Uplifting Words

"Ours be the poems of all tongues,
All things of loveliness and worth.
All arts, all ages and all songs,
One life, one beauty on the earth"

~by Kenneth L. Patton

Recently I have become more aware of my passion for enjoying the creative expression of others and for encouraging that expression.

A Garden of Delight

Today I finally worked through an issue and let go of a lingering pain. The story is that a certain someone, a significant person in my life, some time ago made a hurtful statement as to the substance of my life. I took it to heart and fed on the anger resulting from the fear that there was an element of truth to the statement. I was energized by the anger, which helped me take some actions I needed to take at the time, but the anger has long ago dissipated and I was left with this sort of wearisome and obstructing billboard in my mind where I had pasted up the words of degradation in bold print. Today I stripped the billboard, tore it down, marked off a garden plot and created an affirmation of my choosing, "My life is a garden of delight."

I already have fertilizer, so it won't be long before I'll be ready to plant.

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A Borrowed Affirmation

"I am...discovering how to embrace and honor all the experiences that life has to offer me, even those I choose to let go."~~Sacha Stephens-Avery

Ye are the Stars

"O friends! Be not careless of the virtues
with which ye have been endowed, neither
be neglectful of your high destiny. Suffer not
your labors to be wasted through the vain
imaginations which certain hearts have
devised. Ye are the stars of the heaven of
understanding, the breeze that stirreth at the
break of day, the soft-flowing waters upon
which must depend the very life of all men,
the letters inscribed upon His sacred scroll."

~ Baha'u'llah
Gleanings from the Writings
of Baha'u'llah
p. 196

Just for Today

Just for today I will believe in myself. I will listen to my inner guide, the voice of my spirit. I will feel my feelings and know that I am a loved child of God. I will unconditionally accept myself for who I am today. I will know that my life experiences, including what seem to be mistakes, can lead toward my unique purpose in this world. I will trust myself to stay centered and to turn the mirror of my heart toward the Divine Light. For today, my outward life will manifest my inner nobility. Baha'u'llah, the Lord of the Age, is my protector and my guide. The power of the universe flows through me and is the continuous source of my renewal.

A Short Affirmation

Today I am re-created in the image of God. I am sustained by the love of God, which is within me.









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