Exploring Sacred Spaces - Statues and Sones

 

Focus words for Meditation and Contemplation

Honesty ~ honest appraisal of our inner self and acceptance of our true self.

Helpfulness ~ Finding inner strength to help our self and others, caring can be our most courageous gift.

Hope ~ Is an optimism that makes our hearts sing.

Happiness ~ Is a strength. Exercise a smile, practise a laugh, build up a store of contentment to obtain it.

I am human and I am here

The other day I heard someone say their faith described everyone as broken. What a terrible burden of worthlessness to be laid on every shoulder. And I felt moved at the thought of this to try and find an understanding of what we are.

What  am I?

I am a part of everything, everything is interconnected and I house a great sense of belonging to all things and being of all things. So I am reminded at all times of how we are all here, together, here and now on this planet and while all things pass, nothing is ever lost. It is simply part of the ebb and flow of the universe pouring through all of us, this precious gift of life. 

And with this gift we have a way to find hope, nurture love, practise kindness and keep the divine in our hearts as best we can. We are not broken. We are human. Don't waste time waiting for a miracle, be the miracle that your life is.

The Window

More than ever now

My life

A stained glass window

Of interconnecting facets

All I have seen

All I have felt

All I have known

How can I make sense of this kaleidoscope

Of light and shade

Am I the sum of all these parts

A patchwork cemented in time and place

Yet, when examined, it seems

I am no more than

The play of light through a window

Ripplestone ~ meditations

Imagine a calm pool, throw a small stone into the pool, watch the ripples spread out, feel your stress slip away with them.

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All stones sing their songs
Ripples in memory pools
Your heart hears it now

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Stop for a second
And hear the poem of your heart
Singing here and now

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The Call

The breeze lifts on the lake
And the leaves do not hesitate
To echo the call
Trembling breath

I am on the mountain
And the flags are praying
And the breeze is saying
Find this love
Open your heart
And I lift my life to the sky
And catch the light of the world in my eyes
The key is always in me
With all my love
With all my love

If you have forgotten, I will find
If you are uncertain, I will reassure
If you are sad, I will comfort
With all my love
With all my love

The breeze lifts on the lake
And the leaves do not hesitate
To echo the call
Trembling breath

A Moment of Grace

Life's just a drop in the ocean
A single drumbeat in the wind's restless song
A spark lost in the sun's maelstrom
A moment of grace between the cradle and grave

change

Less time spent looking back, more time to spend looking forward.

Focus words for meditation and contemplation

composure ~ a tranquil manner; calmness 

constant ~ unchanging, dependable, continuous 

concord ~ inner balance and outer harmony 

change ~ constructive personal growth; improvement