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.

Love not Hate

As Valentine's Day approaches, I was searching round for a poem to celebrate the day when I found this one I wrote in 2006. Sadly, it still seems relevant to the world today.

Love not Hate

Sometimes the news is hard enough to hear

Let alone live through

We have let hate win

If we allow for one minute, these borders of fear

To run among us

Dividing our hearts, separating our minds

The truth is this

The dogmatic mindset that brings violence, distrust

Fear and hate to every doorstep is no weapon at all

Against love

The sanctuary you crave is the human heart

And it beats in every one of us

Violence cannot win

Because it cannot see

How blind it is

To the truth

The walls of hate it builds

Only serve to imprison it

The human heart will always fly free

Is this it

Is this it?

Is this where we find some middle ground?

A place to feed

Not on prejudice and greed

But to share, face to face

Our wealth around

A token, a portion, a weight

How much for love, hope and faith?

It's a small heart indeed

Who turns from the need

To sit down and sort out this place

Is this where we find

A place to hear

Not to argue or bicker or lie

But to talk and find out why

Far too many of us live in fear

Is this where we find some middle ground?

A place to lay the foundations down

For a humankind who are no longer

Full of hate, anger and hunger

Is this the place?

Are we welcome here?

Will we leave behind our superstitious fear

And open our hearts to find a way to sit down

And settle on some middle ground

Is this it?