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no more tears

i have no more tears

oh mama why

dear one
i won’t let them flow
because i will have to let go

oh mama, please
please grieve for me
and set yourself free

oh my child
there is no need to grieve
we both are free

so find your way
please don’t stay

there is no need to fear
i am standing near

with a mother’s light
so please take flight

go … grow
we both know

it is the only way
please don’t stay

until then
you will know when

we will meet again
and again

so dear one
i have no more tears
because i have no more fears

i believe in you
this is … oh … so true

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When I go out into the night air and look at the moon … I see a loving mom wrapping her arms around me, comforting me and shinning a light on my path. Even when I don’t see her, I know she is there.

We are all children of a loving parent.

And this is a poem from a mother’s heart, for only a mother knows the journey to the soul and a journey she can not partake.  Her children have to walk through their own deserts alone. All a mother has is her unconditional love and everlasting light to shine on their path … soon they will see the divine within, the source of their strength, welcoming them home. 

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Love

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed. – Jiddu Krishnamurti

Reminds me of another saying I have heard during a transitional time in my life … ‘I am motivated by love.’

Love is truly powerful … it provides the courage and strength to overcome the obstacles on any path.  

It offers me the truest light within.

Loving kindness starts with me.  

When I place my hand over my heart and offer loving kindness to myself, it warms my soul and my light shines brighter.  

May I be happy
May I be loved
May I be joyful
May I be at peace

I would not be at this place if it weren’t for those who crossed my path extending their loving kindness to me.  

They shone their light when mine was dimmed and offered me hope.  

So I offer back to them the light they freely shared with me.  

May you be happy
May you be loved
May you be joyful
May you be at peace

And then to world … 

There are so many that need loving kindness … it is transformational and begins with me.  

May you be happy
May you be loved
May you be joyful
May you be at peace  

For me I see it is like a circle, never-ending … when my light dims, I offer myself compassion and then extend outward … I get out of self and offer the priceless gift of love. 

As it was said ‘… the greatest of these is love.’

Have a wonderful day and know you are loved just as you are.  

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Loving Kindness

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Sharon Salzberg

Today a challenge was set and so I extend it to you.

Practicing loving kindness to ourselves provides a foundation of ‘attitude gratitude.’

Just like the pebble dropped in still water … it produces rings that spread outward touching all in its path … creating new rings that spread to others.

I thought it selfish to give to myself before others … when quite opposite is true.

Love starts within and its light spreads to others. It is truly a selfless selfish act.

So I was challenged and now I challenge you in saying a metta of loving kindness in the morning and throughout the day if so desired and see how it feels.

May I be happy
May I be well
May I be safe
May I be at peace

Savor those words … feel the words … and then when it feels right, extend the loving kindness outward, thinking of those you care for.

I imagine them in my mind’s eye and say …

May you be happy
May you be well
May you be safe
May you be at peace

Savor the words and see how it feels.

A wise teacher taught me that we can not give away what we do not have. If our light is dim … it cannot shine.

So take care of you and let your light shine.