Free

We are in uncharted and
unprecedented territory. Right?
At the same time, we are not.
We are in the territory of fear.
We are in a territory which enslaves us.

What if we had a beginner’s mind
and we did not know we are supposed
to be afraid.
What if we saw this as an adventure?
What if we forgot we were
supposed to worry?

What if we freed ourselves
from worry
fear.
expectation,
prejudices
and concern.
What if we opened ourselves
up to faith,
trust,
love and adventure.

What if we took precautions
without worrying about
hoarding toilet paper.
What if we had faith we could
pay our bills in time.
What if we learned games
which allowed us to laugh
and play.
What if we found new ways of
relating and discovering
new things about ourselves
and others because
we set ourselves free.

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Courage

Scared,
nervous,
uncomfortable
all of the above,
however, in the midst
of the storm
I tap into my courage
I hold onto the one
who gives me peace,
joy, and
courage.

Courage
it is what inspires me
to step forward in faith.
Courage does not mean
I am not afraid.
It just means
I overcome it.
It means I master it.
It means I resist it.
It just means I walk in my
courage.

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Wonder

Twinkle, twinkle little star
how I wondered what you were
when I was young and did not know
and experienced all of life
for the first time and
everything was new.

Today I wonder with my students
and the young people in my life
who are discovering life and
sharing their wonder with me
and reminding me to see
the wonder in all things new.

I may no longer wonder about the stars
but I can appreciate the joy and mystery
of those who are discovering
things for the first time,
just as my elders are discovering
with me
the mysteries revealing themselves
in this stage of my journey.

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Divine by Design

There is not,
never has been,
never will be,
anyone like you.
Why?
Because you are divine by designed.
Why?
Because you were designed by the Divine

This is true
for each of us.
We are each Divine originals.
What if we were intentional
about seeing the uniqueness
in each other.
What if we focused on seeing
the Divine in each other and
celebrating that uniqueness
and beauty?

This is an original you do not
need to be wealthy to own.
We just walk the runways of life,
showing off and modeling
for the world
the features sewn into us.
So go on out and
strike a pose.
Let the world see the
top model in you and
know you are Divine by Design,
because you were designed
by the Divine.

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Baby Steps

I try to remember this e very day
it is all about the baby steps.
Sometimes we all face tasks
that seem challenging to complete,
Then I remember to take baby steps

Baby steps get me through.
I just do a little bit every day
and eventually it is done.
I set an achievable goal
and then I focus on meeting it.
Just one baby step at a time.

Sometimes I think
that is how God answers my prayers.
in baby steps.
One revelation at a time,
one step at a time,
until I have been guided through
what was insurmountable.

I have to remember
I am just one.
I cannot do it all,
but I can do a little at a time.
Baby steps, just baby steps.

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Listening

I hear you talking
but am I listening.
How often are we in a room with someone
but not present?
How often do I not stop,
and think before I speak?
What if I did?

How much different would
our lives be if were mindful
in our listening and
intentional in our speaking
with others?

Can you hear my feelings
just by the energy
radiating from me?
What if we were present?
What if we listened with our
hearts, minds, and souls?

Just for today,
may we be intentional
about being present
and intentional about
listening and
speaking
and being a channel
for the Divine.

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Beyond My Coward

There has always been
a coward living inside me.
It is that part of me that
has been afraid,
insecure,
and afraid to face my fears.
It has looked at the obstacles
and shuddered

My relationship with the Ultimate
has been giving me
the faith
to battle through the fear
and face my obstacles
and move beyond my inner coward

Life has called me into battle.
I have had to face opposition and challenges.
They have developed strengths in me
I did not know I had.
I have been training under the Ultimate
and preparing to leave
the coward in the dust.

The coward has been my biggest obstacle,
but as I evolve and grow,
I develop the skills I need
to be the spiritual warrior
I was created to be.

I am more than a conqueror.
I am an overcomer.
I am one who is growing
in my reflection of the one who created me
the Ultimate.

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Stones

I was reminded the other night
how fragile life is
as I remembered how
I almost died 4 years ago,
as a friend’s house burned down
and her cat died in the fire,
and a friend’s grandmother passed away
I remembered my mother and father
and the frustration I have about
my father not having a tombstone.

Then I thought about the stones
that sit on my shelf.
The stones that represent them,
the memories I hold of them
and the feelings which live in my heart.

My parents may be gone,
but like the stones I have
they live on in me and
the memories I have.
They are in the care of
the Ultimate and when
I hold my stones,
I know the Ultimate is
caring for them on heaven
as they were cared for on earth.

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Being Painted

so often in my life,
I want to be the artist.
I want to be the one who
buys the canvas,
the paints,
and does the painting.
I want to be in control
of the canvas, the paints
and the painting.

What if I let go of the need
to be in control of it all.
What if I allowed myself to
just be the canvas and
allowed the Ultimate to
paint me using the
paints of the Divine.

What must I do to just
show up and be the canvas?
What do I have to do to
open myself up to the
brushstrokes of the Divine?

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Creative Listening

There is something about listening
really listening,
which opens our creative energy
and allows us to express ourselves
in ways which are surprising,
refreshing,
and unique.

Listening is more than just hearing.
It is about really listening to each other.
It is about paying attention in a way that
is quiet and fascinated.
It is about being drawn in and
attracted to what is being said.
It is about being in the moment
and listening with a sense of
holiness

When we listen in this way,
we open ourselves up and
allow the creative forces within
to emerge,
to flow,
to present new thoughts,
and wisdom from the Ultimate
It is about holy listening which allows
for creative expression
through all the mediums
gifts, and
talents
with which we have been blessed.

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Strangers?

Just because I do not know you
or I am not familiar with you,
does that make you a stranger?

What does it mean to know someone
to be familiar with them?
When I am around strangers
am I thinking they are strange?

Or am I thinking you are like me.
You too are blessed.
We were both created by the Ultimate
in love, as love and to generate love.

I may not know your name.
I may never have spoken to you
or had anything to do with you,
but I may know that you are blessed
and therefore you are not a stranger

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Being Impeccable

Be impeccable with your words.
That agreement also tells me to
guard my thoughts,
and ideas, but
it does not tell me
to guard my face.
I have worked to control
what comes out of my mouth,
but not the gestures
that my face makes and
actions speak
louder than words.

Being impeccable,
now means I have to
guard the looks on my face
and the gestures
I may intentionally make
and the ways I express
my disdain and
irreverence for others.

Being impeccable means
I have to remember
to be impeccable
with my
thoughts,
words,
actions,
gestures,
and facial expressions,
while remembering
all are a creation
of the Ultimate
and worthy of being
treated impeccably.

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The One Who Is Not Busy

The one who is not busy,
is about the time spent
doing nothing but being
with the Ultimate.

The one who is not busy
reminds me it is ok to
designate time to just be
and commune with the Divine.

Becoming the one who is not busy
is about being intentional
about taking time which is just time.
It is about releasing our attachment
to goals and time

Becoming the one who is not busy
is about me letting go
of all the things which fill my calendar
and dictate my life.
It is about me being alone
silent and unattached
and in tune with
the One who is not busy.

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Gifting Myself

This holiday season
we give to others,
to organizations,
but rarely to ourselves.
This year I am giving to myself.

This year I am giving
the gift of forgiveness.
I am letting go of
anger,
jealousy
resentment, and
any other negative and toxic
emotion in my body.

I am giving myself the power
to heal as I release
the negative and toxic energies
Ihave stored in my system.
I am saying no to anything that
is not of love, light, and positive energy.

I would say no
to a bowl of poison,
but say yes to it when I
hold on to the energies
which are toxic.

Tis the season to give
myself a cleaner diet
filled with gifts from the Divine
which are nurturing and loving
and wrapped in grace.

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Kindness

Piety used to make me think
of those who were holier than thou.
Then I learned that piety meant pious
which meant
kind

Kindess
is about showing
grace,
compassion,
gentleness,
love,
and concern for other

Kindness
is about the body, mind, and soul.
It is about our words
and our actions
being one

Kindness
is about being
loving,
giving,
caring,
empathetic and
generous

Kindness
is about doing unto others
as you would have them
do unto you.

Kindness
is unconditional.
It is about giving
without expectations.
It is about what we
experience
as much as what others do

Kindness
is about blessing
and being blessed.
It is all about being kind.

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Empathy

When I think of
Empathy
I tend to think of
empathizing
with another person’s sorrow,
disappointment, and
pain.
I think of tasting the salt
in someone else’s tears

Empathy is
about oneness between us.
It means I can feel with you
and be in oneness with you
in good times and bad
I can taste the sweetness
in your joy as well as
the salt in your tears.

Empathy is
about me journeying with you
and thinking about when I was
in that place or situation
and how it felt.

Empathy is
about the intimacy between us
and between us and the Divine
which connect us.
it is about knowing
someone is with us
in good times and bad

Empathy is
about sharing
about caring
about being intimate

about allowing the Divine in me

to connect with the Divine in you.

Empathy is
about us connecting
as one
in good times and bad
because we care
and know we are
both images of the Divine.

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Give Thanks

So often we give thanks
for what we have,
for what we have been given,
for prayers answered, and
for that which has been manifested
in our lives.

Today I give thanks for
that which I know is coming.
I give thanks for

that which I pray for today,
for that which I know is coming
because of my faith.

Today I believe in the power
of prayer,
of speaking things into being,
and of believing
in the power of the Universe.

Today I give thanks
for that which has arrived
and that which is coming.
I give thanks for that which I have asked for
and that which the Universe
knows I need.
I just give thanks.

Beauty

Beauty, they  say
is in the eye of the beholder
But it is so much more.
Beauty is like a food.
It fills one’s spirit.
It helps us see things,
feel things,
understand things,
see things,
and experience things
in a way that
surpasses understanding.

Beauty
is healing.
nurturing,
transformative,
and evidence of the
Divine.

Beauty is
about you and me
and the way we see
ourselves and each other.
When we look for it,
we will see it all around us.
The more we look for it
the more it will surround us.

Beauty
will keep you warm on cold winter days
cool in the summers,
birthing newness in the spring,
and being colorful and transforming
in the fall.
Beauty is
what you as an artist
create in yourself
with every stroke of your brush.

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Liberation

A Tibetan meditation master once prayed
“All those I fly over,
may they all be liberated.”
It is comforting to know
that at some point,
he prayed for me.

What if we did the same.
What if we prayed for those
to the east of us,
to the west,
to the north, and
to the south of us?

What if we prayed for all in
and on the earth,
that which is in the air,
temporarily or permanently,
that which is in the water
and or fire?
What if we remembered to pray
for the liberation of
all things,
places,
and people?
How much different
would the world be?

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The Mirror

I look in the mirror
and sometimes I love
what I see and
there are other times
I don’t
However, there has never been
a time when I hated
what I saw so much
that I could slash my wrist
or poison myself
or want to leave this world behind.

When I look in the mirror
what I see is a reflection
of the Divine,
the one who created me,
the one who designed me
the one who tells me
you are beautiful just as you are.

When I look in the mirror
what I see is a reflection
of the Divine
of the one who is love,
is about healing
is about grace
is about wisdom and
is about listening.

When I look in the mirror
I pray for those who
do not see what I see
or feel what I feel.
I pray for those who see
something so painful
that leaving feels better
than staying

When I look in the mirror,
I remember to pray
for those
I know,
those I do not,
those who are whole and
those who are hurting,
those who have asked
for prayer
and those who have not
because we are all
a reflection
of the Divine

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