The Knowing
A place upon the path of intimacy-
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
~by Marianne Williamson
Feeling this
Lightness of being
I know
A new day has dawned
In my soul
~ Patricia Sanders
I began writing poetry at the age of 12. I did not know it would aid me in discovering a new intimacy with my own spirit, teaching me about love and revealing to me who I am on the path of knowing thyself.
Meditation further aided me in this process which took me to the depths of my own shadow and back again into my light with a newfound sense of peace and a wisdom I would have not had otherwise.
I believe that all that has been my life, all the heartache, the love I have known has been the path I was meant to go down to learn about myself. You cannot truly know another unless you know yourself.
Though not an easy journey, I am grateful for the destination I have now arrived at.
Keep knocking, and the joy inside will eventually open a window and look to see who’s there.
~Rumi
Serenity
Self-acquaintance is a rare condition."
~ Robert Henri
The Knowing came about as time brought me to a transformation in my life that I have been going through for the past two years.
I lived a life of struggle and what appeared to be one disappointment after another.
I finally surrendered after my third divorce to a man I married twice. Having to revisit heartache once again I asked God to show me what to do as I realized that up to this point I had not found any sense of contentment within. I did much soul searching, meditated and prayed my way through this. One day I awoke with a new sense of awe and enchantment that has followed me ever since. I have a new peace inside of me that I have never known before. Life is a gift, love is a gift and I have a new appreciation for life that sustains me.
"Things do not change; we change."
~Henry David Thoreau
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."
~ Oprah Winfrey
Refinement
Sailing through
The odyssey of my mind
I capture moments
In time
Like a photograph
Etched in my soul
Absorbed by my heart
The experience of life
The joys and sorrows
Of living
The essence of my being
The me I am now
Colored by
The road I have traveled on
The love I have felt
The people I have known
These are the treasures
I hold
Deep inside of me
Each moment
Refining my soul through time
Transformation
The chaos and clutter of
What used to be
Threads I untied
These parts that brought me
To where I am now
No longer are of any use to me
I let go of unworthiness
A gift to help me
Remember I am worthy
The transformation brought forth
By my willingness
To step out of the drama
I once used to know
Finding forgiveness
In my heart
A new peace arises
In my soul
Surrounding me with
Serenity
The Lightness of Being
Lifting the heaviness
I find myself
Reborn into a new light
Filled with treasures
Gifts such as
Gratitude
Happiness that shines
From my heart
Day and night
A light from within
Feeling this
Lightness of being
I know
A new day has dawned
In my soul
Blessed
Dawn of an eternal grace
Moments that pass us by
Waking to find an eternity of bliss
A new way to be
In the knowing
A gentleness I give to myself
Compassion an intimate friend
I embrace life
Wanting to be here
Enchanted by the discovery
That life is filled with gifts
My mind is filled with ideas
Ready to create
So many things that can be done
I want to know a blessed life
Which comes from simply knowing
I am blessed
Calling Me Home
Shadows that used to appear
Melt away in the light of this horizon
Calling me home
Night passing by
Crumbles like dust in the wind
I no longer revisit old ghosts
Memories that used to haunt me
Fall away
Life reclaims me
In the nature of things
No longer broken
No longer needing
No hole to fill
I am whole
I am home
A Thought to Bring
Must it always make sense?
This life with its many windows
Must a sea always turn to wave?
View this shore in your island
The expectancy of birth
Will often result in new growth
No matter what part of the tree you are today
If you are lucky and have listened well
You will become the flower
That bears fruits
Of wisdom
Food for the soul
A thought to bring to this table of life
For many to share and rejoice
A warmth that encompasses the lonely masses
Do not question what you shall do next
Just move along and call forth
The divine to show you the way
The light will lead you on
To your journeys destination
Where you will finally see that
All along you were going in the right direction
Magnificence
Time will reveal the reasons why
Life unfolds the way it does
Do not waste your thoughts on this
Contemplation
Being is what is most important
Be that which you aspire to be
Or use your time to travel to this
Destination
If another does not understand the steps
You have taken
This is none of your business
Go forth and spread your wings
As though you have a mission
To fly to a mighty land
For in the end
This is what we truly came for
To remember our
Magnificence