At the gates of Hell

In a world where inequality
Is measured out in bullets and baubles
In a world where human frailty
Is tempered with violence and troubles

What hope for a future place
Where the human race
Finds love and grace?

Time to turn back on that road
Ignorance and hate is a heavy load
Best to leave it now
Here, at the gates of hell

I looked for love everywhere

I looked for love everywhere
In houses of stone and prayer
And when I thought it was lost for good
It seems it should
Return here
To the trees and the grass
To the flowers and the fruit
In the rain, in the sun
And I am at one
Here, in this garden is where I have begun
To find out what love is

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

Hope

Life without hope is a river without water.

Hope

Keep the flame of hope safe in your heart. There, no ill wind can extinguish it and it will always light your way.