Tag: Higher Power
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Removal Vs. Integration
Recently, the discussion in my groupwas about defects versus faults,removal versus integration.I instantly loved this ideabecause I’ve long wrestled withmy survival traits that mimic personalityand removing traitswhen I feel like I should be accepting them as shadow parts.Confusing.The more we talked,the clearer it became to me,crystal clear really,and I set to work making a list.It…
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Crosses
I love to walk through cemeteries,Searching for the oldest headstone,Noting children and centenarians,Guessing at origins of family names.I find these spaces beautiful,Not morbid or scary or depressing.I am contemplative on these walks,Curious, Considering, Conscious.During yesterday’s walk in my local cemetery,A large cross made from rough finished stone caught my attention,And I stopped to admire it,…
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National Poetry Month-The ABC’s to a Better Me
All I want in life is waiting for me!Believing in a Higher Power gives me theCourage to face eachDay, knowing the Universe provides me withEverything I need toFlourish and thrive.Gone are the days of worry and control,Hoping toInfluence the outcome through power that isJust not mine. Instead, IKnow that myLife is unfolding as it should,…
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The Universe Already Got There
Listening to a podcast* today, I heard the notion that there is nothing we can imagine, create, or experience that the Universe hasn’t already imagined, created or experienced. Poet Sarah Kay lamented that the Universe has already written the poem that you were going to write. I was mid-dip on the torturous dip/pullup machine at…
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My Higher Power
In childhood, my belief in God was shaped by my parents and my church community. I attended Sunday School, listened to sermons, heard Bible stories. My understanding of faith was very black and white, boiled down in my mind to a set of rules to follow. Do that well, and God would be pleased, make…
The Journey Inward 