Quiet

Blog 522:

Rest

calms, composes, quiets

Rest brings ease to mind and heart

It soothes turbulence all around

Stillness

Be

Blog 521:

Matter to someone

Matter to a conviction

Matter to the truth

 

Life is meaningful when we matter

Life makes a difference when we let our ideas speak

Even greater than all things in the world is when truth stands

Give or Receive?

Blog 520:

Receive a blessing

Give a blessing to one and all

Loving words bless hearts and minds

So do acts of kindness and mercy

The old adage speaks a relevant truth:

To receive is to give the giver a blessing ...

Though it stands, “It is much better to give than to receive!"

Dreams ...

Blog 519:

Dream big

Dream for a safe place in the world to live

Dream for a world bent on spreading harmony

Dream for the present and the future

Dream for a welcoming neighborhood

Dream for fair leadership decisions

Dream for economic prosperity

Dream for understanding of changes and consequences

Dream for justice and peace for all!

Live&Love

Blog 518:

Live and love …

Love and make peace

Peace keeps us bound and connected

Connected to realizing our goals and dreams!

 

Live and love

Love warms our hearts

Hearts big enough to forgive

Forgive our hatred for one

One unlike us in ethnicity, creed, faith, principle!

Love and live!

Believe ...

Blog 517:

We believe!

We believe in all things magical

We believe in matters of the spirit

We believe in the good within us

We believe in the truth

We believe in our potential to move mountains

We believe in our common aspirations

We believe in the strength of diversity

We believe in global cooperation for peace

Indeed, we do believe there aren't unsolvable conflicts

We believe in what we together could do to find solutions

We believe that hunger and homelessness could be eradicated

We believe in working to find cure for diseases

We believe!

Voice out!

Blog 516:

Be brave!

Say something

Express yourself

Stand up for what you believe

Join in the conversation

Step up to the plate

Walk up

Make your words and thoughts matter!

Sound Surrounds

Blog 515:

Music ...

Play it fast, play it slow

Listen to it softly

Dance to it

Let a lullaby entice you to sleep

Rock with it

Wake to the loud sound of the drums

Be mystified by strumming of a guitar

Sway to the rhythm of a ballad

Move easy with jazz

Let percussion sounds keep you upbeat

Let music touch your heart

Let it inspire

Let it bring in peace

Let music bring harmony among us all!

Simple Truth

Blog 514:

Simplicity speaks boldly

It is the truth!

Simple words say a lot more:

Thank you!

Please ...

Let me help?

I'm sorry.

Take this seat ...

Hello! 

I missed you so.

 

Simplicity speaks boldly

It is indeed the truth!

Simple words embrace all:

You're invited!

Come in. 

There's a place for you at the table.

We forgive you.

I love you!

Impress

Blog 513:

From head to toe

Dress to impress

Do something radical!

 

Flip that hair

Paint those nails

Accessorize

 

Tease, but don't reveal much

Leave something to the imagination

Be beautiful inside out!

Innocence

Blog 512:

Innocence ...

Nothing like wallowing in youthful flare

 

Innocence ...

Quick to lose

Impossible to regain

 

Live it long

Guard it

Enjoy the gifts it gives

Rush!

Blog 511:

Impulse ...

An adrenalin rush

A must feed

A do something quick

Or get that feeling foiled

Like dying seventy times seven!

Eats

Blog 510:

Food ...

Plentiful and appetizing,

It forces a mouth to salivate

It makes gluttons of one and all

It sickens and hurts the body

But taken in smidgins,

Food satisfies deep hunger!

Losses ...

Blog 509:

Lost time ...

From infancy to childhood

From teen years to adulthood

From age advancing to age of waiting one’s end

 

Lost space ...

First, just a lowly room

Next, a familiar home

After that, a wide geographical distance

 

Lost opportunity ...

Growing friendships

Exploring roots

Digging into truths

Offering ...

Blog 508:

Give a gift now

Give a gift of time

Give a gift in kind

 

Give a gift now

Give a gift of love

Give a gift of life

 

Give a gift now

Give a gift of happy smile

Give a gift of warm embrace

 

Give

Grant

Gift!

Star Shines!

Blog 507:

One evening Star

Bright, distant, flickering

First star I noticed tonight

Reminded me of years gone by

Particularly ... one holy, dreary night

A star shone a brightness none like others

I heard it lighted Magi's path to a baby born in Bethlehem

I heard more … that babe grew, did acts of kindness and loved all

Loved all beyond ... even unto His earthly death!

Thanks ...

Blog 506:

Gratitude …

Kindness reciprocated

Thoughtfulness expressed

Remembrance celebrated

 

Thankfulness for unconditional giving is sweet

It humbles the heart

It touches deeply one's spirit

It brings a warm smile

 

I am grateful for many kindnesses received

I am grateful for acts of love

I am most grateful for a life resurrected!

Buzz-&-Fuzz

Blog 504:

 

Holiday cheers are passed on one to another ...
Songs of Yuletide season play in the air ...
Adverts of sales are boldly set out in pages ...
 
Meanwhile ….out there ... anywhere ...
People freeze in cold or rain and die of hunger or thirst
Forgotten and marginalized souls cry their loneliness
Mental illness and challenges warp emotions and minds
Neglected and abused children suffer in silence and mercy
The poor and the widowed wait for alms
 
Many go all-and-out to shop for unimportant presents
Or pleasing items of want and impulse
Many spend carelessly on extra and colorful lights
Or fanciful decorations
Many waste away food still good for consumption
Or buy gratifying and unessential foods
Many folks use up their time in senseless frolicking
Or binge on drinks that dull the body and mind

Meanwhile ... out there … everywhere ...

Under a bridge, thinly-clothed bodies hover close to get warmed
In a public park, the homeless settle on makeshift shelter
In traffic-stressed streets, young and old vendors peddle goods
In restaurants small and big, workers keep up with demanding diners
 
Of what is the buzz and fuss?
In remembrance of a historical time?
In keeping with holiday buzz-and-fuss crowd?

Holiday Prep

Blog 503:

 

Bright colored tinsels line store windows
There's a festive mood in the air
Fancy lanterns hang at windows
There's a competitive mood to outdo one or the other
White-powdered bare trees mimic snow-blanketed downpour
There's a wish about to be granted or not
Sacrificed evergreens lit up with shiny decorative balls
There's a fussy and a lively holiday prepping
Fancy lights flicker and light up once dull streets
There's enthusiasm for night and day celebration of sort
Poor and rich alike spend hard-earned money on store-bought gifts
There's pitching and outrageous spending
Tables big and small are laden with special foods
There's licensing to indulge the stomach and palate

Christmas preps …

Christmas brings out the worst focus in everyone!