BUSY BEE!

What makes us young is not our outward age - it's our mindset, attitude and approach to life. It's something we carry within."~ Queen Rania of Jordan


Some great tips on how to stay young by Matt.
http://sharecompassion.blogspot.com/


HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL.

SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET ROUND TO VISITING A COUPLE OF BLOGS A DAY.
SHE HAS A GUEST STAYING. HENCE THE REASON SHE HAS NOT BEEN HERE.

MAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND MAKE A WONDERFUL DAY FOR THOSE AROUND YOU.
HOPEFULLY BACK TOMORROW! ;O)

Stillness

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Stillness

When all my worldly illusions arrive at the cusp of my mind

Capsulated in some kind of torrent ocean wave inside

When all that is tangled on the barbed wire of thought

It is then in my stillness the Divines Presence comes forth

No words can explain the feeling that comes from within

Like a whirlwind of joy exuberantly it moves and begins

As the Divines pure fragrance cascades and fills the air

In my intoxicated state, I feel free without a care

In the shadows of the flickering candlelight nights

Upon the crest of the moon my breathless heart excites

My hand reaches up to touch the silken mist

Our blushing lips meet for the sacred Ksssssssssssss.

Quotes:

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ~Albert Einstein

Is not a kiss the very autograph of love? ~Henry Finck

Soul meets soul on lovers' lips. ~Percy Bysshe Shelley,

'Twas not my lips you kissedBut my soul~Judy Garland

Feelings of the day

In those special times

Have I not been like a blade of grass moving and bending gently in the breeze?
In those times when my ego was being bruised I still tried to please
Did I not try to make acceptance for my imperfections
Was I not happy to follow all your directions?
Did I not close my eyes and hold my tongue?
So as not to express any judgement when they were doing me wrong
Did I not try to look the other way with unseen tears in my eyes?
When truly it was only the Spirit that could hear my silent cries
As others laughed and ignored my shadow on the wall
In those times did I not try to walk with my head high and tall?
Did I not try to ignore the whispering of my name a thousand fold?
How alone I felt as if I were standing outside in the cold
Weaving your web to hold me down
I smiled with a mask the frown of a clown
I hid myself beneath the cloak of the night so that you could not see
How I long to be loved and long to set myself free
In my realization, my error was to focus on them and their actions
When I should have been more aware of my own re-actions
I thank you all for the opportunity that you have given me
As I travel forward on the spiritual life journey.

Deep Within

Somewhere deep inside my heart, within a cloak of mist
A most amazing and wondrous old Friend resides and exists
I see Him standing beneath a crystal astral dome
Whispering softly to me to return to my heavenly home
The fragrant breeze moves as My Lord opens my door
Speechless in my silver silence as I enter the golden core
How beautiful He looks adorned with a flowering crown
Dressed in a silken white vibrant flowing gown
My Beloved the exuberant essence of Your Love is Divine
Your sparkling celestial eyes gaze intensely into mine
Let my enlighten soul emerge and rise higher
To live in Your Presence is my goal and my desire

Something Inside of me.

The above image is an optical illusion.
Stare at the the four black dots in the image for about 30 seconds, then close your eyes tilting your head very slightly back.


She realises this is quite a lengthy piece to read, it will be truly worth taking a few moments of your time to do so. :o)



A Letter from Jesus. A beautiful letter ... thought provoking.


"Did you think that I didn't hear you when you cried out to Me in your time of need?
Truly, I did hear you. If I hear the final cry of every sparrow that falls in death, would I not hear you?

"Did you wonder if I was listening when you prayed to Me for an answer to the troubles that weighed you down? Indeed, I was listening. If I listen intently for the very heartbeat of every baby conceived in the womb, would I not listen when that child prays?

I listened, and I remember precisely the instant that your heart took it's first beat; the moment that you took your first gasping breath upon leaving the security of your mother's womb; the contented sigh of relief at your first belly full of warm milk. And, though you've grown up, I still listen for every word spoken in My direction.

"Do you think that I don't know when problems come into your life? I know everything there is to know about you! Even the very hairs of your head are numbered! I've watched you daily, from those first tentative steps and groping words to your very first love; and I was there, cheering you on, though you never knew it.

"Did you think that I was unconcerned because you didn't receive an instantaneous answer to your prayer? My dear child, I am more concerned for you than you will ever know. If I were not, would I have sent my son to earth in the flesh and allowed your kind to mock Him, spit on Him, beat Him, and nail Him up on a cross for all to see? He gave His life for You! He poured out His very life's blood in order t

Rescue Your World

Come Rescue Your World


I pay you homage with outstretched arms my Sweet Lord
No more struggling time to cut the illusionary cord
In awe and wonder of my being here, and your almightiness
Seeing the beauty of your gift, its immense fragility and uniqueness
To view the this world with crystal clear vision
In hope to see its true wondrous transition
Who are we, that destroys the beauty of your created Earth?
We travelled through all eternity to be here for our birth
The vision of the rising sun, the moon and the sparkling stars
A beautiful garden, an expression of You, the choice was ours
Who are we that allow unloved children to starve and roam?
Their tiny hands reaching out, searching for warmth of home
Helpless wandering little angels lost and kept out of sight
Churches, Mosques, and Synagogues do nothing to help their plight
Destroying forests, polluting the waters and the ever decreasing land
We are guilty of folly, the slow erosion of what God had planned
Let no one point the blaming finger in anger at your brother
For we are not separate from one another
Become awaken to nature, become alive, and see
To help us to make this a better world, full of love and for all to be free.


Love to hear your comments on the below. :o)

WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE TO MAKE IT A BETTER EARTH FOR ALL OF US? :O)
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also pay a visit here Empathy ... http://sharecompassion.blogspot.com/

My Friend

My friend

I thought I would call on an old friend today

He resides a couple of blocks away

As I neared his place

I caught a glimpse of his face

I was filled with joy that he was still there after all this time

The old timer, looking wonderfully good, grand and fine

Standing majestical, strong and tall

I felt his spirit winter, spring, summer and fall

He stood on a carpet of leaves coloured rusts and golds

Within his soul the mystery of life it holds

The cycle of Trees

BREATHE IN ... BREATHE OUT

WE GIVE LIFE TO OUR TREES AND IN TURN THEY GIVE BACK

CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCING AGE IN MEN AND TREES

Trees that have a tendency toward intolerance get more intolerant as they grow older. For instance, the seedlings of the White Pine, which is not so intolerant as some of its relatives, will do very well for a few years in the shade of older trees, but after a while you see a difference. Their leaves, no longer that deep lustrous green which marks the healthy tree, turn pale yellow, and the buds begin to look small and discouraged. So, using the word "intolerance" now in the same sense it is applied to trees, we know that people as they get on in years are more sensitive to their surroundings, less able to put up with things, than they were in their younger days. "My growing love of easy shoes, My growing hate of crowds and noise, My growing fear of taking cold, All whisper, in the plainest voice, I'm growing old!" Yet, taking the meaning of "intolerance" as it is usually used when speaking of human beings, youth is often more intolerant than age, more sure that its opinions are absolutely right and all opposing opinions absolutely wrong; while those who keep their minds open and "incline the ear to instruction" grow more mellow, broad, and tolerant with the advancing years.

Free Will

FREE WILL






IS A GIFT






THAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE CHOICES




There are many beliefs about life, love, and will. Yet people get so confused ... confusion is the normal state of the human world. If God did not allow us this gift OF FREE WILL we would all be automatons, but, we are not. Free will allows us to make choices.

Thus, choose a worthy path ... and let all else flow from this.
And, what is the choice of path?
It is choice of Being
This is ultimately, what choice is really about.

Go to Rob .... Mmmmm
Comments made by other bloggers on Free will. :o)

Quotes

Jean Nidetch
It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.

Zig Ziglar
Every choice you make has an end result.

Quote submitted by Ed Hillenbrand
It's not a matter of can or cannot, it's a matter of will or will not, everything is a choice, choose
wisely.

Leo Buscaglia
What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.

War and Peace

Peace

Conflict

Young man soldier you have been tricked

Pulled blindly into this bloody conflict

Your mind plays games of judgment

As you stand upon the desert sands still and poignant

As the sky is blackened with remorseless demons

Young man soldier reflects on home and loved ones

As you enter and tread carefully towards the battlefield

Your hands washed with blood and your heart concealed

Will you ever learn to stop the fight

Too late the aftermath, the devastated bombsite

Of blood and limbs and dead man's skin

That life is so cheap, we trade-in to win

Soldier know that these are your brothers in trouble

That lay weeping and broken beneath the rubble

The desert sand will blow and drift, burn your eyes

Remember the killing of one another God despise

Reflect - how you neglected to respect life and love

As you dig the grave encircled by the mourning dove

We pray for your safe return

And hope that one day you will learn.

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing.

Where have all the flowers gone long time ago.

Where have all the flowers gone

Young girls picked them everyone.

When will they ever learn .......

Click on above all lyrics and music to Where have all the flowers gone?

Quotes.

On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! ~Thomas William

Parsons

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. ~Daniel Webster

With the tears a Land hath shedTheir graves should ever be green.~Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Just Forgot!

Who am I, that have walked the winding distance
Following the ancient words, with given assistance
Searching for the doorway to the Divine's brilliant light
Learning to fly upon the wind like a kite in flight
Who am I, that have sat alone in a darkened room
Withering and weakening in my own created tomb
Shrouded with illusions, so it appears
Running a river of poignant saline tears
It was my great hope and love for you
Your silken hand that pulled me through
All recollection was lost and I was filled with fear
I just forgot for moment that you are always here


I guess there are times when we forget the Power that is within us IS ALWAYS HERE.

Hugs for everyone.


Quotes:


As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it, including the thorns - Orisen S. Marden


Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present. - John Maxwell

If you haven't attained true clear vision, this causes you to lapse into extremes, so that you lose contact with reality. - Zen Master Yuanwu

Be A Wizard of Love and Compassion

A thought for the day

7 Days

without God

makes one weak

Freedom

A story I heard today ... about 3 lions that had been kept in cages for many years ... working in a circus. Today through the help of human beings they were rescued ... returned to a sanctury in South Africa and are now able to to live their life in freedom ... BORN FREE
Free to roam the tall grasses of the sanctury and bask in the sun.
They had forgotten what freedom was like.

Have we ourselves forgotten what freedom is like?

Take the billionaire ... with money enough to buy anything, go anywhere, do anything ...
if they do not feel free ... is that freedom ?
They build walls to keep others out, and hire guards to watch their money and possessions, always imprisoned by the fear that others will take what they have, will not love them for themselves, will want ... do they not imprison themselves ?
And, it is not to say that having money is wrong, just that ... here, with what brings total ability on this world ... if they do not feel free, then nothing will buy them freedom
even for them ... freedom must be ... a choice ... not an attainment.
Perhaps the greatest freedom, then, is the freedom to feel free :)
And, the freedom to love.

Realization in your ability

butterfly on the breeze

born to feel free

Please feel free to leave a comment on what freedom means to you.

A whisper says that one should ... Make a wonderful day ... for it is only oneself that can choose to do so.

MAKE A WONDERFUL DAY ... EVERYDAY AND IN DOING SO THOSE AROUND YOU SHALL SHARE YOUR JOY.

Quotes on Freedom.

Albert Einstein:
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, butyou will never imprison my mind. -Mahatma Gandhi-

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be. -Voltaire-

Dwight D. Eisenhower:
We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

an extract from Conversations with God Bk1

I truly want what you truly want ... nothing different and nothing more. Don't you see that is My greatest gift to you?

If I wanted for you something other than what you want for you, and then went os far as to cause you to have it, where is your free choice? How can you be a creative being if I am dictating what you shall be, do and have? My joy is in you FREEDOM, not your compliance.

Hills of Love

Running barefoot through the glen, passing the mercury rippling streams
A courteous audience of amethyst heathers, whisper in their dreams
Two loving souls embrace in a whirlwind, of a rose fragrant breeze
Pursuing and catching the enchantment, of falling autumn leaves
Breathless as they stand in twisted woodland, searching for the truth
Encapsulated in their eternal and ghostly spiritual youth
Reflections of light glimmer and shimmer, on the water neath the moon
Cocooned in delicate gossamer in deepest affection, united they swoon
Beings intoxicated by Divine grace, from within and the above
In their sobriety drowning upon the ocean of His ecstatic Love

quotes:Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle.- Crystal Middlemas

There is only one happiness in life,to love and be loved.- George SandAlbert

Einstein:Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. :o)

Alfred Tennyson:

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Delete It

Those Yesteryears.

Oh! Those yesteryears where did they go?
As I sit in my rocking chair, rocking to and fro
Gently my eyes close as I remember my life
Was it bad; was it good; was it full of strife?
I remember when I was a child and so small
And everything else looked so huge, enormous and tall
One big room we lived in, a family of three
I remember how daddy cuddled me on his knee
Mummy and daddy struggling, working to make ends meet
Christmas is coming, thick snow in the street
Lots of presents all nicely wrapped up for me
My first dolly sitting pretty under the beautiful tree
My child like thoughts that, Father Christmas had been
Behind the wrapping paper and ribbons, the toil was not seen
A little older now, going to big school
Torments from children, how they were so cruel
Mummy is crying, daddy did not come home
Out gambling he was all night long, leaving poor mummy alone
I wrapped my arms around her to comfort her soul
As we sit together and stared at the flames in a trance
Maybe mummy will give daddy another final chance
Luck ran out this time, gambling was deep within his skin
Daddy has left our home, this time he did not win
I love my mum, her coat off her back she would give for me
Working all hours to provide the best she could see
Rocking in my chair to and fro
My eye flickering in thoughts of what I knew and what I now know
Those yesteryear where did they go?
There were times when neighbours gave a helping hand
Sharing in the community, making proud of the land
Then technology were born into our homes
TV, washing machines and mobile phones
Making vows of love and loyalty to your lover
The children came along, now no time for each other.
Lost years where did they go?
As you rock through the times to and fro
It happened all so fast
The kids, they have all grown up at last.
One gets old and tired, your body full of aches and pain
And you wonder would you do it all again.

Rocking in your timeless chair and whispering ... "Yes".
Perhaps with improvement.
More so, I would perhaps of not of been here ... maybe even lost somewhere else in another dream.


Maybe some of you can relate to this ... feel free to share. :o)

Dedicated to Master S.

Mystic you come and go like the rush of a breeze imbued with grace

From beyond my comprehension an unfathomable and infinite place

Your intoxicated breath upon my lips transcends me to cloud nine

The living alchemist expressing your mystical Love for the Divine

A beautiful spell of enchantment you did cast upon my soul

Ripples of love and light towards the Whole

You have taught me that safety is always near

And that it only the illusion of fear I fear.

Namaste Master S :o)

Where the answers are

Photograph Stillness by Votahuan in (flickr)

silence a spirited shadow

stillness undisturbed fragrant air

inhale exhale

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

The Purpose of the Rose

The Rose in the Autumn Sun

I stopped to gaze upon a Rose today
As it gave me a joyous smile
Its strength was slowly fading
It was clinging to its final and last breath
Petals gently falling like tears upon my face
As it drooped its head towards the ground
So that I the voyeur would be given that last pleasure
Of seeing the wonder of beauty of this selfless little rose

Perhaps the Purpose is to express one's beauty on a spiritual level at all times giving and doing with Love ... To be selfless like the Rose giving yourself without return ... And to leave a scent and the vision of your beauty in the memory of someone, somewhere.

This will be the making of a beautiful world ... your contribution to creation.


Hugs for all those that pass by. :o)




photograph by ....hailstorm's... In (flickr)


Quotes on Roses

The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love;O, the red rose is a falcon,And the white rose is a dove. John Boyle O’Reilly

The world is a rose, smell it and pass it to your friends.
Persian Proverb

But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd Than that which withering on the virgin thornGrows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
William Shakepeare

The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
Bryant

a walking cane

no elegance or fame

a twisted old bough from under the bower

to wade away the endless hour

a friend to join you in your walk

a friend to whisper and talk

no elegance or fame

a walking cane

funny how it can stand in the corner just waiting for you to take it a walk.

God is our Walking Cane

He will always take you for a walk.

But do you always go?

No Longer

No Longer

No longer do I mourn in the mirror at the reflection of my waning youth

But gaze within the depths of my eyes in raptures at my pending eternal joy

.No longer shall I be saddened and weighed down by the desires I do not hold within my grasp

But rejoice in the richness of the fruits of life that are laid before me to feast and fulfil my appetite

No longer will I thirst for the material possessions of life that are temporal and inanimate

But be quenched by Love pouring abundantly from within my heart that has be filled with aliveness

No longer will tender sentiments and nostalgia rule my life, shackling and seizing my illusions like grieving trophies.

But let me relish in my arousal of wonder at every aborning moment that is bestowed upon me and be grateful that I have a choice

No longer will my stumbling in the alleys of despair and becoming downhearted over take me

But I shall be triumphant that it has strengthened my very spirit and made me aware

No longer will the shroud of darkness obscure my view of the Beauty that resides within my ageing body

But I shall increase my vision and express the Beauty upon all I meet.

No longer will walls and frivolities of the mundane world steal my energy and entomb me

But let every stone wall I have built be clawed down till my fingers bleed and I rejoice in the pain of my long last awaited freedom

No longer will false idols of society impress me with their sad and tasteless life

But the visions of Nature …the air that I breathe … the whisper from a passing breeze … the sun as it kisses the earth … and the taste of wine and passion shall be my intoxications of love

Life is simplicity … be still and silent and listen

Beneath my bowers

Beneath my bowers

Let the dawn break in my deepest dark night
Lifting my vision to exhilarating heights
Let me gaze upon the Mystic with my starry eyes
That sparkle and dazzle the cosmic skies
Let the wind blow with laughter chasing the tail of the breeze
spiraling round the tall wooded trees
Candles flickering to light the passage way
Branches twist and bend, intoxicating they sway
Sit with me my darling, and ponder beneath my bower
As eloquently we pass away in the non physical hour
Lets whisper and call the Presence of God to rise higher
We are one and this is our true loving desire.


Please post me your thoughts on:

What would you do if you were invisible?

3 or more.

Midday Canvas
Leaves burnished and kissed by the mid-day sun
The autumn days colour smolders and run
Wisps of clouds like sails on the ocean blue
The Greatest Artist shares His canvas with you.

The Beauty of a Moment

The Beauty of a Moment

I sat and witnessed the sunlight lively upon the silvery stream
Mesmerized by its mystical movement within a moments dream
Sun beams streaming down from the great azures above
The dance of light reflecting sweetly the Divines Sacred Love
Mirrored in the rippling water, could this really be me?
Is this how I really look when I am pliable, transparent and free?

Quotes about the moment.

“When [he] kisses you he isn't doing anything else. You're his whole universe..and the moment is eternal because he doesn't have any plans and isn't going anywhere. Just kissing you...it's overwhelming


“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
Buddha quotes

“My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.”

~ Mevlana Rumi
13th century sufi poet and mystic
from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
Action Quotes - The Moment

The Unicorn and the Fairy Princess

The Unicorn and the Fairy Princess were born of the brightest shining star that gave off light into the dark universe extending out to other beautiful little stars and voyaging dreamers that travel in the great expanse of the cosmos.

One warm summer's night when all was still and hushed, there in the far distance of the dark sky a shooting star could be seen by all that gazed up at the brilliance of the moon as lovers do; their hearts beating as one; their soft lips caressing and their eyes filled with dynamic stars of love.

The Unicorn and the Fairy Princess came tumbling down from the heavens above and came to rest in the depths of the emerald green Enchanted Forest and this is where they have shared their lives, for eons even beyond time itself; caring for each other, living in love and harmony.

The Fairy Princess had great affection for her Unicorn and he in turn for her. Often they would gallop through the forest, she riding on his bare back; holding tightly onto his long white mane.
The sheer freedom of feeling the wind brushing against their spirits and against their brow. Sometimes the Princess would lead her Unicorn to the effervescence pool filled with bubbles that held sparkling rainbows. This was the place where all the tiny folk gathered; a place of eternal joy. Laughter and giggles could be heard echoing throughout the Enchanted Forest as they danced and sang. Some would become intoxicated from drinking nectar the exuberant essence of their Divine Lord. They danced to tunes of the fiddle beneath the stars.
A stream of moonlight looped the Fairy Princesses figure, her eyes shined like jewels from the Beggars crown as she gazed into the amber eyes of her Unicorn, be her true love forever.

The Divine Wizard the magical creator of all puts a garland of fine petals on the Princesses hair, so that she may feel the scent of a thousand forest flowers of grace.

Close your eyes and come here too! They shall share their golden goblets with you and all. Come drink and be merry join in the celebrations of Love and allow the Fairy Princess to sprinkle her fairy dust on you. The Unicorn and the Fairy Princess bring a message to you.

Follow your dreams ... Be sure to know that dreams have been sprinkled with sparkling fairy dust.






Drawings are by Nene Thomas

This is dedicated to the Unicorn :o)

Tell me ... do you believe in Unicorns and Fairies?

Celtic Love

Shallow crystal streams ripple, glens of tumbling jade green

Water that glistens in the sunlight of the mystics dream

Here I found my true love, where side-beside we lay

Beneath the earth depths, emerging from the ancient clay

Rising our Spirits to enter the experience of human existence

Through life's trials, tribulations and all its persistence

Through seasons that aspired in symphonies of eloquent song

Anum cara, together in Celtic harmony we do belong

Amidst our very special dream world the dance takes place

A moment for our longing souls to touch and embrace

Silently we stand and kiss in the spiraling circle of love

The vision upon the horizon of dawns crimson sky above

Parting gently on awakening keeping our joy within our heart

The sacred belief of infinity , that our souls will never part.

As we lay side by side within the Mystical Celtic exordia place

Whispers of love echoes throught the human race.