9/11 Tenth Anniversary

The anniversary is here…ten years gone by.
Is there more love in this world? Have we even tried?
Or have we let division tear us further apart?
Placed barbed wire around us and frozen our hearts?

After 9/11 happened, the love felt was real.
We banded together through this horrendous ordeal.
But as the fires went out and the wreckage was cleared
The love that we shared was replaced with new fears.

People bought in to the us/them game.
We fired off guns, rockets and blame.
What did it get us through ten years of lies?
Are we really the devil dressed in disguise?

What will it take to turn hate around,
To love in its face and make it back down,
To realize that dark disappears in the Light
And reveal the truth to remove the fright?

Respect ideas that don’t match yours.
Let compassion flow from every pore.
The same blood pumps through every vein.
When one is hurt, we all feel the pain.

Revisit those days and the love we had.
Allow your good to outshine the bad.
Be the kindness that you want to see.
Honor the Divine in you and me.

Teddie • 9/10/11

Life is Perfect

If life were perfect, we’d have nothing to learn…
We’d be blissfully unaware ~
We’d experience life in the same mindless way…
We’d be totally unprepared
For the adventure that awaits on the other side,
A culmination of the life we’ve lived
Enriched by the people, places and things
That have taught us how to give ~

A “perfect” life teaches nothing at all
When challenges cease to exist ~
It’s the hurdles we face and overcome
That inevitably add the grist ~
Be present each day in the here and now
And learn to bless all things
Which help us discern and evaluate
And ultimately stretch our wings ~

As we take flight and soar through each day
It becomes easier to see
That life is perfect with all of its faults…
It’s the learning that turns the key ~

Teddie • 8/13/11

Balance

It’s cold…it’s hot – Weather can’t make up its mind ~
They’re nice…they’re not – Do people know how to be kind?
We’re up…we’re down – On a roller coaster ride ~
I smile…I frown – Sometimes I just can’t decide ~

Me, Thee, the world at large is in flux.
We can throw up our hands and complain how it sucks
Or…we can work through the difficulties that bring us such pain
And each claim the rainbow as our reward from the rain ~

We’re all in transition navigating rough seas ~
Learning to sail with a prayer and a breeze ~
Until we’re successful in reaching dry land ~
Reflect on the journey and then understand ~

Easy or hard…it’s all what we make it ~
Keep going on even when we can’t take it ~
Knowing that finally in the end we will win
As we gather our strength that resides deep within ~

It’s pleasant…Divine – The temperature is just right ~
They’re sweet…they’re fine – People’s lights are on bright ~
We’re serene…at peace – Our ride’s in control ~
I expand…I increase – I AM healthy, happy and whole ~

Thoughts on 2011

It’s 2011, a transformational year.
Powerful changes becoming more clear.
The globe is shifting its magnetic force.
Pushing us closer to knowing our Source.

Though some will view these changes as bad,
Out of every sad thing results something glad.
Where before it’s taken us time to learn,
The good we now find as we better discern.

Change is powerful whether we choose to decide
To jump on board and enjoy the ride
Or just sit back and be a hostage taken
At the mercy of fate until we awaken.

Earthquakes, floods, volcanoes too,
A cosmic push to begin anew.
As above, so below.
Tumultuous times help us grow.

Be filled with Love and clear of heart.
Let this year be a brand new start.
Raise your vibration through the roof.
Live each day in the Joy of Truth.

One One Eleven

Some thoughts on New Year’s Day

One One Eleven

It’s twenty eleven, almost January two
And I’m contemplating just what I should do
With the three sixty five that before me lay
How to maximize life in each of those days ~

New Year’s resolutions so often fail ~
They’re about deprivation that puts us in jail ~
Invisible bars that exist just the same
As we handcuff ourselves, our desires we tame ~

Rather than damper the spirit within
We should feed and inspire what brings us a grin ~
Don’t take away from what we already are
But expand what we have like a shooting star ~

Embellish the things that about us are good ~
Give up the words would, should and could ~
Step confidently on our path each day
With our high beams on to light the way ~

Be the Love that you wish to receive ~
Take a chance and wear your heart on your sleeve ~
Bless everything with Truth and Light ~
Filled with Joy, let your soul take flight ~~~

Divine Right Order and Time

Right place…Right time….Nothing’s ever a mistake ~

Opening myself to spiritual direction guides me on my perfect path ~
Although it may not be clear to me at the start, time brings clarity ~
What begins as a fuzzy foot path eventually transforms into a polished and paved walkway ~

I can rail against the course of my path for as long as I choose ~
Yet, continuing to place one foot in front of the other delivers me to the real destination through a greater understanding….sooner or later ~
As I round the bend, I can see why that course was necessary ~

And then I KNOW why I AM here at this particular place at this particular time ~

It is always about transmitting Light and Love ~!~
Teaching through example ~!~
Answering the call for the Highest and Best for ALL Concerned and allowing for that outcome ~!~
Recharging from the Truth that, indeed, I do make a positive difference ~!~
Reveling in the JOY that resonates in the goodness that flows through me ~!~

Stepping into the stream of Divine Right Order and Time….the path is well lit ~*

Heaven On Earth

I’m sure you’ve had days when a song keeps incessantly running through your head and it just won’t go away. This song by the Moody Blues moved in yesterday and wouldn’t leave me alone until I gave it some attention and wrote out a few thoughts.

“Isn’t life strange…A turn of the page,
A book without light…Unless with love we write;
To throw it away…To lose just a day,
The quicksand of time…
You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry -” (The Moody Blues)

Beautiful lyrics that really make me think
How each precious moment is gone in but a blink.

Some revel at the miracles while others aren’t aware
And even without thinking, turn each day into a pit of despair.

If they only knew how simple it is to change their life,
They’d cut out all the drama like a surgeon with a knife.

They’d break the bonds of boundaries that keep them in their place
And dance under a sea of stars with elegance and grace.

Nothing would be out of reach, able to touch the sky
With wings of light that would take them there lifting them on high.

Their hearts would swell so full of joy from such a lofty view
That only kindness, truth and love would be their passion to pursue.

The world would be a better place if by example we could birth
The truth and acceptance that we co-create our Heaven here on Earth.

The Power of Chocolate

Mmmmmm….The power of chocolate runs all through my veins ~
It can fly me to heaven and scramble my brain ~

It’s true my one vice is this pure, sweet confection
Which rests on my lips with desired affection ~

So many to choose from, but the bittersweet’s best
And I crave it continuously as if I’m obsessed ~

It’s never too early or late for a taste ~
Unfortunate, though, it goes straight to my waist ~

I’d gladly eat veggies or pump iron some more
If allowed to ingest this sheer sweetness adored ~

Chocolate for breakfast, dinner, dessert ~
Into each menu this treat should insert ~

No day is complete without this delight
Which overloads my senses and serves to excite ~

The purer the cocoa, the higher the buzz ~
There’s no substitute that can do what it does ~

And so I give thanks for the joy that it brings,
A delicious obsession that makes my heart sing ~

Life is Precious, Make it Count

Watching a dear friend lose her grip on life, recently, wasn’t easy. A book to which I was guided during this time helped tremendously and was very comforting. This book, “Testimony of Light: An Extraordinary Message of Life After Death” by Helen Greaves was exceptional in the descriptions of what happens when we take up residence on the other side.

The following piece was inspired by Natalie and the information gleaned from the above mentioned book.

So much to think about as of late has made me want to contemplate
How fragile life is on this plane and strips away the need to complain ~

We cling to life so hard and fast and strive to make each moment last
Before we step across that line into a higher life Divine ~

The sensual pleasures we take for granted, into the next life are not transplanted.
Enjoy the tastes, sights, smells each day and with reckless abandon, be sure to play ~

The happiness within your heart helps to make a brand new start
When looking back on a life well lived, measured by the joy you give ~

We all have lessons here to learn and each of us will take a turn
To analyze our past words and deeds and separate flowers from the weeds ~

Be kind, be sweet, be patient and gentle and strive to be non-judgmental.
These are the gems and valued assets that display your sparkle from every facet~

Beyond Fear

So many are processing change right now whether it be grief and loss, job lay-offs, creating new careers, moves, or relationship beginnings or endings.

Change, positive or negative, can be charged with stress as we adjust to these new differences in our life.  Change pushes us out of our comfort zone and can leave us uncomfortable, nervous, anxious, panicked.  Change forces us to evolve and grow beyond the expectations we previously held.  And, because of this, change can be our best friend upon whom we can always depend.

Embrace change with trust and love and soon you’ll realize that only good can follow.

When I look into the future and see beyond my fears,
There’s nothing there to stop me as what blocks me disappears.

The wings that I have strengthened flying steady through the rain
Have given me the altitude to soar high above the pain.

There still are times when I lose my grip and tears begin to fall.
The salty sting clips my dreams resulting in a stall.

A Hand reaches out to catch me when into this spin I dive,
Offering a soft landing until grounded I arrive.

It could be a Guide or sister, often times my mirror
Who leads me back upon my path and helps me see much clearer.

I catch my breath, take a leap and flap my wings once more,
Allow the wind to carry me into a new world to explore.

I tingle with excitement as this new vista before me lies,
Opening another chapter that promises to surprise.

When I look into the future and see beyond my fears,
The beauty, love and joy in life is much more than it appears.