We Can get There........a Repost from 360

 

I know all you see
is darkness
but I see light
It must be so lonely
inside
all those feelings
you constantly fight
the ones you're trying to hide
deep
in the abyss of your fear
I knew I would find you
hiding here
afraid to really trust
what you already know
Love is on the other side of this door
Series of hurts and pains
Restless nights,
tears,
and fears
and so much rain
have caused you to not chance
loving again
Every lover won't leave you
standing outside
in the cold
Every body
is not meant to stay
But some remain
until the whole story is told
Sometimes
the best kind of loving
only lasts
for a season
a month
or even a moment
But it's still love, my dear
Beyond those murky shadows
of what could possibly be
is a place
so affectionately called
you and me
We can get there
It's on the other side of destiny
right around fate's bend
no promises needed,
Hearts broken
will eventually mend
We make our own rules
ours to break
All we have is today
and our happiness at stake
Look what we could have
in the end...

Happiness

jakuper 3/06

Lost In You

 

 

No matter what you do
I know I'll be loving you
til death does us part
That's how long
you will have my heart

(chorus)
when I think of being without you
something quickens me
something frightens me
I'd rather be lost....in you
I'd rather...

be lost...in you

keeping me there with you
memories written all over my mind
words that crossed the sands of time
hands that caressed my physical
touches that kissed my soul with love

(chorus)
when I think of being without you
something quickens me
something frightens me
I'd rather be lost....in you
I'd rather...

be lost...in you

places we promised to visit when we get old
when I think of being without you
I almost lose my place
something..... quickens me
then I'm frightened againnnnn
I'd rather be lost

I'd rather

be lost

My love is lost somewhere

in youuuuu

 

 

 

jakuper(1/29/07)

*picture provided by Sistahpoet

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY


LOVE
1. God gives us spirit of love 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and a sound mind
2. Disregard people's faults Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter seperateth very friends
3. Many waters cannot quench love Song of Solomon 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly be contemmed.
4. Love covers all offences Proverbs 10:12 hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
5. God pours His love in our hearts Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Opening Our Hearts To Love 

Let us open our hearts
the way we open a book we love,
not as a check-book,
wanting to know your balance.
Your balance of love is full.
There never can be a debit.
This is what you must know.
Your heart is full of love.

It doesn't matter how much
or how little other people love.
It matters how much you love.
Stir love in your own heart
and to open it up the way you would a door
to the beloved house you were born in.

This heart is not only where you have lived
and loved, this is where you live and love now.
There is no life but of the heart.
And your heart is not meant to be a secret passage.
There is no code to get in except the code of love,
and that is an open book where the pages turn automatically.

There is no use in stocking your love.
You must take it off the shelves.
Love hoarded is not love.
Only love given is love.

There are not meant to be closets for love to hang in.
Love is to be exposed to the elements.
Your love is to enter other hearts
so other hearts become aware
of the love that is already there.

If your heart needs reprogramming,
reprogram it now.
Set it back to its original fullness.
There are no empty hearts,
only deluded ones.
Give your heart a briefing.
If it has been stalled, set it afire now.
Rev it up. Get it into gear. Let it go.
Let it race to other hearts and get them going.
Let your heart revolve around love.

Happy Birthday To My Angel

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you....
Happy birthday from your daughter
I'm missing you not only for your smile,
But for the piece of me that's gone
I paused today to make a birthday wish
to remember all your loving ways
and the smile on your face
Birthdays do not end with death
But last as long as we continue to love
and hold memories of good times to heart
that life you celebrated with us will never depart
In so many ways I miss you
Remembering when we were so close
I visit you by looking in the mirror
at the reflection of the part of you
who favors you the most
It's all that I have left of you
as I stand an empty hallway
inwardly distracted
Neither here nor there.
Watching the years fly by like the wind
and though time may seem unkind
I have you in my heart
as I sit here remembering...

my heavenly angel who watches over me
 
and missing my closest friend

 

jakuper(1/27/07)

Throughout Eternity

The phone rang
once
twice
three times

On the fourth ring
I picked it up....

I spoke to her
in polite purple tones
relying only on the calling
..the chilling reality of the moment
upon my bones
telling me
I can no longer go on

Because of its rarity,
VIOLET

best described my voice

broken
choked up
almost cracking
like a wounded animal's bawl
with it's back pushed
against the wall

trying it's best to survive

She was royalty to me
A part of a future
I could only hope to see

But nothing ever stood between
my faith in her
my trust in her
and our mutual sincerity

I wrapped a purple blanket
around my explanation
hoping she could understand

Her reward for all the hurt
and pain in the act of duty

Time well served

My duty was simple--
loving her

I never touched her
I never tasted her
I never smelled her
But, I heard her
I wanted her
and I worshipped her

She was to me
what the purple coats
meant to the kings of Midian
and the way Aaron felt
when he wore it
on his trip from Egypt

Imma be a purple song
imma be singing all night long
a refrain from the barney song...

'I love you
You love me ...'
I will love you well into

E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y.

 

jakuper(1/26/07)

 

Girls Night Out...Sp Exercise

Standing in the mirror
Checking out my frame
one last time,
giving me that 'all over' once again
Ready or not

here I come
night out
with the girls
always reaps so much fun
Stepping into the front seat
of the passenger side
Ladies, good evening all
Everyone buckled up...
let's take a ride
First stop...is the little diner
that stays open late

We like it because of the generous servings
they always put on our plates
One settles for salad and sandwich
the other for a hot ham
and extra cheese
I pointed at the cheeseburger
yeah, I'll take one of these
Trying to offset the drinks we'll consume
But we don't want to eat too much
or there won't be any room
We got this ritual
down to a tee

For all the drinking we do
I got to have some food in me
Food finished, finally
but, one of them has to smoke
I slide my heels back on
becuz these pumps
ain't no joke
Walking back to the car
heels clicking
glad it isn't that far
Now...we ready
for whatever the night may bring
Girls just wanna have fun
Laughing, drinking, and trying to sing

We've been known for staying out for days
partying and indulging
Getting lost
in our wild worldly ways
By the end of the party
we're always too tired to move
cutting up
dancing
with nothing else to prove
We finally call it a night
and head out the door last
before they turn off the light
On the way home
we recap the journey
highlighting what a good time
we always have

All agreed when riding along
These heels are made for walkingwhen you definitely got some place to be
If it wasn't for appearance sakes...

these heels wouldn't be for me

Forgetting What's Important

It wasn't easy to break your heart
 It wasn't even my intention
I was so naive
So caught up
in trying to be an angel
 that somewhere along the way
 I lost my wings
doing foolish
devilish
things
I lost the way
And, my only rebuttal.....
I loved me some you

Everything you did was right with me
right for me
Only one thing I didn't take into account
was how fast life moves
once you stop trying
 Did I stop trying?

 Was I too complacent

 Did I stop honoring what brought us together
 Did I stop acknowledging what made us connect...
Lost in respecting,
appreciating our differences
 instead of changing them
Did I dishonor us...

Please say I didn't assume it was only sex...

 

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY


Attitude

1. Do everything with love 1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done with charity.
2. Be gentle Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
3. Forgive those who sin against you Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
4. Happy heart Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
5. Stop judging others Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

I am seldom considered, though I do more to influence everything about you than virtually any one thing in your life.

I often control the time you get up in the morning, the time you go to sleep, what you eat and drink and the very thought that runs through your head.

I can make you either happy or sad, loving or hateful, cheerful or remorseful, congenial or spiteful and in doing so, control the very capacity that you have for success.


No, you don't often think of me instead you BLAME the problem I create on the shortcoming of others, or the state of the economy, or your family or a million other reasons.

Often at times unable to find anyone else to BLAME you look for shortcomings within yourself on which to lay the BLAME.


When my impact on your life fully is considered in your every thought and action,

when you are mindful of my awesome power, when you nurture and groom me for positive use in your life,

I can become more contagious than the most prolific disease ever witnessed by man.

My influence will spread to every person you come in contact with.


Groomed and nurtured in a positive manner there will be no person or obstacle that can stand in the way of my success or fail to be impacted for the better.


'I Am Your Attitude'



~~ Author Unknown ~~

Unchained Thoughts on Life.......A Collaboration of 6 Minds

(Poetic Intrusion, Honey, Shazz, Javelle, ASW, Jakuper).....We each wrote a line

 

every day is a winding road with many paths and bridges
 so easy to get lost in it all
 But, I just take the time to think 
 about my journey and begin my thread
 and darn up the holes in my ripped tapestry
 which takes time and reflection
 But I was thinking about sex all too often, lately...
 that my vision is cloudy and filled with thoughts of desire
 shrouding my inner vision put colored glasses on my third eye
 because i'm sometimes afraid of what i see
 Some days, I see right in front of me...and then some days...
 I'm lost within the complexities of me
even as i flounder i attempt to exhale and breathe
i'm trying so hard to be good wanting so bad to please myself
But i realize being good..places me in divine order with my present company
I sit and pray..."Lawd, please don't let this woman tempt me."
 don't let my actions remove me, prevent me or exempt me from reaching my destiny
 this journey is hard i love her so much yet I know I have to resist her
 and...I have to resist trying to tempt a fate that may not be mine
 So I struggle within myself to hide what desires may be

 

I often wonder where i would have been today if i had not know u
would i wonder around amiss without you
 or...would I be forging a path to your door...
 I can't help but think I'd be much farther in life, a better person somehow
 i'm so ashamed sometimes when i reflect
 on my past, and how it sometime ruled me
 It made me aware that I was doing things I really didn't want to do, and how much I hurt my own self..So I promised myself...
 That no longer would I be led by emotions alone. I decided to look deep into my being and embrace the things that make me who I am
 shades of grey, eyes wide shut i swallowed the lie to easily but this had made me a much better person today
 or so i think.  i choke off the lies that bind me, hold me and keep me in place.  I want to love and live out loud, someone help me
Waiting for my angel to swoop down, and scoop me up..and lift me from this semblance of a happy life....
 But solace seems so far away...so hard to reach, no matter how hard I try it escapes me
 I choose to see the glass 1/2 full in all of this victory is near
 its on my fingertips.  the freedom I longed for.

LOVING YOU...A WRITING EXERCISE

"Cold Cold Heart" by Norah Jones

I've tried so hard my dear to show
That you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme

A memory from your lonesome past
Keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart

Another love before my time
Made your heart sad an' blue
And so my heart is paying now
For things I didn't do

In anger unkind words are said
That make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart

There was a time when I believed
That you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled
To a memory

The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart

Until the end of time, I will hold you close to my heart.  The sum of who you are has nothing to do with the present.  Loving you is not precipitated by what you can give me, or do for me.  Neither is it dependant on you being present in my life.  If you are living your life to the best of your ability, then that's all I can realistically ask.

Just as I breathe without thinking, so do I love you.  I just do.  Love is in me.  We can call it adoration; but adoration, in the highest form is the worship given to God alone.

And it doesn't even have to be returned.  It just feels good to know that I love someone who lives, that I am capable of love.  That I CAN love.  It is a gift from God, not, without conditions.    

Profound love or regard.  I would have placed, at your heart. the sum of who I am, and could be for you.  I would have accepted you for who you are.  I didn't have to be Number One.  Your cold heart may not even be cold.  It might just be the way you deal with stuff you cannot interpret clearly.  And I so understand.  Just know that I love you. 

I love you. 

I will always love you

Love is always bestowing and not taking,
not demanding, not insisting, not persisting
in making requirements for another,
for love just loves without predication,
without drawing a picture for someone else,
without expecting anything, for loving of itself is its own return.
When you let go of everything,
every idea, every belief,
everything you hold on to,
then you will love
and then you will know

there is nothing else in Heaven or on Earth.

Children Of The Universe

no more than
angels
in training

Complicated individuals

Sinners
yet a chosen people

Heaven's elect
taking on human form

Living

Grasping at life lessons to remember

Holding on to intangibles I knowingly
should forget

I swim fiercely
in pools of memories

recollections

history

with little hope
for what tomorrow can bring

getting lost in yesterdays

while God sees so far in front of me
deciphering for me

advocating on my behalf

hoping
that I can find Heaven
somewhere in my travels
in my hearts
while I'm still here

The world is so big
yet so small

Our lives are intricately connected
by tiny threads of time

Strung across miles
of tears,
joy
and pain

I am so glad
that when I fall down

and, if the sun above
refuses to shine

I don't have to stay down....

He makes it possible
through grace

that I can rise again!

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE...

Today, my day is being filled with remembrances of Dr. King.....and the progress he foresaw for all Americans, but especially black Americans. While we have made strides, we still have a long ways to go. We have a "people" problem.....learning to get along with each other, and support each other's dreams.

Right now, it is other countries against us, so we should ban together and attempt to eradicate war, poverty, sickness, and diseases on our own soil, so that we can fend ourselves against terrorism. Giving us pride in ourselves, and our country helps.


Hatred is too small a thing to feed, in these evil and last days. Racism, separatism, and jealousy will be the death of us. We need to take time to learn about each others cultures, and religions, because only ONE true church will make it to Heaven, and it is not a building...

In our own lives, I think it can begin. One step at a time. Reaching out to those near us, whether it be family members, friends, or strangers...Let us show God how much we love HIM. It's not about us anyway. You know--those good things we do for no other reason than to glorify His name. So He can have favor for us when we come to His throne, asking for the desires of our heart...


Remembering the biblical phrase--if my people who are called by my name, would humble themselves, seek my face, and pray, I will heal their land...



Excerpts from his speech,"What is your life's Blueprint?"

"....And I say to you, my young friends, doors are opening to you--doors of opportunities that were not open to your mothers and your fathers — and the great challenge facing you is to be ready to face these doors as they open.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great essayist, said in a lecture in 1871, "If a man can write a better book or preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, even if he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door." ..."



"....If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If you can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be be the best little shrub on the side of the hill.

Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are...."

GUILTY!

words scrambled.....
rambled.
tales of a drug deal
gone very wrong,
carried out
by a two-bit drug dealer.
found guilty.
verdict-
execution of my brother's killer.
my brother was only "there"
he wasn't even aware...
that a drop would go bad
he was just pronounced
a brand new dad
now, his baby carries the pain
of a father brutally slain....
by a two-bit drug dealer.
In court.......
as he faced the family
and child
trying, through tears,
to manage a smile
his speech was warbled
and broken
talking about how his life
had been a token
of a greater problem that exists-
an addiction
that makes you do crazy things
like killing..stealing
and slitting your wrists.
My mother's eyes never left the man
You could tell
she just didn't understand....
why her son
was in the wrong place
at the wrong time
and died
...by this man's hand.

jakuper(3/17/06) this is not a true story 

...Do I Think About You

only when I wake up

     and I know you're awoke too;

when you start the day

     do I think about you.

while you're riding in your car

      no matter how far

I ponder the look upon your face

while through morning traffic you race.

when you enter into a room

     do you hold your head up high,

or put your stuff on your desk...and sigh

when you sit down in your chair

     do you stop to stare

into the space in your mind

         (no, it's not the best you can do)

that thought-is it of me?

     that blank expression-

     is it a confession

     that it's me that you see?

does something you  say

     remind you of the day

when with notions

and tempting emotions

were our method of play....

        ( or me, either)

only when I laugh

     do I start to recall

every time

every thing

     about you, no matter how small.

you got me

thinking about you .....

 

 

jakuper(2/20/06)

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY


Wisdom

1. Daniel full of wisdom Daniel 5:14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee
2. God gave Joseph unusual wisdom Acts 7;10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
3. Lord will give you understanding 2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what i say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
4. Pray for wisdom James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
5. Wise with spiritual wisdom Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;





HEAVEN #2185 Grow Heavenward

God said:

When you look up at Me, you are not looking down.
World influence often tends to pull you down.
My influence, by its very nature, lifts you up.
The world has gotten in the habit of denigrating you.
The world gives you a false picture.
It would cut you off at the start,
wanting to keep you indentured to it.
I would have you rise to the heights where you rightfully belong.

Come, look up. Come see a truer picture of you.

In its efforts to keep you small, the world would squash you. I would unleash you.
Do not think I am in competition with the world.
There is no competition when it comes to Me.
Only, life in the world travels on the surface.
It twirls itself around and wants to keep you captive.
I want to free you from the arbitrary restraints of the world.

I am not telling you to spurn the world.
I am telling you to not believe so much in what it says.
Adore the world. At the same time, do not hold it almighty.
You are not really its province. I
t doesn’t own you.
Instead of the world’s twirling you,
by the height of your thoughts, twirl the world.
There is a level beyond the world.
Reach for it.

In your daily life, you will know what is clearly from God
and what is clearly from man.
Look up at the sun and the sky,
and you will know the jewels I have strewn the world with.
Look at what I would show you, beloveds.

The world is imperfect by its own standards.
And yet it would pompously brag
and invite you to join in its legerdemain.
It is my pleasure to offer you the pure fruit of Heaven.

You are meant to be the tillers of the world, not the tilled.
You are not to be pounded into the ground.
You are meant to plant beautiful flowers
and vegetables that, like you, will grow Heavenward.

You would not turn down My invitation to join Me, would you?
Do not tremble.
Do not hold Me in awe.
Hold Me in love.

If you are a building block of the world,
represent Me. Set your feet firmly near Me.
Hold the world up to Me, beloveds.
Hold it in your hands like a precious jewel
that you polish.
Hold the world up like the sun.

TIME...A SP Exercise

T
I
M
E

passes     away
like a  m e l t i n g watch

slip ping   away

seconds...
minutes.......
hours...............
days.......................
weeks............................
years........................................

a lifetime of experiences

They say
time waits for no man
Catch up with your future
....if you can

The persistence of memory
is dragged ragged
by a impatient second hand

that just doesn't stop

Clocking our past
into journals of time

"Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends"

Whatever you have to do...

Do
       it
            now!

Before
the meltdown
Before the sun goes...

down

Never let the sun go down on your wrath

because...

A second after it's all over
                                          is one second too late...

we are here

After the dance
You still hold me close
music softens
lights no longer needed
We are here
alone
in the dark
just breathing
nervously anxious
in the heat of this moment
feeling your presence
as you move towards me
listening for your every motion
your heat encompasses my being
You touch my arm
I shiver uncontrollably
tiny bolts
of excitement
cover my body
overtake my senses
I can hear my heart pounding
louder than the music
my chest heaving
Be still my heart!
I exhale
seconds pass by
like clouds
on a stormy night
My intentions
is only to experience you
your intimacy
that soft touch
that turns me on so much
Your heat reaches my face
as your lips touch mine
electricity
Fire
in divers places
as your moist tongue
greets my being
and pierces my lips
nullifies my will
and my mouth opened
your tongue invaded mine
coiling
twisting
plunging deep
making me submit
everything
I know to you
Suddenly
I feel a hand warming me
removing my blouse
exposing me
Parts of me quickening
hardening
my heart throbbing
your hand caresses me
arrests my attention
caught up
in your touch
Your fingers swirling
tips of things
tingling
sweaty hands of mine
ringing
grabbing for
anything
to hold on to
because
I'm spinning
I just lost my will
to say No
shortened breaths
Panting inside
wanting you
inside
other places
inside me
screaming out...

TAKE IT!

The Truth......A Writing Exercise

The one of me

 

that sees
The two of me
that speaks

The third part of me
that hears the truth deep inside me
is wavering...
always thinking out loud

Three thoughts
wasted
when in my heart
I know what's right to do

Hovering above me
at all times
is TRUTH

the spirit of it
the bottom line of it
the "me" I can never escape

I smile
in the face of decision
and indecision

I frown in the depths
of discontent
of options spent

Then
this grin
this silly grin
that says to me

You know what you need to do...

 

 

 

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE KNOWN THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

..AND HAVEN'T DID IT...LOL

SOMETIMES OPTIONS

CAN BE AS DESTRUCTIVE AS LIMITATIONS...

A WRITING EXERCISE .........DISAPPOINTMENTS

Disappointments

A setback is what happens when you find yourself disillusioned by the very person who you trusted the most, and who you looked up to.....above all things that appear to be unexplainable. I have had many such, in my life.  Downfalls, some would label them.
But, disappointments have only made my character stronger, and sturdy.  I learned early on that I really don't need alot of approval.  I need less miscarriages of intentions.
I only need inspiration.
Inspiration" literally means "in spirit". When you are "in spirit" you can accomplish miracles.
We spend too much time, stopping, and waiting on others to validate our efforts.  As children we are taught pride, faith, and self-confidence.  As we grow older these traits are applicable on a daily basis, and in all our relationships with others.
One case in point is a friend I had.  She said she was my friend.   Spent countless hours talking to each other.  We learned so much about each other through sharing our work, our love of writing.  In her words, I saw through to the real person...the soul that was just as afraid of tomorrow as I was, but wore her anticipation like a badge of honor.
I get off on people who display as much courage as I'd like to have one day. LOL. 
But, something happened.  I still don't know what, to this day.  But, she changed right in mid-stream.  Nothing I said was right, or anything she could digest.  I was often left "scratching my head"  Now, we are at an impasse.
I tossed and turned many a night trying to find out what went wrong.  And I stopped short of assuming, because you know what assuming does.  I would just like to know why she just estranged herself from my company, after declaring herself as 'my soulmate', 'my light', and it was her purpose to be my best friend.  maybe she was only reflecting what she desired, and could not do.  Maybe she was afraid to accept such a responsibility. 
Maybe she wanted to steal "my joy'.  What a bummer.
That is very easy to do for people who are so enthusiastic about making friends, and seeing people happy.  Which I always am.  And, I don't have to be reminded that intentions are the premise to disappointment.  So what, She hurt me.  I lost another friend.  But, I prayed about it, and I rest upon the fact that "Jesus loves me."  And, if He is for me--He is 'more' than the whole world against me.  If there was something in my character that was an obstacle for her, she should have been woman enough to tell me.  Mistakes, mishaps, and misfortunes all befall everyone, self included.

Now, when I lose something, or someone, I know that it is only their time to exit my life.  Makes no sense holding on, or worrying about people who you will never be able to mend fences with, or explain your true intentions.  I accept the fact that she wanted something, and she was looking for something.  Whether I provided it, or not, I don't know.  But I treat everyone in my life the same.  I make sure it wasn't something I did, so I can sleep at night.  So to her, I will always love her with the love God put in my heart.  It was freely given by God, and It was certainly free from me

".....Try to make at least one person happy every day. … If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime!
— Lawrence G. Lovasik (The Hidden Power of Kindness) "

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

HEAVENS LETTERS

 

God said:

Catch the enthusiasm of youth.
Do nothing to dampen it.
Enthusiasm is My calling card.
Light up faces as much as you can.
Light up your own.
Ignite enthusiasm all over the world.
You have choice
as to what to look at
and what to point others to look at.
Look for and point out the shining gold,
and pass by the drear.
There is no need to remind yourself or anyone of the drear.
No longer think that drear is a fact of life.
The fact of life is enthusiasm.
Shake it by the hand.
Find something that winds you up in the morning.
Find something that makes you leap out of bed.
Be ready for enthusiasm, and run with it.
And when you see other faces light up,
engage the same light in your heart.
If you are a teacher of youth,
dampen their spirit never.
Before you are dozens of Einsteins
and Edisons and Da Vincis and Shakespeares
or One Christ. This is the way you must think.
One word from you can uplift.
Give the word.
Overlook what seems to be.
Herald even the tiniest spark of light.
You are to light hearts and never dim them.
This has been called positive thinking.
I will call it loving.
You are transplanted here on Earth
in order to give love.
You are not here for anything else, beloveds.
You are not here for turmoil.
You are not here for anything but to inspire.
What did all the Great Ones on Earth do but light hearts
and keep them lit?
They were like candles in caves and dark tunnels.
Anyone can see the darkness.
Remember that the light of the moon
is also in the night sky.
Remember light, and reflect it in your eyes.
Within you is great light asking to shine.
Give it permission.
You are to be a ripe juicy plum
or peach or mango or papaya, not a dried up prune.
You are not to be the salt of the earth
but rather the juice of life, a
nd for that you give sunlight to the Earth.
This day become a benefactor to the world.
Benefit it with light,
and light that only you can give.

Everyone who comes before you is looking for your light.
Fulfill their expectancy.
When the world was created, I said: Let there be light.
And now I say this to you: Let there be light.
I have been quoted as saying: Let your light so shine before men.
Now I say to you: Let My light in you so shine before men.

I have been quoted accurately as saying:

You are the light of the world.

 That is the core of My message today.

SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY

Trouble
1. All of us encounter trouble Job 5:7 Ye a man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upwards
2. Do not be troubled; trust Christ John 14:1 let not your heart be troubled: ye belueve in Gid, believe also in me.
3. God helps in times of trouble Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
4. Patiently endure troubles 2 Corinthians 6:4 But in all thigns, approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessitites, in distresses,
5. Present troubles insignificant in view of future glory 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.





Say It with Me


Today I am an expression
of God's love

The light of the Savior
is transforming me

The power of the Holy Spirit
works through me

I will be a blessing
to those who cross my path

I will view my current challenges
as a time of preparation for my future testimony

Today I will put aside selfishness and vanity

I will put the best interests
of the whole ahead of my own interests

Instead of licking my wounds
I’ll lift myself up in prayer

I will reconnect with the source of my strength

I will embrace the spirit of reconciliation

This will allow me to forgive and move
beyond the hurt and pain which threaten my positive progress

Today I love myself enough to stick to my guns
and not fall back into the old habits that do me no good

Today I release myself from the hold
and control of naysayers and blessing-stealers

I take back the power I have given them
to steal my joy and block my blessings

If I am to be an expression of God’s love
then I must first love myself and then share that love with others

Love comes in many forms

I pray for the wisdom to show love the right way

I pray for the courage to stand strong
when love requires me to be firm and unwavering

Today I am an expression of God’s love



© Enna A. Bachelor 2006 All Rights Reserved

reflections

reflections

of what a dent in my life
time has made
people have made

tracing my steps

peeping inside the shadows
flashbacks
of yesterdays
spent

in the sunshine
in the shade

memories
of love
of familiarity
of whimsical laughter
that meet me

then they fade

visits from casual acquaintances
cherished experiences
and those
I thought I knew

welcomes

jaunts
with long time friends

perhaps overstayed

flashbacks
of magic we made
of plans best laid

for a moment
I had it made in the shade

I will never forget
what you meant to me

then my life

one big competitive game
of hide and seek

emotional charades
Simon said
spin the bottle

comes to a screeching halt

like a bird is supposed to do
before
it hits a windshield

Rewind

I missed something...

No
I'm tired of missing something
I cannot call my own

Like that one moment
"...when I fucked it all up"

and I expected tomorrow
to come to my aid
to save me

and it never does

So

I'm taking a flight
Catching the next mental plane

Gonna hitch a ride
and travel to
a brand new dream

to where the wind

unmistakeably

is calling MY name

and it's really me

only me

ONLY ME
ONLY ME
ONLY ME

( I have to keep saying that
so I can believe it)

in the reflection...

that I see

7x7x7

*A email I just had to share...

 

 

 

7x7+7

 

The cross is supposed to be swinging.  I hope it is when you get it
This is cool ;   had to pass it.  How do they do that with the cross?    I think we could all use a miracle.   I know I certainly can!!!


You are  in  my 7 in 7 seconds.  I am not breaking this.   No way!  I'M TOLD THIS WORKS!!!    Just repeat this prayer and see how God moves!!

"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name.  Amen."

Share  this message  with 7 people. & You will receive a miracle tomorrow.   I Hope that you  don't ignore ; God bless   

 

 

 

 

 

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PASS THIS ON...JUST REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR SOMEONE TODAY...

 

AND REMEMBER RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS.  IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, TOO!

Dance Upon The Wind

I'll let my thoughts

of her 

(touchn_hearts)

         dance
                      upon the wind

dance in the wind
                  all day long...

all in my mind

 I will float to her
        even though
                I wasn't looking for her...

but some how she came

          and found me

 and changed my whole world
            before I had a chance
                          to react...

(touchn_hearts)

She wrapped her warmth
          around me

 kissing me
         in all my right places

 tingling kisses

 her chilly winds blows
            about me

 strumming
        through my hair....

 playing songs
     ballads
           in the midnight
 
 lifting me
       to higher places

 dragging my insecurities
             into the trash can
 of my memory

 blowing all my fears
           and doubts away

(touchn_hearts)

 whispering sweet nothings
 
tenderly in my ear

holding me
    loving me
          covering me
 wrapping herself
about me
 until chance comes again....

letting my thoughts
  dance
one more time
....upon the wind

' remember our yesterdays...'

 the way we sang
       the way we danced

we were soooo caught up
         in each other

 if only for
              moments ....
                              at a time

 I lived
                             courageously
through your eyes

(touchn_hearts)

 I wasn't sure where I was going...

 or where we've been
              since she last blew

my way

 isn't much to speak of, really

 but I know I miss her
 miss her touch

I know my heart
          is exposed....
 when she comes my way
    taking me to some far off place

I'm  never alone...
            for she follows me there

 we adjoin hands

touchn_hearts
    thoughts

 we touch
      and it feels
so damn good

it lasts
             as long as it's supposed to

only to vanish
             once more...

just like all of our yesterdays...

 So 
          until chance comes again...

I'll let my thoughts of her

(touchn_hearts)

                                     dance

                                                  upon the wind