From Within

I've got one more word for you:

"At a distance you only see my Light ,
come closer and know that I am You."
~Rumi



You and I...we are the same
we are the free flow of love,
a vital tool for miracles long overdue,
not coveting that which is not ours
but being as little children
matching and mastering aging agendas
of the consequences we sow

In this season of beauty and change
let the real Choice Maker mingle in with the fringes,
let the situational ethics of love 'not' write us out of reality
because we have come into this soiled world
to experience ever and ever
more deeply...
our divine courage,
freedom
and light
Not one person we know,
or have known
doesn't deserve our love and affection
We owe them that
and so much more
being that we are a reflection of the Light
that shines so fiercely within


Sure there has been traditions that have helped us
and hurt us,
we've had experiences that have made us
and broken us,
and all we can really say
we're on our way
There are no easy days saved
for rainy tomorrows
For faith and hope
get to be more than a token of appreciation
when we give love permission
to subdue us
into it's humble submission.

In meditation, call love to you
as I call it unto me
Oh, it will set us free
It's that irrevocable calling
that is not new to us
because it is true to us
as it's connecting us

from the within







jakuper(9/28/12)

Naked, Quizzical Me

I AM NAKED.

Naked

and

afraid

of my own freedom

Naked when I begin to move

from my fixated place

that I am exposed

Understanding life?

Afraid I don't.

Not all of it, anyway.

But, more than I used to.

My inhibitions keep my training wings

too heavy to fly

So I sit..grounded,

always still learning,

amidst pastel flowers filled with dew

Waiting for the sun

to shine down on me.

Naked to so many fractional ideas

and half-appeals.

No real understanding

No in depth 'let me explain' this to you

so you'll know.

Afraid when I hear the 'real deal',

I will not want to accept it

I am naked to my fears

Nothing really liberates me anymore

Afraid my eyes deceive me

Afraid no one will believe me

when I tell them what I really see.

Afraid my ears ain't clean....

and I need to oil 'this machine'

Listening to stuff.

Good stuff and bad stuff.

Don't know what it rightly means.

Are they just voices,

or choices

that aaaalll whisper

something different.

Some do.

Some don't.

Some will.

Some won't.

(laughing)

Now how am I supposed to know

which way to go..

when there are three signs

right here in front of me.

My past.

My present.

My future.

The most I can say at any one time

is that I am on the move.

I don't have what I think I need

to get me where I'm going..

but I'm going.

I'm going, yall...

Do I have what I need?

Nope. lol

Sometimes, though, you have to go on faith.

And what is faith?

The substance of things hoped for

and the evidence

of things not seen.

If I am propelled to go forward,

I have to trust

that whatever I need will be there.

I look up when I say that..

reminding Dad that

'I hear ya"

If you believe like I believe

grab a hold of this tether

 

and come on go with me.

jakuper(repost)

Rest In Peace, "John Coffey" Michael Clarke Duncan

" Nobody could have played that role better than Mr. Duncan.  he made me believe in agape love just a little bit more.  He made me see life through the eyes of one greater than us, who spend more time tearing down than building up.

 I loved the spirit of this character in a way I cannot explain "

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LOS ANGELES - Michael Clarke Duncan was one big, irresistible jumble of contradictions.

His presence was formidable, even intimidating: The former bodyguard had a muscular, 6-foot-4 frame, but it was topped by the brightest of megawatt smiles.

His gravelly baritone was well-suited to everything from animated films to action spectacles, but no matter the role, a warmth and a sweetness was always evident underneath.

The prolific character actor, whose dozens of movies included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and box office hits including "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," died Monday at age 54. And although he only turned to acting in his 30s, it's clear from the outpouring of prayers and remembrances he received across the Hollywood and sports worlds that his gentle-giant persona made him much-loved during that relatively brief time.

Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, said his fiancée, reality TV personality Rev. Omarosa Manigault, in a statement released by publicist Joy Fehily.

Duncan "suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered," the statement said. "Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."

Tom Hanks, star of 1999's "The Green Mile" — the film that earned a then-little-known Duncan a supporting-actor nomination at the Academy Awards — said he was "terribly saddened at the loss of Big Mike. He was the treasure we all discovered on the set of 'The Green Mile.' He was magic. He was a big love of man and his passing leaves us stunned."

"I will miss my friend, Michael Clarke Duncan," comedian and talk-show host Steve Harvey said on Twitter. "What an incredible soldier in God's Plan." Other sad and shocked reactions came from a diverse field that included Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, actresses Alexa Vega, Niecy Nash and Olivia Munn, and former boxing champion Lennox Lewis.

In the spring of 2012, Duncan had appeared in a video for PETA, the animal rights organization, in which he spoke of how much better he felt since becoming a vegetarian three years earlier.

"I cleared out my refrigerator, about $5,000 worth of meat," he said. "I'm a lot healthier than I was when I was eating meat."

Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him accolades and fame. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer with a surprisingly gentle demeanor and extraordinary healing powers.

Duncan's performance caught on with critics and moviegoers and he quickly became a favorite in Hollywood, appearing in several films a year. He owed some of his good fortune to Bruce Willis, who recommended Duncan for "The Green Mile" after the two appeared together in "Armageddon." Duncan would work with Willis again in "Breakfast of Champions," ''The Whole Nine Yards" and "Sin City."

His industrial-sized build was suited for everything from superhero films ("Daredevil") to comedy ("Talladega Nights," ''School for Scoundrels"). He could have made a career out of his voice work alone, with appearances in several animated and family movies, including, "Kung Fu Panda," ''Racing Stripes" and "Brother Bear." Among Duncan's television credits were "The Apprentice," ''Two and a Half Men," ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and a new series, "The Finder."

Born in Chicago in 1957, Duncan was raised by a single mother whose resistance to his playing football led to his deciding he wanted to become an actor. But when his mother became ill, he dropped out of college, Alcorn State University, and worked as a ditch digger and bouncer to support her. By his mid-20s, he was in Los Angeles, where he looked for acting parts and became a bodyguard for Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and other stars. The murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G., for whom Duncan had been hired to protect before switching assignments, led him to quit his job and pursue acting full-time.

Early film and television credits, when he was usually cast as a bodyguard or bouncer, included "Bulworth," ''A Night at the Roxbury" and "The Players Club."