Begin being still
July 28, 2009
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Good conversation
Is what I look for each day
Begin being still
This helps me become aware
Of a larger loving voice
I’ve discovered that my eyes
Are the windows to my heart
My mind will give direction
In the “morning watch”
Temptations will come
To take advantage of me
So I’ll guard my eyes
I’ll choose the focus
Many voices are calling
Anxiety knocks
Fear of the future
And the many ways harm comes
Can rob me of the now
“As iron sharpens iron”
We each sharpen the other
Let us consider
And look for the perspective
That is the reality
Where are you focusing now?
written July 27, 2009
see Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 27:20
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every morning
July 1, 2009
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Every morning I arise
And confront the dark places
When I focus they arrive
Challenging the Peace
I’ve found that these feelings
I awake with each morning
Were falsely handed to me
From generations
Anxiety leads the way
Based on the fears that I have
My desperation hidden
In a secret place
These feelings are masked well here
Behind my pride, lust and greed
I know these are all true
About me and maybe you
I have learned this truth
Train to daily rest
Under stress my feelings rule
I know what they are
Naming my fears has helped me
Writing them down is better
Being honest with myself
I am powerless
When I was age twelve
I had figured out my world
How to survive and succeed
It worked for a while
Be a “good boy” all around
“Perform to please the others”
“Be strong and show no weakness”
Then things will go well
These are the lies I believed
My feelings are based on these
The voices that are in me
Are rooted in these
They will never go away
This one thing I have learned well
They’ve created a false self
That hurts me and you
So I meet them each morning
Allow their voices to speak
I am kind and forgiving
Then put them to sleep
A twelve year old will not rule
Who I will be in this day
When the stress arrives
The voice of love will speak
written June 30, 2009
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