The Best Thing to Hold in Life

The best thing to hold onto in life Is the Almighty – call it what you may A source that never runs dry And is with you day by day.   A guiding light, a loving balm To show you the way of love Some sense it in nature Others sense it from above.   But names and...

Create that Which We Want in Love

Today, I feel a deep need to go within and just be Be with my inner self and pray, meditate Hold the space for peace, justice, reconciliation and forgiveness.   I ask that you would all join with me today and focus on sending out those same vibrations. Anger has its...

Holding the Space

I remain detached from the chaos of life Not because I don’t care But because we need calming influential energies In order to re-establish...

Rest Awhile

Don’t go to bed with angry thoughts With hatred burning like a torch Let all pain slip away for now Breathe in deep, relax the brow For restful sleep cannot take place Whilst anger rests upon your...

Turmoil Strikes the Heart of the People

Fighting, screaming Shouting hate Protesting for rights From morn till late Chaos burning In people’s hearts Wanting revenge For lives ripped apart.   This isn’t the way It’s supposed to be Love and compassion For you and me Where colour...

Gardeners of Our Mind

Our mind is our garden What we plant in it is up to us What grows is determined by what we plant.   It is a very simple truth, but not always heeded! If you don’t like lemons Don’t plant...

Be Brave Enough

It’s common knowledge That when one door closes Another opens.   The issue is whether we are brave enough To walk through that open...

Sometimes

Sometimes…………. You just have to take a step back Re-assess And make changes in order to move...

Spirit Shines on Me

Today my need is silence, stillness, quiet thoughts And all the beauty on offer that simply cannot be bought The beauty in the flowers the beauty in the trees The beauty in life itself which always aims to please. So today I will be lost and revelling in a pleasant...

Protect Your Awakening

There will come a time When all things seem to have returned to normal The temptation for many Will be to go straight back to how it was before.   Covid-19 taught many a new way of living A new way of being Protect that learning, that awakening Like a lion protects...

Fear or Courage

We cannot stand with one foot in both camps for long Sooner or later we have to make a choice Stay in the familiar Or step out into uncharted ground.   Fear holds you back, courage carries you...

In the Stillness

In the stillness of time We become All that we truly are.   We learn self love Self acceptance, self worth And we discover our spiritual roots.   Like a caterpillar to a butterfly We learn to die to self So that we may live...

Silence Is

Silence Is the precursor to hearing Hearing is the precursor to doing Doing is the precursor to transformation Transformation into our full potential is why we are...

Following Life

Life……… It leads us along unknown paths It urges us to tread on meadows and rough plains We tentatively follow its lead Not sure of where it will take us But trusting in experience and the knowledge That it always leads to...

Radiate Nectar

If our heart is like nectar We will radiate sweetness into the world And others will be drawn to us Like a bee to the...

Speak it into Existence

The bible teaches us in Genesis That the world was first envisioned Felt and desired Then spoken into existence.   We too must envision, feel, desire And then speak out the world we want to...

That Secret Place

From that secret place of creation Create the you that you long to be Feed it, water it And like a seed It will grow into its full beauty and...

Dream It

Dream……….. And when you dream Dream so big you can’t imagine it possible.   Then pick up your courage And dive straight into the dreamy lake of possibilities Where dreams become your...

Student or Master

When we master the art of mindfulness We no longer need to practice it For it becomes our way of being. The student practices The master...

Who Is Family?

Your family may live with you They may be scattered around the world They may or may not be blood relatives   Family – The people who accept you and support...

Follow the Right Religion

It’s not the religion that matters What matters is whether it brings the best out in you And whether it is built on a foundation of love, compassion And forgiveness for...

Make Each Moment Count

In the presence of the Divine I am reminded of my purpose The reason for my being I am reminded of how short this life really is. And that at the blink of an eye Any of us could be called back home Make everyday count Let each moment be a reflection of your...

An Island

Today…… I remain an island Distant and free Boats are welcome to moor People are welcome to step ashore But I remain in the stillness of my heart Mindful of self and others But still. Let the silence of your heart renew your mind and...

Gratitude for Life

Life is a gift That we must choose to receive We must trust that it’s good We must truly believe.   Believe that as we unwrap All the paper and the string That only love and hope It will surely bring.   And the more gratitude we show Each and every day For all...

Acceptance & Diversity

When we see people as people They will be people When we see people through borders They will be different people. Acceptance and diversity – are issues of the...

Go Within

If you want to find the God within Go within If you want to lead a spiritual life Go within If you want to reach the edge of spiritual waters Go within To cross over physical boundaries and enter reality Go within You cannot reach the depth of your being unless You go...

Love from the Heart

We must love from our hearts Not from our emotions Then that love will be balanced.   When we love from our emotions Our love is unstable And fraught with pain.   One love is conditional The other unconditional Choose and practise...

Depths without Measure

We will never know the true depths To which we can truly love Nor will we ever know the true heights To which we can soar For once we reach what we thought was the end We realise it was just the...

Embrace Life – Live Your Potential

A new day starts A new journey begins Or perhaps the same journey continues Up and over new horizons Through new forests Forests that offer new awareness Renewed strength And fresh insight.   Embrace life and live to your full...

Listen to Nature

Life teaches us to grasp To hold on To claim as our own   Nature teaches us to hold lightly To let go To relinquish...

When I See

When I see ‘parents’ I see through my child eyes When I see ‘people’ I see through my adult eyes When I see ‘opportunities to practice love’ I see through God’s...

Part of the Whole

Remove labels from people Then they are just people Different aspects of yourself Equal and lovable Part of you Part of the whole Unified not...

Scourged

We hunt like scavengers Looking for hope, love, acceptance Not realising that we do not feel them because We do not love or accept ourselves We feel scourged by life and circumstance Not realising that it is us that holds the whip Let go – And you shall...

The Puzzle called Life

Life! What is it if it isn’t a puzzle Where we try to fit pieces together In order to understand our existence and purpose And hope that at the close of business We will have managed to complete the puzzle And discover that which we did not know and searched...

Free Yourself from Attachments

I try to see all people as equal I love my parents but I step away from the attachment to the label ‘parent’ And see them as individuals I see them for who they are outside of the parent role This enables me to be less attached I love them the same But it...

The Lesson of Loss

The lesson of loss is loving without attachment Buddha says: “The root of suffering is attachment” I work on not being attached to dear ones It doesn’t mean I love them less But then I am more able to let go when they journey onward However, we all...

Attachment Brings Loss

My experience in regards to the death and/or dying of loved ones Is simply this If I hold onto what I believe, understand or know about life and death Then a significant amount of loss is not experienced The greater the attachment The greater the sense of...

The Pains of Loss

We feel the pains of loss when our loved ones die Partly because of attachment and where we get our identity from And also because we often view death as a separation rather than a journey onward An Indian proverb says: There is No death only a change or worlds...

Non-Attachment

Non attachment is one of our hardest lessons If we refrain from attachment to things, outcomes etc We may feel more free Non attachment doesn’t mean not feeling/being love I am a firm believer that we all walk the same circle of life We just stand on different...

Death – A Continuation of Life

I see death as a continuation of life rather than another life Like caterpillar to butterfly, but instead of abandoning one body for another, we merely abandon the body but continue to fly If we see both life and perceived death as one Then we are only separated...

Intimacy with God

As you evolve, spiritually The Divine Source May not appear to be any closer to your grasp But your connection with it Will eventually feel More intimate and...

Universal Knowledge

Universal mind contains all knowledge And as we are all aspects of that same mind We all have the potential To gain so much more knowledge Than what we perceive to be...

Self Reflection

The universe exists that we may see the reflection of its creator. We exist so that we may learn to be as our true reflection – the...

Find Happiness in Life

I know what it is like to live in a country with much poverty I have lived in one There is often not much food on the table Not much money And nothing of significant monetary value. But my experience is When you reach out, past the heaviness of life There are still...