Jun 3, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The best thing to hold onto in life Is the Almighty – call it what you may A source that never runs dry And is with you day by day. A guiding light, a loving balm To show you the way of love Some sense it in nature Others sense it from above. But names and...
Jun 1, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Today, I feel a deep need to go within and just be Be with my inner self and pray, meditate Hold the space for peace, justice, reconciliation and forgiveness. I ask that you would all join with me today and focus on sending out those same vibrations. Anger has its...
Jun 1, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Sadness in their hearts Death – on so many levels The sun sets on...
Jun 1, 2020 | Micro Poetry
I remain detached from the chaos of life Not because I don’t care But because we need calming influential energies In order to re-establish...
Jun 1, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Don’t go to bed with angry thoughts With hatred burning like a torch Let all pain slip away for now Breathe in deep, relax the brow For restful sleep cannot take place Whilst anger rests upon your...
Jun 1, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Fighting, screaming Shouting hate Protesting for rights From morn till late Chaos burning In people’s hearts Wanting revenge For lives ripped apart. This isn’t the way It’s supposed to be Love and compassion For you and me Where colour...
May 31, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Our mind is our garden What we plant in it is up to us What grows is determined by what we plant. It is a very simple truth, but not always heeded! If you don’t like lemons Don’t plant...
May 31, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Scattered mind Erratic life Chaos. Collected mind Grounded life...
May 31, 2020 | Micro Poetry
It’s common knowledge That when one door closes Another opens. The issue is whether we are brave enough To walk through that open...
May 31, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Sometimes…………. You just have to take a step back Re-assess And make changes in order to move...
May 30, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Today my need is silence, stillness, quiet thoughts And all the beauty on offer that simply cannot be bought The beauty in the flowers the beauty in the trees The beauty in life itself which always aims to please. So today I will be lost and revelling in a pleasant...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
There will come a time When all things seem to have returned to normal The temptation for many Will be to go straight back to how it was before. Covid-19 taught many a new way of living A new way of being Protect that learning, that awakening Like a lion protects...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We cannot stand with one foot in both camps for long Sooner or later we have to make a choice Stay in the familiar Or step out into uncharted ground. Fear holds you back, courage carries you...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
In the stillness of time We become All that we truly are. We learn self love Self acceptance, self worth And we discover our spiritual roots. Like a caterpillar to a butterfly We learn to die to self So that we may live...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Silence Is the precursor to hearing Hearing is the precursor to doing Doing is the precursor to transformation Transformation into our full potential is why we are...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Life……… It leads us along unknown paths It urges us to tread on meadows and rough plains We tentatively follow its lead Not sure of where it will take us But trusting in experience and the knowledge That it always leads to...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
If our heart is like nectar We will radiate sweetness into the world And others will be drawn to us Like a bee to the...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The bible teaches us in Genesis That the world was first envisioned Felt and desired Then spoken into existence. We too must envision, feel, desire And then speak out the world we want to...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
From that secret place of creation Create the you that you long to be Feed it, water it And like a seed It will grow into its full beauty and...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Dream……….. And when you dream Dream so big you can’t imagine it possible. Then pick up your courage And dive straight into the dreamy lake of possibilities Where dreams become your...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
When we master the art of mindfulness We no longer need to practice it For it becomes our way of being. The student practices The master...
May 29, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The jewels of our heart Lay quietly awaiting Their birth. Feel them Embrace them Breathe life into...
May 27, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Your family may live with you They may be scattered around the world They may or may not be blood relatives Family – The people who accept you and support...
May 27, 2020 | Micro Poetry
It’s not the religion that matters What matters is whether it brings the best out in you And whether it is built on a foundation of love, compassion And forgiveness for...
May 27, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Practice kindness Practice peace Practice love Practice forgiveness Then you will experience the wonder of...
May 27, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We are intelligent beings But sometimes we are not loving beings The most intelligent thing we could perhaps do Would be to learn to love...
May 26, 2020 | Micro Poetry
In the presence of the Divine I am reminded of my purpose The reason for my being I am reminded of how short this life really is. And that at the blink of an eye Any of us could be called back home Make everyday count Let each moment be a reflection of your...
May 26, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Today…… I remain an island Distant and free Boats are welcome to moor People are welcome to step ashore But I remain in the stillness of my heart Mindful of self and others But still. Let the silence of your heart renew your mind and...
May 24, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Life is a gift That we must choose to receive We must trust that it’s good We must truly believe. Believe that as we unwrap All the paper and the string That only love and hope It will surely bring. And the more gratitude we show Each and every day For all...
May 24, 2020 | Micro Poetry
When we see people as people They will be people When we see people through borders They will be different people. Acceptance and diversity – are issues of the...
May 24, 2020 | Micro Poetry
If you want to find the God within Go within If you want to lead a spiritual life Go within If you want to reach the edge of spiritual waters Go within To cross over physical boundaries and enter reality Go within You cannot reach the depth of your being unless You go...
May 24, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We must love from our hearts Not from our emotions Then that love will be balanced. When we love from our emotions Our love is unstable And fraught with pain. One love is conditional The other unconditional Choose and practise...
May 24, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We will never know the true depths To which we can truly love Nor will we ever know the true heights To which we can soar For once we reach what we thought was the end We realise it was just the...
May 23, 2020 | Micro Poetry
A new day starts A new journey begins Or perhaps the same journey continues Up and over new horizons Through new forests Forests that offer new awareness Renewed strength And fresh insight. Embrace life and live to your full...
May 22, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Life teaches us to grasp To hold on To claim as our own Nature teaches us to hold lightly To let go To relinquish...
May 22, 2020 | Micro Poetry
When I see ‘parents’ I see through my child eyes When I see ‘people’ I see through my adult eyes When I see ‘opportunities to practice love’ I see through God’s...
May 22, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Remove labels from people Then they are just people Different aspects of yourself Equal and lovable Part of you Part of the whole Unified not...
May 22, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We hunt like scavengers Looking for hope, love, acceptance Not realising that we do not feel them because We do not love or accept ourselves We feel scourged by life and circumstance Not realising that it is us that holds the whip Let go – And you shall...
May 22, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Life! What is it if it isn’t a puzzle Where we try to fit pieces together In order to understand our existence and purpose And hope that at the close of business We will have managed to complete the puzzle And discover that which we did not know and searched...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The day is closing The silence can now be heard Rabbits in...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
I try to see all people as equal I love my parents but I step away from the attachment to the label ‘parent’ And see them as individuals I see them for who they are outside of the parent role This enables me to be less attached I love them the same But it...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The lesson of loss is loving without attachment Buddha says: “The root of suffering is attachment” I work on not being attached to dear ones It doesn’t mean I love them less But then I am more able to let go when they journey onward However, we all...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
My experience in regards to the death and/or dying of loved ones Is simply this If I hold onto what I believe, understand or know about life and death Then a significant amount of loss is not experienced The greater the attachment The greater the sense of...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
We feel the pains of loss when our loved ones die Partly because of attachment and where we get our identity from And also because we often view death as a separation rather than a journey onward An Indian proverb says: There is No death only a change or worlds...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Non attachment is one of our hardest lessons If we refrain from attachment to things, outcomes etc We may feel more free Non attachment doesn’t mean not feeling/being love I am a firm believer that we all walk the same circle of life We just stand on different...
May 21, 2020 | Micro Poetry
I see death as a continuation of life rather than another life Like caterpillar to butterfly, but instead of abandoning one body for another, we merely abandon the body but continue to fly If we see both life and perceived death as one Then we are only separated...
May 20, 2020 | Micro Poetry
As you evolve, spiritually The Divine Source May not appear to be any closer to your grasp But your connection with it Will eventually feel More intimate and...
May 20, 2020 | Micro Poetry
Universal mind contains all knowledge And as we are all aspects of that same mind We all have the potential To gain so much more knowledge Than what we perceive to be...
May 20, 2020 | Micro Poetry
The universe exists that we may see the reflection of its creator. We exist so that we may learn to be as our true reflection – the...
May 19, 2020 | Micro Poetry
I know what it is like to live in a country with much poverty I have lived in one There is often not much food on the table Not much money And nothing of significant monetary value. But my experience is When you reach out, past the heaviness of life There are still...