Saturday, November 22, 2008

Life May Bring a Great Deal of Sadness




Here's a piece of mine that I had forgotten.
Written August 14th 2002,
after my sister Lois took me, mom, and Megan
to the circus.

Life may bring a great deal of sadness.
Do not be ashamed to feel it.

Remember that Life is a circus.

Some may not love you. The ones you love, will.
Loving and being loved may not be enough.

Find your rhythm,
Dance, Sing, Paint, Write, or Serve.
Or all of the above.
And take time to be.

Treat others with tenderness.

Following these and other worthy precepts
will not always make the path easier,
just more worthwhile.

Most of all, remember: You are loved.
Your creator loves you.
Many people love you.
I love you.

Without a Fight


Continuing the affirmations from Dr. Dyer's Your Erroneous Zones:




I never engage in useless fighting. I am not a bandwagoner, jumping on various causes as a way of bringing importance to myself. If fighting will help bring about change, then I will fight but never will I find it necessary to fight uselessly. I am not a martyr. I am a doer. I am also a helper. I engage in work that will make other people's lives more pleasant or tolerable. I am a warrior on the forefront of social change; and yet I don't take my struggles to bed with me every night as a breeding ground for ulcers, heart disease and other physical disorders. I am incapable of stereotyping. I often don't even notice physical differences in people, including racial, ethnic, size and sexual. I do not judge others by their looks. I may appear hedonistic and selfish though I spend large amounts of my time in the service of others. Why? Because I like it that way.