SONG OF THE WEEK

This song reminds me to hold on and know that I am undefeatable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5iqtQLm-BM

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

May i never lose my faith.

ON THE EDGE

There are days we all feel
as if we are on the edge.
There are those moments when we feel
as if we have done all we can.
Those moments when we feel as if
we cannot handle anything more.
While a song tells me
I should just stand,
the voice within me
says I have you.
Trust me.
Take one step towards me.
Hold on to me.
I won’t let you fall
And I do
and the edge moves
and my faith becomes stronger
and I make it rhrough
the very situation
which felt overwhelming,
crippling,
and left me feeling
on the edge.

SONG OF THE WEEK

I used to listen to this song all the time. It reminds me how transformative it is to have a relationship with your Higher Power, however, you call upon that source. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDljwusTzY

SOLID AND CALM

I remember reading
how the disciples woke Jesus
up in the middle of the storm
and all he said was
“Peace, be still.”

He did not panic
or stress
or worry,
He just laid there
solid and calm
and said
peace be will

What if we did that
when others are
stressed and worried?
What if we are the ones
who are solid and calm?
What if we are the ones
who remembers
this too shall pass
amd models that for others?

We have the power
to be the solid and the calm
in the midst of the storm
and help others
make it through

MY BRACE

They gasped,
as I took my brace and shoes off
and placed it on the altar.
They wanted me to move them
but all I could ask was
how many braces do you see.
They answered one
and then again requested
I take them off the alter.

For them the table we used
as an altar was holy,
but the brace,
which keeps me from falling,
is not.

When we stop and look at our lives,
we all have ways the Divine
keeps us from falling,
stabilizes us,
holds us,
whether we see it or not.
When they looked at my shoes
all they could see was the visible
they could not see
the presence of the Divine
in the one that
appeared empty.

SONG OF THE WEEK

This song spoke to me today because it reminds me why I need my relationship with my Ultimate. It is through that love and relationship that I am able to accomplish everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNwt7LQiYck

FREE

We are in uncharted and
unprecedented territory. Right?
At the same time, we are not.
We are in the territory of fear.
We are in a territory which enslaves us.

What if we had a beginner’s mind
and we did not know we are supposed
to be afraid.
What if we saw this as an adventure?
What if we forgot we were
supposed to worry?

What if we freed ourselves
from worry
fear.
expectation,
prejudices
and concern.
What if we opened ourselves
up to faith,
trust,
love and adventure.

What if we took precautions
without worrying about
hoarding toilet paper.
What if we had faith we could
pay our bills in time.
What if we learned games
which allowed us to laugh
and play.
What if we found new ways of
relating and discovering
new things about ourselves
and others because
we set ourselves free.

COURAGE

Scared,
nervous,
uncomfortable
all of the above,
however, in the midst
of the storm
I tap into my courage
I hold onto the one
who gives me peace,
joy, and
courage.

Courage
it is what inspires me
to step forward in faith.
Courage does not mean
I am not afraid.
It just means
I overcome it.
It means I master it.
It means I resist it.
It just means I walk in my
courage.

BABY STEPS

I try to remember this e very day
it is all about the baby steps.
Sometimes we all face tasks
that seem challenging to complete,
Then I remember to take baby steps

Baby steps get me through.
I just do a little bit every day
and eventually it is done.
I set an achievable goal
and then I focus on meeting it.
Just one baby step at a time.

Sometimes I think
that is how God answers my prayers.
in baby steps.
One revelation at a time,
one step at a time,
until I have been guided through
what was insurmountable.

I have to remember
I am just one.
I cannot do it all,
but I can do a little at a time.
Baby steps, just baby steps.

BREAKING THE SPELL

ou have had the power
sll the time, Belinda said to Dorothy
in the Wizard of Oz,
How many times in our lives
have we waited for someone
to tell us what we already know?
Why are we still waiting for someone
to ride into our lives and
break the curse
with some magic words.

What if we remembered
we were like Dorothy and
knew that we had the power
We have the words.
They may not always be the same,
but we have them.

We have
I do not know.
Grateful for the journey.
The best is yet to come.
I can make it through.
We all have magical words
that seem to break the spells of life.
What are yours?

HOLD UP THE WORLD

What if we thought about prayer
as a building block,
as a foundation
which holds up the world?

What if the only reason
the world still exists is
because there are those who pray
and hold up the world with
their faith,
their belief,
and their prayers.

May we hold up the world
each day
by offering up our prayers
for ourselves,
for others,
for our communities
for our countries
and for the world

BEYOND MY COWARD

My newest poem www.inspiritual.biz/stirring-my-spiritual-waters/2020/2/14/beyond-my-coward

STONES

I was reminded the other night
how fragile life is
as I remembered how
I almost died 4 years ago,
as a friend’s house burned down
and her cat died in the fire,
and a friend’s grandmother passed away
I remembered my mother and father
and the frustration I have about
my father not having a tombstone.

Then I thought about the stones
that sit on my shelf.
The stones that represent them,
the memories I hold of them
and the feelings which live in my heart.

My parents may be gone,
but like the stones I have
they live on in me and
the memories I have.
They are in the care of
the Ultimate and when
I hold my stones,
I know the Ultimate is
caring for them on heaven
as they were cared for on earth.

SONG OF THE WEEK

We never know who will be used to make a difference in this world. We each have the power to make a difference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXpdmKELE1k

SONG OF THE WEEK

Regardless of the journey you are on this song reminds me that it is through our faith, that the best news comes to us. https://youtu.be/acbcKrnnJAk

SONG OF THE WEEK

This weeks song of the week reminds me that no matter what you are going through in life keep your faith and finish strong. https://youtu.be/pfzzvaQf0PQ

LIVING ROOM

I was sitting in my living room,
staring out the window,
feeling the warmth of the sun
and realizing when I open the door
I can feel the coolness
of the breeze.
I can smell the candles,
see the beauty,
feel the elements,
hear the sounds
all bringing me messages
from the UIltimate.

Then it hits me that my heart
is the living room for the Infinite.

The Ultimate lives in my heart,
my heart is the living room for the Divine.
No matter how I think about it,
my living room takes on new meaning
new symbolism, and
new life because the living room
is now the living room.

it is the room I must go through to go
anywhere in my house or in my life.
it made me realize that
my living room,
my heart,
should be what I go through
for everything in my life.

My heart needs to be the
living room of the Ultimate,
it’s holy abode,
and I need to redecorate and
transform my heart
to be the sacred living space for the Divine.

Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Today will be a good day because you make it one

SONG OF THE WEEK

This week's song of the week reminds me that my Higher Power is there for me no matter what I am going through https://youtu.be/4wNpOeakhEM