You Came……..but I had to ask

You came to me but i had to ask, as You respected my soveriegn space………….that tiny room inside myself ,that shelf that holds my fate….. You would not threaten nor challenge me to open those vaults and doors……….until i was ready to meet You…… on Your terms and let You be in Charge…… i resisted…

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frivolous things

the world is full of frivolous things……………frivolous people and frivolous schemes….. dress it, arrange it…tie it in a bow…………..we are drowning in instant gratification…….that lingers for mere moments…….and on to the next…”need”….. sweep it …..trash it……clear yourself a spot…………………..and begin to realize………..what you really wanted isn’t what you got………… the world is full of frivolous…

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all or nothing

all in or you will try to defend the reasons you won’t comply………… on your best days you can’t get it right and no one is expecting perfection anyway………. but when you aim high…………………..the results are always better than if you reach for a shelf that attainable…………….. it’s whan you get on your toes and…

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the most pricelesss instrument

it took some time to learn…………that practice as we may……………….there are some notes…………..that only the heart can play…………… will come a time if we seek to hear that ”peace”………………we will be stirred from our sleep……………………………. to hear the melodies of the heavens………………..inspired by God…………..that only the heart can play

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crater

there is a hole in me……………………that i could never fill…………….with alcohol, drugs or pills………………and in pursuit of trying to fill a spiritual gap with a chemical solution……………i almost died several times………….. when it was to obvious to ignore that my fixes weren’t working nor were they going to work…….i turned back to my Creator for…

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Stopped looking

”He is not out there”…………………….the voice was soft and clear….. ”you can stop looking, He is already here…………….. you can stop walking and be still……………………listen to the words you have longed to hear…………………………………….. the lessons to be learned are best received when one is quiet and calm……… the journey isn’t over but you are already…

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the work has just begun

you turn the soil when you opened the book……………….but the work has just begun…………………..now to plant the seed………………..and watch it grow………..and change what we thought we had learned……………….. matters little how much we know and what we gather along the way………..if it remains stored in our heads……………………… and doesn’t effect the way we work and…

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horizontal

the actions of others……………………………… as hard as it may be to swallow and follow………………should have little to no affect……………….in your actions……….. or reactions…………………………. the essence of enlightenment……………….is self control…………………… well then……………….guess i realize i am just scratching the surface  

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tides///2.3 feet above sea level

when we go to sleep everyone in our past……………and our future line up to remind us of their contributions………………………or display their wares for sale…………. bits, pieces, flashes of the past are offered to re-examine what was missed and misinterpreted…………………….. as we sit staring out the window…………….many pass by wondering if we recognize them………….often we do…………

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some days………..just pray

some days all we can do is pray……………..can’t change anything and it won’t go away……………….so no need to ask ”why me”…………….better option is to hit your knees……. doesn’t mean you did anything wrong…………just a reminder that left on our own, life will come shake us and throw us in the thorns……………… so we are left…

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