OVER AND OVER AGAIN

"Little fears love to walk on stilts."

~ Henry Stanley Haskins ~

Every time we're faced with a new uncertainty,

The same old fears tend to come up-

That it won't work out,

That we are doomed,

Or whatever our favorite fears may be... 

And the truth is that

Maybe it won't work out in the way that we hope,

But life has shown us 

Over and over and over again,

That whatever it is, we get through it,

And it always works out somehow

And no matter what,

We're ok. 

I stop feeding my fears and live free. 

WELL-BEING AT THE DEEPEST LEVEL

"God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please- you can never have both."

~ RW Emerson ~

To be truly honest with ourselves and others takes courage

And trust.

It seems easier most of the time to pretend,

Or deny,

But in the long run,

And at the level of our 

Soul's well-being,

It's not. 

I have the courage to speak my truth.

MENTAL TRICKERY

"Watch it unfold live."

~Evan I. Schwartz ~

It goes both ways:

Sometimes we sweeten things in our minds in anticipation,

And when they actually happen, 

we feel jolted, 

and let down;

Or,

We expect the worst,

And end up delighted instead.

So what's the message?

Be the observer of it all.

I am the unassociated witness of life happening. 

WIPED OUT

"The vision must be followed by the venture."

~ Vance Havner ~

In some ways, mental activity can be more draining than physical activity,

And it doesn't feel as honest somehow,

Or as clean.

I balance figuring things out with moving my body. Otherwise, I go stale. 

HELP COMES

"We are all benefactors and beneficiaries, dependent upon each other."

~ James Lendall Basford ~

Help comes-

Not in the way we hope for,

Or expect,

But nonetheless.

We are stuck,

And can't see our way forward.

Someone shines a light

In the opposite direction

From where we were looking

And shows us that actually,

We're not stuck at all.

What freedom 

In knowing

That helps comes.

When we need it,

It comes. 

I breathe and relax and know that all is well. 

THE JOURNEY OF MOODS

"I will wear my heart upon my sleeve."

~ William Shakespeare ~

Sadness.

Anger.

Worry.

Trust.

Peace. 

Emotions rise and fall in me like the tides. 

NO MATTER WHAT

"We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.'

~ Marianne Williamson ~

No matter what we may have survived, 

or witnessed, 

or been ashamed of, 

We are not some tragic, cautionary tale.

We don't need to shrink and be afraid. 

We are pure, divine power experiencing manifest life, 

and we would do well to remember that 

as we go about our daily business.

I stand in my power.