Full or Empty?

Full or Empty?

I always say
it’s all about perspective.
I can complain about a situation
or I can look for the blessings
and give thanks for it.
I can whine about it raining again
or be grateful I do not have to water today.
I can complain about what is not in the frig
or enjoy the scraps and leftovers we have.
My friends call them first world problems,
because we know our lives are far more blessed then we realize.
Not sure about you,
but I have reached the point where I am tired of whining.
I refuse to wear anything made from pessimism
and instead focus on
what I have to be grateful for
and the blessings in my life.
I focus on the miracles in my life,
the wondrous things which are happening,
like how all the crazy things
happening to me on Friday the 13th
are all good things this year.
I am mindful that the negative tries to sneak in,
but then I kick it out
and hang this no vacancy sign.
There are moments I feel more
fortunate than others,
but even in the most unfortunate of moments
I can still the blessings and the gifts.
In the midst of this amazing journey,
I remember I am alive
I am forgiving
and I am forgiven.
It is one of those gifts
sprinkled into my being today
because I am seeing life
as half full and not half empty.

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Coward Shadows

Coward Shadow

Most of my life has been about
facing my challenges head on
and using them to grow and evolve.
But the truth is there is a part of me,
maybe a part of all of us,
that is a cowardly shadow
which tells us
you will never reach it,
you can’t do it,
you are not worth it.
Then I stand like a lion
and roar out,
because I am braver
then the coward within me
It may knock me down,
but I am strong
and I never stop.
Sometimes it is just
one step at a time,
but that is how life is.
When we fall,
get back up,
dust yourself off
and begin where you fell.
Never let anything
stop you from living you dreams
Be the brave lion
not the cowardly one.
Be like Elphaba
and never let others
keep you from flying
When your shadow shows up,
acknowledge it
and let it inspire you to grow.

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The Clearings

The Clearings

Throught my life, there have been those
who have told me what is wrong with me.
I have not been white enough, black enough or even biracial enough.
I have not been lesbian enough,
smart enough,
charismatic enough,
bold enough,
or just missing something that for them was lacking.
I have spent my life clearing out those messages from my mind and heart.
There focus on lack
has resulted me in focusing on my luster.
On my remembering that I am Divine by design,
because I am continuously being designed and redesigned by the Divine.
The Ultimat has this power to lead us on a journey
that is all about the clearings.
Clearing us of the lies, that what is for others is for us.
What is for you is for you,
What is for me is for me.
So walk in your own way,
with the truth and authenticity
which comes from your journey with the Ultimate/
Clear the doubt and know you are an overcomer
and can clear anything before you.
Sometimes our journeys bring us to land that has been cleared by others
and we build on already cleared land.
Yet, sometimes, we are led to raw land.
Land that we must do the hard work of clearing
then developing and creating what has been given to us,
The creation happens after the clearings.
Know that there will be others who will judge even your clearings,
but it is your clearing.
Like the rest of your journey,
the clearings must also be done your way.

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All of Me

All of Me

I get so tired of having folks tell me
I would be prettier if
or I would feel better if
or whatever they think
would make me a better version of me.
If only I changed to fit their standards,
then I would be ok.
The reality,
well mine at least,
is that I love me just as I am.
I love all of me,
the parts I am proud of,
the parts I am working on,
and the parts that are on my
need to work on list.
Looking like X to make others happy
is about them, not me.
What is most important
is that I love all of me.
Not that I love me conditionally,
but that I love me unconditionally.
If I have to change
so you love me,
then you love the vision and fantasy of me,
you do not love me.
I cannot make you love me,
but I can choose each day
to love myself unconditionally,
not just some parts of me
but all of me.

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Forgiveness

An eye for an eye,
A tooth for a tooth,
This is how so many of us are taught
What it teaches us
is to be unforgiving and violent

What if we learned new lesson.
What if we learned to radiate love
in all situations
to all people
and most importantly
to ourselves

What if we remembered that
forgiveness is a gift
to you and to me.
Forgiveness sets us both free.

Forgiveness is not forgetting,
it is just releasing us both
from the pain of hatred
and violence

So today, I begin by forgiving
myself,
others
and then I ask forgiveness
from others
and myself
This helps set the world free

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How God Feels

The shame, the silence, the pain
God has felt this too

I was shamed for my enthusiasm
I was silenced and not given space
I have been told I was too kind
I was not given room to explain
God has felt this too.

I have been told I was not welcome
I was told I was too enthusiastic
I have been told I do not fit in
I have been told I am not relevant
God has felt this too

I have felt the pain, experienced the humiliation, felt the denial
God has felt this too.

I have felt the love, I have felt the joy, I have felt the companionship
God has felt this too.

I have been validated for my feelings
I have felt appreciated by others
I have known what it is like to be told thank you
I have felt the warmth of someone’s hand
God has felt this too

What I appreciate about my life
Is that everything I have felt
God has felt this too.

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