INSUFFICIENCY

When I attain to utter forth in verse
Some inward thought, my soul throbs audibly
Along my pulses, yearning to be free
And something farther, fuller, higher, rehearse,
To the individual, true, and the universe,
In consummation of right harmony:
But, like a wind-exposed distorted tree,
We are blown against for ever by the curse
Which breathes through Nature. Oh, the world is weak!
The effluence of each is false to all,
And what we best conceive we fail to speak.
Wait, soul, until thine ashen garments fall,
And then resume thy broken strains, and seek
Fit peroration without let or thrall.

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Life

Live a fearless life, not a reckless life, but a life without fear. Do not be good merely for fear of consequences, but for a pure desire for good. Truth never accompanies fear. Truth is strength.  -LA

What are the first 4 letters of analyze?  Anal.  Don't analyze everything, experience it.  Get it into your gut.  Really feel it.  -Dr. Wayne Dyer

Only that which is real, never changes.

Take your shoes off.  Allow.  -Dr. Wayne Dyer

There Is A Green Hill Far Away...

There is a green hill far away, without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all.

We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear.
But we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there.

There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin.
He only could unlock the gate of heav’n and let us in.

Oh, dearly, dearly has he loved!  And we must love him too,
And trust in his redeeming blood, And try his works to do.

And try his works to do... please, try his works to do.

Be of Good Cheer

Be of good cheer, though trials may come

Spend time on others, there’s work to be done

Strive to light up the darkest of places

Behold the joy in our loved one’s faces

Trials are not reserved for the strong

Weaknesses not overcome, are wrongs

Answers to problems are readily found

When all about us, much love abounds

With humble actions, each can become

The greatest example to everyone

To those who are sad, suffering dearly

Through our affection, we can show clearly

The concern we feel when we look in the eyes

Of one who suffers and internally dies

Take care of each other, and rise above

Despite tribulation, we can feel loved

Be of good cheer and spread only good

Doesn’t this sound like something we should

Choosing to do what we know is right

Will always lead us back into the light

From the darkest of places, we can find hope

Within our souls, we find strength to cope

When with each other, learned lessons are shared

We then truly show, how much we care

Lost in the memories of what went before

Searching for answers, wanting for more

When our vessels are empty, and need to be filled

Be of good cheer and gladness will spill

More joy will be found, than can be contained

Within our hearts, and more still remains

Reach and discover the love that is there

Waiting for us to embrace, and then share

-Liz

1/10/12