Tag Archives: love

Be Yourself

As Oscar Wilde so succinctly put it, “Be yourself, everyone else is taken.”

Society has this need to shape and mold us, to make us “be acceptable”. Perhaps this has never been more strongly true then it is right now.

Becoming our most authentic selves, learning to be true to ourselves, is sometimes a lifetime journey. But it does not have to be! We are not born with the masks that society encourages or demands that we wear. We acquire them to “get along” and to “fit in”.

Look to nature as an example. There are no games; nature is authentic. No giraffe is wasting his life hating his “too long” neck and trying to be the best zebra ever.

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Building a Life

There are two essential things, I believe, which bring happiness to people. One is to love and be loved. The other is to feel productive, to have a sense of purpose in life.

If we are lucky, we do work that we love. If we do not love our work (I have been
there, done that, and likely most of us have at some point in our lives), nonetheless, there is satisfaction in the expending of energy to build a life.

Building a life. Within the current scenario in society right now, let’s not lose sight of our desire, and our right, to build lives that we love. Much of our sense of fulfillment is rooted in our deep human drives.

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Gaia Awaits You

Gaia, the Earth Goddess

I step from boat to island shore
and she waits for me,
her warm, soft breeze
caresses my cheek,
her lush, verdant scent
fetchingly whispers.

She seduces me.

A gleaming azure sky
calms my agitated mind,
her supple trees drape
the curving roadside,
a satin emerald cloak
befitting the Goddess.

She shimmers for me.

Brilliant sunlight dances
on a turquoise ocean,
waves glittering with diamonds
invite me to play,
graceful sea birds soaring above
call me to be free.

She shines for me.

Exotic languorous lizards
ancient as all time
meander lazily on my path,
scoffing at all clocks,
coaxing me to relax into her
warm, tranquil rhythm.

She soothes me.

Time slips away and
becomes meaningless here,
she feeds my soul
with her enduring grace,
her heart beats to mine
and mine becomes hers.

She saves me.

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The Beauty Cure

Would you say that you are cognizant of the beauty around you, day-to-day?

Appreciating the beauty of life is a powerful antidote for the negativity prevalent in society right now. Ugliness can tend to taint everything around it and drag everyone down. You know the saying, “One bad apple spoils the whole bushel.”

Resist the effect of the bad apple. When you persist in seeing the beauty in spite of the negativity, you become an agent of positive change. People around you pick up on this energy, your vibe, and you uplift them too. The world becomes a better place, rippling outward from you.

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Dream or Reality?

Do you lucid dream? I do. Lucid dreams feel as real as “real life”. As a kid I had a recurring nightmare. It was terrifying, and each time I lived it, my fear controlled the outcome. Then one night I observed myself in the dream; I realized I was dreaming and did not have to be a victim in it. At that point my fear dissipated and I directed the dream for a different outcome. The nightmare stopped.

Now look around you at what is happening in the world. Be an objective observer. You have the power with your mind to effect the outcome, as long as you do not become a slave to someone else’s narrative about what reality is or “should be”. We can direct our reality, even when it appears that we cannot. This takes focus.

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