others,
while we teach others.
It is time to remember
we have each been exposed to lies,
mistruths,
and then open ourselves up
to being transformed.
It is time to remember we are all
part of humanity.
It is time for us to re-member.

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Words

Words
They are an integral part of our lives.
We read them,
hear them,
write them,
listen to them,
think them, and
speak them.
Words are powerful.
They can harm or heal.
They can empower or disempower.
They can incite or inspire.
We live in a time where we have witnessed both.
What if we took a moment
to think before we speak
to others
or in response to others,
so we are focused on
unifying and not dividing.
What if before using our words,
we asked ourselves
this ancient teaching before we spoke.
Are our words truthful,
necessary,
and kind.

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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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