Religion is Division

Lines are drawn
Expectations 
Established

Those within the group
Must meet
Certain standards
Of behavior
And belief

Those outside
Are in need of conversion
To the right way of thinking
In order to be
Embraced

On which side of the line are you?
Can I trust that you believe as I do?
Are you safe to share my life with?
I need us to think the same.
Be the same

Love is inclusion
There are no lines
No in and out
No expectations
Or standards to meet

Love has no conditions
Only freedom
To be truly you

True, beautiful, authentic me
Amazing, inspiring, transparent you

Life.
Peaceful, kind, joyful
Expectancy


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Expectations

Expectations

Projections into the future

Living where you're not

Hopes and dreams

Built on air

Collapse

In reality

Expectations

Emotions attached

To illusions

Self created

Expectations

False belief  

That you can know

Or control

The future

Can create or foresee

What “should be”

When dreams die

When expectations

Are not realized

Where are you?

You are always

Only one place:

The present

You always know

Only one time:

Now

Breathe in now

Feel the earth beneath you . . . now

Know you have all you need

For right now

Every moment

Every day

You will have what you need

Your future is revealed

One day at a time

No other way

* * * * * * * * *

Results of placing expectations on others; on how the future will be . . . 

resentment, hurt, disappointment, anger, hopelessness . . . 

You are doing the best you know how.  

Trust that others do the same.
This is truth.

There's no other time within which we can live.

It is always now.

Let go of yesterday.

Let go of tomorrow.

Smile

All is well at this moment.


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The Rhythm of You

At your beginning

You were one cell

This cell pulsed

It had a beat; a vibration

(remember, you did not yet have a heart)

When the one became two

The cells pulsed together

The same beat;  same vibration

And so it continued

Cells reproduced

Became specialized . . . 

And always

Your rhythm

Your vibration

Resonated through every cell

That same energy

The same rhythm

Pulses throughout your being now

Wow!

You!

This energy

The exact color and feel of it

Is you!

We now have the technology

to detect a person's energy

It extends far beyond our bodies

We 'touch' each other as we pass on the street

Our thoughts and feelings

Change and color how our energy 'feels'

To ourselves and others

When I focus on 

Loving kindness

Those near me are affected 

When I attempt to impose

A different beat upon self

A way of thought and being

That is not mine

That is not love

There is conflict, stress

Sadness and fear

The more I listen to my rhythm
And live within it
The more I am in peace

Who we are
What we think, believe and focus on
Changes us
Can change the world
Bit by bit

So much mystery 

In this universe of ours
Beautiful, magical
Invisible to most
Real

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Demi and me. Not so different.

I read some quotes today

from Demi Moore

with which I could relate

She is afraid she'll come to discover

That she is truly not lovable

She has done many things

Including starving herself

Trying to make herself more attractive


She fears the loss of her youth
and the attributes which made her famous

Demi is trapped in seeking "love"

Based on external factors

I've done this.

Starved myself in hopes of getting positive attention

Tried to change myself

To meet the perceived desires of others

I've believed I was only beautiful 

If others said so

Most of my life

I've felt that if I was not observed . . .

If no one saw me doing something . . . 

If no one looked at me

And liked what they saw . . .

I didn't really exist

I wasn't solid

My feeling, thoughts and actions

Meant nothing without a witness 

To give them (me) value

I see this in Demi

I know how it feels

Lost . . Alone

Ephemeral

Always craving more attention

More validation

But, it's never enough

It's the looking outside of self

For value

Such an easy trap to fall into

Especially if you can manipulate people

Into giving you what you think want

I am losing masks

I am losing casings and molds

Which I have so often squeezed 

Myself into

As my inner Lynelle

Strengthens and grows

Layers of protective coverings

Crumble and fall away

Oh sweet delight

To be consistent - compatible

With Self

The facades I've taken on

The shapes within which I've been encased

The lovely masks . . . 

They weren't me

Aren't me

I grow ever more congruous

Consistent through and through

When something is not compatible 

With my true self;

If it does not bring peace and joy 

It does not belong in or around me 
(or, I must learn a different way of perceiving what is)

A reminder to live from the heart

Not force things that "should" be

Sweet, simple, safe

Nurture love

Nurture what gives life

Seek life and love

And all will be well

All we need is found in these things

Within ourselves

I am learning to love myself

And do things to nurture this

I trust my solid self 

She who is me
Purely me

Peace

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Seeking joy in the future

When I am Silent, I fall into the Place where everything is Music

- Rumi

Oftentimes I find happiness by looking forward to the next fun thing . . . 

That next vacation, spending time with someone I love,

a yummy dessert in my fridge . . . 

Big things and small

Looking toward the next thrill

When I was a consumer of illicit substances

I cherished the thought of my secret pleasure

Knowing I could get high and feel better . . .

Funny, it just hit me how this is so much 

not living in the moment! 

not staying in the now

I search my mind for a future positive event

to get me through the day

Rather than delight in where I am

Who I am 

This is my new awareness

As I stop looking for the next thrill

as a path to happiness.

And begin to walk, speak, live and love

In simplicity and gratitude

To smile at the life within and around me

My inner joy and freedom 

Can only expand

Needing the promise of something that's not here and now

to pull me through

 can be a heavy weight

Especially when there's a void

In the place where happy dreams live

Sweet simplicity

Simple joys

Simple beauty

Are present here and now

I smile at myself

I smile at my life

Smile at difficulties and frustrations

For they bring growth

I return to the moment

I can truly be no where else

Will never be!

Release all that binds

Revel in all that is

Peace and joy will follow

Simple and now

Pleasure and gratitude

My new way of being

To live in the place where everything is music

This place is within me

What more could I desire?

When I am Silent, I fall into the Place where everything is Music

- Rumi

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Mystery Beyond Words

space

behind

between

different dimensions

filling everything

the universe is thick

with mystery and meaning
nothing void

there's a place in my chest

where I feel the call . . . 

desire

connection

with a dimension beyond

yet
 encompassing

all that is

energy that flows through all

filling to overflowing

all that is

we are within

all creation

creation 
is within us

energy and life

there's nowhere they're not.

smile.  rejoice!

we are united within 

this miracle of flow

every cell, every atom

the mystery flows deeper still

We are carried

far beyond the stars

there is no near or far

all is one

mind, body

vessels

mortal

finite

I observe my thinking self

from a deeper place

when I step into this space

reality becomes crystal clear

beauty overwhelms

my child self delights in the sparkle

the sweet fresh breeze

sun on the water

clouds drifting across the blue, blue sky

the fragrance of fresh grass

and rich brown soil

oh, what joy
to live beyond the burdens
beyond judgments and meaning
simple, pure, no strings attached

mystery is simple and intricate
sharp, transparent 
freedom and simplicity
at ever deeper levels
and higher . . . 
 beautiful, extravagant realities
in which to delight
and receive

We can go there whenever we wish
We need only remember
peace and beauty
are always there
at the heart of it all
waiting in love and patience
for us to turn toward them once more

We are never alone 

Shame Dissolved

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to The Voice within yourSelf. 

Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the Unity of all things.

~Dogen Zenji♥ 

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Shame is a warm blanket around the body
Heavy . . . dark . . . encumbering

Shame is a secret knife
embedded in the soul
Silently bleeding life away

Shame is a dark fog
Cloaking the mind

Muffling the heart
From within

Shame is a sweet lie
Learned from others
Accepted as the voice of Self

A voice that says
"My existence is a mistake"
"I don't belong"

It is an old friend
A habit of thinking
Stirring up desires to hide . . .
Compulsions to run to something or someone 
For relief
From self rejection

Self hatred

"Please, save me from myself"

Shame comes calling
Whenever we forget who we are;
When we look outside ourselves for love and value

Oh, Precious One
You are Beloved always

Remember
Remember the seed of Love 
Within you . . .
The seed of Life

You are delightful and beautiful
Always

Be still
Release all that is not Love.
Smile
Rest in your true and perfect self

All is well
All is well

Shame is an illusion . . .
Thought appearing solid
A cloud dissolved 
By the breath of Love

Remember
Look and listen
To the Voice within

All is well
All is well

Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to The Voice within yourSelf. 

Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the Unity of all things.

~Dogen Zenji♥