WANT WHAT YOU HAVE

Want what you have

So simple to say

Can you believe what I’ve said

Want what you have!

Peace of mind, stillness of heart

No one would cheat on another

No one would steal from another

Want what you have 

We wouldn’t have to work so hard

To get what we want

If we Want what we have

We call other cultures lazy

They don’t have what we want

They don’t compete as hard

They don’t play the games we do

They work 18 hours a day

They Want what they have

Bigger, better, newer

We want what we don’t have

We work hard

We tell our children to be like us

We don’t spend time with our family

Because we want to get what we want

Life would be so good

We would know our family

We would appreciate the small things

We would value life

If we Want what we have

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THE LITTLE GIRL  

I looked for the little girl

The one with eyes so bright

The one that cared so deep

I looked for the little girl

A child so strong

A child so good

I looked for the little girl

To look up high

To dream so big

I found a young woman

With recognition in her eyes

With wonder in her heart

I found a young woman

Confused and bewildered

Searching and wondering

I found a young woman

With dreams so big

With Life ahead

I found within this young woman

A child so bright

A little girl so cute

I found within this young woman

A child of love

A person to admire

I found within this young woman

A person to nourish

A person to care for

I found within this woman

A friend

A great person

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       THE PRESENT

It is Christmas Eve and I sit here enjoying the present of the present.  I have been caught up in the rush of the holidays, both at work and at home and it is very nice to sit here in the ‘present’.  This precious moment is truly all that I have in the world.  Nothing else can ever exist, oh I can plan and work toward the future and I can use the past as a learning platform, but I live right here, right now.

As I sit here in my present I think of just how fortunate I am to have many of the friends and acquaintances that I have.  To be able to reach out and know that another person will share their most valuable asset, the present, is truly a wonder. While I attempt to always be there for each of you, I am so fortunate in that you are there for me, in the present, in my thoughts, in my wishes for happiness and joy, in my desire for life’s fulfillment to be bestowed upon each of you during each of you’s ‘present’.

What a gift to give someone ‘ your present’ to give them your full and undivided attention, to focus all of your energy upon them in the ‘present’. A smile, a laugh, a hug, a look in the eye. What wonderful ‘presents’.

I stopped searching a couple of years ago when I discovered my present.  I had looked in so many places, gone to many different cultures, experienced many different religions until that magical moment when I received my ‘present’.  The very best that I can ever wish for anyone is the discovery of their own present. It is already yours to have, no searching required, just observation of the ‘present’. Sit back, smile within yourself and relish this magical present.

Merry Christmas and a wonderful Present!! Each and every day 

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 A JOURNEY

To have or not to have, to be or not to be. These are questions asked through the ages of ourselves.

If I have, then what of those that don’t have. Am I to share with those less fortunate? Am I to instruct those without on how to have? Is it my responsibility share the knowledge and skills and abilities that I have worked so hard to acquire? Or is it the responsibility of each of us as individuals to make our own journey toward knowledge, toward skill development?

An old adage is: When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

Each of us travel on a journey through life accepting or rejecting the choices presented to us. If the choice is made to gain knowledge or skills, then the teacher will appear because they are sought after. This same teacher was always there, we just never observed them as that wasn’t our journey. Once the choice is made and a path begun then that is when we assume our responsibility of teaching, mentoring, instructing, loving and joining with one another for a common bond in this life.

I desire, therefore I obtain.

Thoughts are things and if the desire within you becomes a passion, an obsession then you will obtain that which you desire. Are your thoughts pure? Do you have to be careful of what you pray for? Leaving your mind open to love, hope, positive morally enhancing thoughts allows for those around you to feel the love, hope and positive life you have within your heart and mind.

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 A choice is made. 

Each day is a unique opportunity.

Each day we have the opportunity to choose.

Do we choose to make a difference today?

Do we choose to do the most perfect job possible?

Do we choose to share love and understanding?

Do we choose to be happy and satisfied with our lives

Or do we choose to not make this the best day of our lives?

The choice is ours, what choice do you make?

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                  ISN'T IT AMAZING 

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

One moment a smile, another moment a frown.

I had a job and now I don’t.

I felt secure and now I want.

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

I felt a hand upon my shoulder.

I felt secure, I felt no want.

God is here and there is nothing I fear!

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

I’ve had minutes that last a lifetime and

I’ve had minutes that I can’t remember they went so fast.

I’ve had love and I’ve had hope and I’ve had life.

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

I read a story of an angel touching someone

And in that minute, someone’s life is renewed.

I’ve been an angel for someone, God does love me so.

I smile, I love, I hope, I live.

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

Life isn’t just for the grueling daily grind.

Life isn’t just for the ‘pursuit’.

Life is to be lived, to cherish, to experience, to love.

I know that in the next minute my life will be different,

My life will be real, my life will be a moment

Where memories are built from the experience of the moment

Isn’t it amazing, what a minute can bring!

Today is not the first day of the rest of my life!

It is the ONLY day of my life!

Live life to the fullest and carry with you the precious memories

To the father and be happy for what you’ve experienced.

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    AND THEN I LET GO

You clutched my finger

And held on tight

You fell asleep

Then I let go.

You held my hand

And took your first step

You took another

Then I let go.

You were three

We lay in bed reading a story

We laughed out loud

We enjoyed the moment

You fell asleep in my arms

Then I let go.

You held my hand

On your bicycle grip

You gained confidence

Then I let go.

It was the first day of school

You held my hand

The bus came to a stop

Then I let go.

You played the piano

I was so proud

You hung your drawing

I hugged you close

You went on your first date

I held you

I told you how pretty you are

Then I let go.

You turned 18

I give you my trust

I give you my love

I give you my life

Is it ok if I let go?

I want to soar with eagles

I want to dream in a place faraway

Be held by love requited

Is it ok if I let go

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                       IS THIS THE END 

Is this the beginning of the end,

or is this the end of the beginning?

As I made the decision to change the direction of my life

I embarked on the beginning of the end of all that I knew and loved.

As I began the process of formulating a new life

I started the end of the beginning I chose as my choices became reality.

I now begin with the end clearly in sight.

As I approach this end I begin the beginning of the end while ending the beginning I had begun.

So goes life, a circle of love, a circle of fear, a circle of apprehension, adventure and a desire for learning the purpose our creator has placed us here for.

Is this the beginning of the end or is this the end of the beginning?

This day of my life is beginning as the last is ending.

This phase of my life is beginning as the last is ending.

This love of my life is beginning as the last is ending.

Is there an end to this beginning? Or is this only the beginning of another end?

I love therefore I live. I begin therefore I end. I end only to begin again.

Each day is a new beginning, an opportunity to start fresh, in attitude, in dreams, in love, in a quest to understand the true purpose of our being.

Is this the first day of the rest of our lives or is this the only day of our life?

If life is to be loved and we are to love life then we must love ourselves.

To love ourselves we must begin to open ourselves to emotions that remain hidden.

We must open those doors within ourselves that harbor such thoughts and emotions clearly marking us as unworthy, or unloved, or unappreciated, or unable to love, unable to feel worthy, unable to feel appreciated.

With open doors and open hearts this world we live in becomes our heaven on earth as we begin to sense the oneness and completeness of belonging, of ending this day in thankfulness and anticipation of beginning the next in wonderment and excitement for the love, trust and gratitude that makes this truly the only day of our life.

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