A Journey to Living Now
I had written of missing you before I experience your form. Loved you before you were born. I told the story of us meeting through pieces of my past. I created your pain and all of your struggles. Hand picked your fears, your smile, and I crafted your tears. I sang your voice into my …
It's hard to stand on your own two feet and face the world as a new person. Some people in your life won't be ready for it. No matter how hard you try to ease into your change, I can almost guarantee you it won't be subtle to anyone but you. Have you ever noticed …
Sense has gone out the window. And I don’t care. I could allow myself to sit and think Poke holes in everything I see. But I don’t want to. It’s like I can’t think My thoughts have been cleaned All negative energy has been sucked out of me I have seen my memories drift from …
My ego is like an lion. It can relax in the shade with the hum of flies filling the air, but it will attack at the first sign of trouble. Do I enjoy this about myself? No. Am I better than I was in the past? Of course. In my last post I began talking …
Continue reading "The Ego and Self Love, Who Will Back Down First?"
I was born in the wrong time I experience the wrong reality I woke up in the wrong frame. I burned through time with a fire that I have named. A nickname. A pet name. A secret phrase I choose to keep. An inside joke, and you’re dying to take a peek. I was written …
From the card Don't take anything personally: become immune to poison. The whole world can gossip about you and if you don't take it personally, you are immune. Immunity to poison in the middle of hell is the gift of the second agreement. From me Do you remember the last time you heard someone was …
Continue reading "The Four Agreements, Self Judgement vs. Social Judgement"
I have already boasted about my love of the book, The Four Agreements in my previous post, Inspiration in Unlikely Places. The Four Agreements has a set of companion cards that pull key lessons out of the book. There are 12 cards for each agreement, for a total of 48 cards. When I purchased the …
There are times when I can't help but wonder how other people experience life. I might allow my mind to entertain fantasies about how other people live for days before I stop, and remind myself that it doesn't matter how other people experience reality. Even though I know this, it doesn't stop my obsessive brain …
I've asked for help and I've been ignored. You've offered and I've turned away. What have I done wrong? Where is that helping hand for my weary mind and tried bones? What do I sound like in my time of need? Is my voice the same when you come to me? Am I confident and …
