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Life Is a Gift

It’s a blue sky day,
one of those
beauteous blueful,
joyously jocular,
splendidly splashy,
exceptional days ~
I long to shout
LIFE IS A GIFT
in big unmissable
letters across the
blue shiny yonder,
to imprint them
indelibly on your
mind, so you’ll…

Remember when
the dark clouds roll
in, on a day when
life feels pissy and
oh so problematic,
to take a deep breath,
and close your eyes,
and gently pull the
gray gloom aside,
to see those big
oh so true words
I etched on blue
for you, so that
you’d never forget…

Life is a gift.

Life Is a Gift from The Samurai’s Pen: Poetry for Our Times © Susan L Hart

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There Are Moments

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There are these moments
that will haunt me forever,
distant, but distinct,

the same lessons learned
again, they won’t be denied,
important imprints,

but the regrets are
indelible too, embedded
in bittersweet light

born out of moments
that will haunt me forever,
distant, but distinct.

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The Power of Your Mind

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What will you create with your mind today, your dreams and aspirations, or your worries and fears?

Observe the thoughts running rampant like little monkeys in your head. What messages are playing there? Are they a replay of the media hype you just watched on the news? If so, how are you feeling from it?

Resist letting your mind become a slave to someone else’s idea of what reality “should be”. The mass media constantly feeds us news that degrades our sense of self-worth. Disengage. Start listening to yourself.

Humanity is awakening. Trust in the power of your own mind and create with it. Every positive thought, vision, and action that comes from you can help to outweigh the negative forces in this world.

“Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?” (Rumi)

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Your Authenticity

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Simple, straightforward, and true, the daisy flower reminds me of the girl next door in teen movies. She’s just there, being herself and a friend, while the male protagonist is gaga over the breathtaking rose at school who is stuck on her own looks.

Sometimes we are blind to what is right in front of us. The daisy grows wild in the field, with the wind blowing through her petals. The essence of this flower is purity, innocence, and freedom. It’s no wonder that during the hippie movement in the 1960’s, daisies were common in floral crowns worn by women.

Be true to yourself, be authentic, and be real. Your will set your own soul free and the world around you will feel it.

Inspirational quotes:

“This above all: to thine own self be true.” (William Shakespeare)

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung

“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” ~ Brené Brown

“There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.” ~ Steve Maraboli

“Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

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