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Spring into Change

February 10, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

Spring into Change

I sit here looking at the snow,
ready to shake off the cold,
and feel the aches in my joints leave.
I am ready for my hands to be warm,
for my thick sweaters to get put away
and the grass to be green again.
I am ready for the world to spring into change.
Are you ready to spring into change?
Are you ready for the grass to be green
and the flowers to bloom?
Is it time for us to spring into change
while we are watching nature do the same?
Is it time for us to shake off
our snow of complacency,
our ice of assumptions
that seasons would come and go
and each spring would be the same?
Perhaps this season,
we too need to spring into change
allowing our voices to bloom
our chirps to be heard,
our aroma to be smelled,
our presence to be felt
and the visions of what
we were created to become.
Together, may we
spring into change.

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Community

February 3, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

Community

We all need
a community of friends.
A community of people who are more then friends.
Those in my community do so much.
They inspire me,
challenge me,
tease me, and
remind me to be the best me I can be.
They are the ones who love me
just as I am,
but also see my potential and ability
and push me with love and kindness
to grow and evolve
and reach the stars.
I am grateful they are my community
and I am grateful to be part of theirs.
Who is part of your community,
and whose community are you in?

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Silence

January 27, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

Silence

Silence,
it is one of the 8 nouns I used to describe me
in an exercise with my students.
Why silence, they ask.
thinking it is because I am quiet
or just don’t like noise.
Silence
is so much more.
Silence is a process.
it enables me to journey to a space
away from all distractions.
Silence
brings me to
a spiritual sauna
where my senses
bathe in the silence.
It is where I hear the symphony
I can only hear in the silence.
I can see the artistry and creativity
I can only see in the silence.
I can taste the goodness in life
I can only taste in the silence.
I can smell scents
I can only smell in the silence.
I can embrace all
I can only embrace in the silence.
Silence
is that space
where all is released and removed
and I am
cleansed, rejuvenated, renewed,
and prepared to live outside of the
silence.

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In an Instant

January 21, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

In an Instant

In an instant,
your world can change.
I know this from my own life.
In an instant,
I felt a pain shoot down my leg
and the next instant was numbness.
Each day reminds me that
in an instant,
I can find the power to love my adversaries.
I can be given the power to accept my failures.
I can grieve loss.
I can endure torture.
I can avail myself
in any instant
of the power and grace
that flows to and through me
from the Ultimate.
In an instant,
I can find peace in the moment,
I can look for the goodness.
I can live like an overcomer.
I can transform my perspective.
In an instant,
I can make a difference
even if I cannot change the world,
I can start with me
and the person I see in the mirror.
In an instant,
I can make a difference
and make this world a better place
one instant at a time.

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The J Words

January 14, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

The J Words

Give thanks for everything,
my Bubby would say.
I used to disagree with her,
especially when I felt jealous.
Jealousy, has always been like one of those guests
I never invited,
but always seemed to show up.
Jealousy, when I gave thanks for it,
became the pathway to joy.
It became a gift from the Ultimate.
Jealousy, went from being something I tried to hide,
even when it refused to be hid,
to something which
helped me celebrate in myself
what I saw in others.
Jealousy became a gift
when I began honoring
my talents and abilities.
when I gave thanks for the opportunities
in my life.
Jealousy has been a guide
on my spiritual journey
helping me to grow, evolve,
celebrate my blessings,
and leading me to feelings of
joy.
Joy which freed me from being jealous of others
to a place of feeling nothing
but joy
for your blessings and mine.

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Because I Love You

January 6, 2025 Sharon Jacobson

Because I Love You

Because I love you,
is what I say to my wife,
to my friends
and to all those I truly love
when I want them to know
that our relationship is about unity.
It is about my honoring all they are feeling.
Because I love you,
I want to share the joyous moments in your life,
but I also want to stand by you in your moments of fear,
of worry, and the moments you just want to cry.
Because I love you,
I stand by you
in all life brings us
and guides us through.
I am with you
on the days you are healthy
and on those you are not.
Because I love you,
I know when you need
that little something
that warms your heart and soul.
Because I love you,
I work to understand you
and honor all your feelings.
Because I love you,
I face everything with you we rise.
The intimacy we share,
is because we honor each other
and journey with each other.
I know you do this because
you love me and
I am present
because I love you.

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Keep and Until

December 30, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Keep and Until

The older I get,
the more I appreciate the wisdom of my elders.
Like learning to stay focused on something until.
Keep working on it,
until you understand it.
Keep failing
until you succeed.
Keep and Until
those are the words
which motivate me even today.
It's boring, I said once.
Spend more time with it
Keep with it,
until you find something about it which is interesting.
It was the same with people.
Keep getting to know them
until you find something to love about them
Keep being of service,
until all have been helped.
It is these words
keep and until
which keep me being loving and kind
in my daily life,
because I am still meeting others
who need to be loved
Because of this,
I will keep touching the hearts of others
until I run out of hearts to touch.

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Cleaning Windows

December 25, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Cleaning Windows

Sometimes I hear the words of this song
floating through my head
reminding me that
I can see clearly now
the rain is gone.
My Bubby would tell me
Rain is God washing the world
so I could see clearly.
Sometimes I feel like that is what
I do in life.
I wonder if perhaps I am
a janitor for spirit
as others are a janitor for me.
Are we wiping the windows of our worlds
and of others
so we can see clearly
and help others see clearly
for themselves.
Are we working together
to help give ourselves and others
a clearer vision
so we can see all the obstacles
in our way.

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Getting Accustomed

December 18, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Getting Accustomed

I remember when we moved in together.
As much as we loved each other,
it took time for us to get accustomed to living together.
Life is filled with seasons
of getting accustomed to
people,
places, and
situations.
Like those moments
you walk into a dark room
and your eyes get accustomed to
the darkness and then you begin to see
the beauty and surroundings
you could not see before.
It is in these moments that I see
God in the darkness and the treasures
I have not yet begun to see.
Sometimes we have to get accustomed
just so we can survive.
I grieve as I watch my son
get accustomed to being in jail.
In this darkness,
I find myself becoming accustomed
to being the mother of a child
I no longer know or recognize.
I am becoming accustomed to
the arms of the Ultimate
who comforts me as I grieve and
seek how to keep us all able to see
the light in the darkness of
the jail system.
The one who encourages me to
get accustomed to modeling love and beauty
in the midst of my son’s darkness
and never becoming it,
but getting accustomed to being,
to always being,
the light in the darkness
and at the same time giving thanks
for all the harsh realities
I have never had to
get accustomed to myself.

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Smiles

December 9, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Smiles

There are moments, sometimes days
when we are distracted by life and
more focused on the past, the future and
the people, places and things distracting us.
I try to stay focused, balanced and centered,
but sometimes I lose it.
Then I start over,
pulling out my spiritual art supplies,
I begin by painting myself being securely and loving held
in God’s hands.  
I coat myself in a blanket of
God’s infinite love.
I keep looking and feeling
the presence of the Ultimate,
until I can feel it’s smile
washing over and through me.
The Ultimate’s smile fills me with
happiness and well being.
My body relaxes and pleasure
begins to flow through me.
The smile of the Ultimate
is not something I just see.
I feel it,
sense it,
experience it
and am as mindful of
its presence,
as I am of it’s absence.
Distractions limit my ability
to smile and to see the smile of the Ultimate.
Staying focused,
allows me to smile for myself
and to experience
the smile of the Ultimate.

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No More Pollution

December 2, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

No More Pollution

So many people are concerned about climate change,
as am I.
We have done so much recently
to protect the environment,
the air,
the water,
the earth,
and so much more.
All that is important,
but how about the pollution within us?
How about the negative thoughts and energy
which pollute our mind, body and soul
with negative thoughts and energy?
Maybe we need standards to stop the toxicity
in our selves,
in our relationships,
in our homes,
our workplaces,
our schools, and
sadly even our places of worship.
What if we end this year
and begin the new one
committed to cleansing our lives
and our worlds
of toxicity
and work to end the
emotional and mental pollution in this world.

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Spiritual PMS

November 25, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Spiritual PMS

It has been quite some time since
I have experienced a biological PMS,
however, there are still days where I feel them
emotionally,
mentally, or
spiritually.
PMS for me has taken on a new meaning.
it is a reminder for me
to do 3 things
in those moments when I am feeling
less then focused, balanced and centered.
PMS now is what helps me through
because it reminds me to
Pause,
Meditate,
and be Silent.
In the midst of the craziness in my life.
I stop and step away from the situation.
I take time to just sit and meditate
and let the universe give me a new perspective.
Then I just sit in silence
and allow the peace and blessings to
wash over me
restoring me to a place of calm
where I no longer feel like I am pmsing
because I took the time to
pms.

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Changing

November 18, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Changing

Don’t you get bored?
I get asked that all the time
by people who do not understand
how I cannot get bored
when I am in the same place all the time.
I know it looks like the same,
but nothing is ever the same.
We can sit in the same place
and look at the same space
and never see the same thing twice.
We and the world are ever
changing.
The air we breathe is not the same,
it is every changing
with every movement
and gust of wind.
The land is not the same.
I see the leaves change,
they fall,
they are blown from one space to another.
Their pattern,
their dance,
the way they speak to me
is ever changing.
The view we see is ever changing,
like a kaleidoscope.
It may seem like the same view
but each moment
is a transformation,
it is us seeing the ever changing
nature of the world.

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Kaleidoscope

November 11, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Kaleidoscope

I have long been fascinated with kaleidoscopes.
I talk about them when I am teaching,
imagine them when I am writing,
and looking through them for inspiration.
Kaleidoscopes remind me of life.
there is always something beautiful,
something new to see.
There is always something to look forward to,
no matter what I am going through.
In the midst of the lows,
there is a beauty that strengthens me
and pulls me to the light.
With each turn,
I can see things falling apart,
but also coming together.
What I see is like life,
a piece of art that is
ever changing,
ever evolving,
ever being asked to be held,
transformed
and allowed to be
the simplicity and complexity
which is a kaleidoscope.

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The P Word

November 4, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

The P Word

The P word
it is what my son calls it.
P, for him, stands for patience.
We all need this right now
as we wait
to hear who will be our next President.
Patience is hard.
We want to know now,
but we can’t.
we can sit and wait.
P, right now, is about more then patience.
It is about being present.
Being present  means I have to pay attention
to this moment.
I cannot worry about the past or the future,
I have to be present in this moment.
This moment that we are in
is part of our bigger story,
which is part of the bigger story of the universe.
When I am present I am not worrying about what is coming
I am not wasting the value of this moment
worrying about what I have no control over.
I am focusing on what God is doing right now.
I do not want to distract my attention
because I might miss it.
I know that whatever happens,
God will see me through.
Until then, what I do know is this
I can be patient and present and
make the most of my precious energy,
feelings, intellect and time.
I can be present with the knowing that
the God who unfolds it all
is about more then one election.
This is about honoring the mystery,
being present in this moment,
and being patient with myself and others
while it all unfolds.

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Trust

October 28, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Trust

I trust you,
one of my team members said to me.
I know you are there for me,
in good times and bad.
I know you are there to catch me
when I fall.
Her words reminded me of how and why
I trust the Ultimate.
We take risks in life
when we know we will be caught.
I trusted my parents would catch me
when they threw me in the air.
It is our trust
that frees us to fly,
to take risks,
to go places and
do things
we would otherwise dare not do.
We dare to fly
because we trust in the one
who will bring us home.

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Lean On Me

October 22, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Lean On Me

I kept waking up hearing
Lean on me.
We all have those moments
when we are going through
and what we need most
is to be lifted up,
to have someone to lean on
and see us through.
We don’t need people to pull us down.
We need folks to lift us up
and say lean on me.
Lean on me
and let me be the strength
when you are weak.
Lean on me
and let me see you through.
Lean on me,
even when you do not want to,
and know that my love and friendship
will see you through.
Lean on me,
just as you challenge me
to lean on you.
It is okay to ask for help,
to trust each other
in good times and bad,
because we all have those moments
we need someone to lean on.
We have all been through
and are all going through,
but we can make it so much easier,
when we learn to
lean on each other
and understand.

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Opening Up

October 16, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Opening Up
If I worked harder
maybe I could love more.
That is what they said to me.
It is what we have been taught to do,
work harder to become better.
What if instead of working harder
on loving more,
we opened our hearts and souls
to being loved by God.
What if we opening ourselves up
to receiving love,
taught us how to love others.
Not because we were working hard
but because it flowed from us,
like God’s love flows into us.
What if we worked harder
at opening ourselves up
to a deeper relationship
with our spiritual guide and mentor?
Opening up is not about working hard
it is about letting God
fill up our cup with love and blessings
and then allowing
what flows over
to flow unto others.
Our cup cannot runneth over,
if it has not first been filled.
open yourself to being filled
then let the overflow flow
naturally unto others.

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i Never Promised You A Rose Garden

October 8, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

Growing up I remember this song
Lynn Anderson sang.
It is funny how often we have expectations
about how life is supposed to be,
as if it is supposed to be a rose garden.
Life is more like a roller coaster,
then a rose garden.
There is nothing that promises us
life will be easy or simple.
So much of our suffering comes from
our expectations of life being like a rose garden.
There may be rose garden moments,
but not all of life is like that.
We will have ups and downs.
easy times and challenging times.
What makes us appreciate the beauty and aroma of roses
is that we do not smell or have them all the time.
They are not normal,
they are special.
What if we let go of our expectations
about what life is supposed to be like?
what people are supposed to be like?
When we let go of our expectations,
we let go of unnecessary suffering in our lives
and provide ourselves with more opportunities
to spend time in our rose garden.

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Unity

September 30, 2024 Sharon Jacobson

Unity

Have you ever felt like someone is out to get you,
cut you down,
or pollute you?
There are days I feel like one of the worms
that the bird is looking for to eat,
or the prey of the shark.
There are days I feel like the once green land
that has been leveled for more building
or the river that has trash floating in it
or the air that is gray from the smoke.
There are days, preferably moments,
when I feel like this.
Then I remember I am also the shark
and the bird
looking for something to eat.
I am also the developer,
and the pollutant.
I have to remember that it is not either or,
us or them
you or me;
it is we.
It is about me walking in unity
with all of me,
it is about me connecting with you,
but more about me
connecting with me.
it is in this solidarity and connectionsl
in this place of unity,
It is about me building bridges
and not walls.
It is about the unity between us
and the love and respect
that grows from
unity.

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