the minute you took your first breath
you were part of the universe
breath gives you life
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receive yourself
follow your breath deep within
honoring the gift within
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listen to your story
sit and bask in the stillness of YOU
you were born in LOVE
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you are of LOVE
your breath makes you one with all of creation
your breath makes you one with LOVE
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Honor yourself
Honor all those around you
you are of LOVE
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Simply beautiful. I needed that today! Thank you, thank you!
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thank you, also for your water crystal words that give meaning to my writing! blessings! I am trying to meditate each day…preferably in the morning hours to set my pace for the day…for me, it is necessary to keep centered and in balance…obviously, from my writings, you can see the struggle…but I am grateful that I am continuously called back to sit in the quiet…
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Beautiful inspiration! thank you 🙂 🙂
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thank you, Andy! I was baptized Catholic…and raised Catholic…but it does not do for me what it once did. Now I am journeying in Buddhism…and in meditation, I have tears and peace…in the quiet. Jesus is still my main impetus and “contact man,” if you will when I get into conversations with God… for the moments I feel I try to live my Spirituality–just NOT the religion that is so devastating to so many…How anyone condemns another human being in the name of Jesus is beyond me…how anyone condemns another human being in the name of Allah, baffles me…I think the God of Abraham and Mohammed are the same…we all need to BE here for one another…i see that we all breathe the same air…the life force…It is 3 AM and I am thinking deeply of the kidnapping of the 3 women in Ohio—my heart bleeds for them–protect your daughters not with fear, but with strength to honor themselves and to believe in themselves and to expect that from any man, and nothing less. Blessings to you and your family!
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I couldn’t of said it better myself, Everyone has to search for their place of peace through finding the faith that speaks to them. Indeed, without committing sins and then saying their belief said to do so. What a world huh?
I too still think about the three women and what they went through. More so, the emotional devastation left behind by that so called ‘Psychic’ who not only took their money but very nearly broke their souls when she said there was no hope.
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Andy, THANK YOU for VISITING MY BLOG…AND i AM pleased you liked what i wrote once upon a time…
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My pleasure 🙂 thank you for sharing!
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Your poem and its message really resonated, acceptance has been a lifelong issue for me and through writing, and now my new passion poetry have i felt ‘whole’ for the first time.
Thank you for this beutiful and profound sentiment, and thanks as well for liking my poem and your follow. The encouragement means a great deal to this novice.:-)
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Yes, I know what you mean about writing and helping you feel “whole” — it has done the same for me! I am there for you anytime! We have to be here for each other…that is what life is about…affirming each other and sharing our love crystals. I am sending you a love crystal of affirmation right now! Peace! Thank you for honoring me with your visit as well!
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thank you kindly for the love crystal, something we can never have in excess. 🙂
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You are so correct about this…you have such a gentle soul…your wife and children are so fortunate to have such a gentle soul living with them…
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ty for such kindness, but i do believe it me, who is the fortunate one. 🙂
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Fantastic!!
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Merci beaucoup, Mich!
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Love this. I will certainly keep this in mind every day. 🙂
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I try to in my daily meditation….though my self-doubt still arises…in the end it has become easier to rest in peace within…safely with the HOLY ONE…it is a journey that will continue until I leave this Mother Earth…that is WHY we so need each other…to encourage one another and be there for each other along the way…
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I’ve just started practicing meditation on my own every morning. It is trying especially when my brain has so many things running inside it. But I am learning to let go of the things that stress me out and learn to appreciate life even more. 🙂 You are right, we need to be there for one another for a better journey in this life. 🙂
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Very nice.
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dare i say….LOVELY!!!
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Wonderful poem:)I should say “Fantastic”.
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I do not take credit for the words I have written…it is the result of being in meditation…the words are the words of the universe…however, thank you for the acknowledgment! At the closing of each meditation, we bow to one another and say, “Namaste.” I found this definition of “Namaste” somewhere along the journey: Namaste, I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells. I honor the place in you which is of love of truth of light and of peace. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me we are one.
So, today, I say Namaste to you, Praveena!
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Johann, just like to say thank you, and when you like my post of award you presented me…
http://cobbies69.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/super-sweet-blogger-award/
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Love it. “I AM” that “I AM”. “I AM” breath, “I AM”.love. 😉
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yes…as I said earlier…these words are not mine…they are the words of the universe…and came together because of my experience in the sangha community
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Beautiful words my friend
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thank you, Celestine! I have learned much over my life…and many people have given me their love and guidance…and there is still much to learn each day! I have been reading Thich Nhat Hahn, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who lives in Plum Community is southern France. His book RECONCILIATON is beautiful and has helped me so much! As has the Sangha community that I have the privilege and gift of meditating with each week.
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You have been nominated:
http://theseeker57.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/an-award-with-no-rules-thank-you-utes-happy-world/
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Breath taking beautiful!!! This one is amazing, Jane, I love it! ❤
Nominated you for the Wonderful Team Member Award! 🙂
http://petitemagique.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/nominations-for-today-and-some-great-news/
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