Expressing life's journeys in writing and poetry
I didn’t see, I didn’t know
How could I see,
With eyes so tightly closed,
Blinded by falsehood,
Not knowing the only truth,
In that which was always here,
The existence underneath
In thanking you so,
My eyes fill with tears,
What a beautiful thing,
All that is right here
What a beautiful journey
To become all that’s here,
In truth, in all that is; in all existence underneath
~ M. L Adams
Twenty years from now,
You will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do
Than by the ones you did,
So throw off the bowlines
Sail away from the safe harbor
Catch the trade winds in your sails
Explore,
Dream
Discover
~ Mark Twain ~
Never give up on your dreams,
No matter how difficult it may seem,
It doesn’t matter if others don’t believe in you
Believe in you and your truth;
Then you are sure to find others who will do too
~ M.L. Adams
Seeking..
Holding, holding
Still I can’t see it,
Til I let go;
And there it is ❤
~ M. L Adams
Affirmations and incantations can be extremely powerful in changing our state and beliefs when used with enough consistency and certainty.
This one I developed for the purpose of love and abundance, I hope you may find it useful too if you wish. ❤
Love and abundance
Thank you
I love you
I am enough,
You are enough
I have enough,
Thank you
I love you
Miranda ❤
So the last week has been an intense but powerful journey, one where I’ve had to learn to let go all over again. This has taught me a few things, firstly that by our nature we can become attached to something/ someone even when we think we haven’t or don’t want to. As always this is only realised once that thing or person is gone and it seems it can happen more than once too, but our journey always teaches us when we are open to listen, as we are always growing.
So I asked what is the lesson here in this, at this time, and I have found it to be this beauty in surrender. When we surrender to the pain, we open up to the bliss always, sometimes sooner than others, but always. It still even though I have been there before seemed counter-intuitive to let go as my past default pattern was to fight or resist for what is important to me, however this was before I had begun to deeply understand how we are all connected and that the core of this old belief was driven by the fear of separation.
Ekhart Tolle states that ‘All anxiety is based on the illusion of separateness’ and I’ve come to really understand this and believe this to be true. Everything in our lives in terms of belief and meaning, begins within us and is created or re-created there, therefore all we see and believe exists here. Nothing is ever lost in the deepest sense it only changes, but as human beings we will naturally desire and can subsequently become attached. However it is also true that it is in the holding on or resisting that suffering can occur.
Whatever fear or pain comes up, by letting it be, not resisting and then letting go, then peace and love are always found. The rest is just layers of attachment in what we come to think is essential for our happiness, where ultimately they are not as our happiness is always from within.
Time and separation are an illusion. By holding on or attaching through limiting fears or beliefs we can unknowingly cut ourselves off from all that is here and all that is really possible and potentially also limit those who we love. A new way to look at it is; instead of holding on, we can be in a state of always surrendering or letting go in each moment, therefore being one with each moment as it is and allowing all to be.
We are always learning and growing and I’m looking forward to realising an existence where I am letting go to each moment more consistently, in the sense of always being here with what, where and who I’m with and am. Truly then allowing a life of possibility for myself and all who I’m here with. Exciting times 🙂
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly ~ Proverb
So often we can be held back and not understand why, we may be aiming for goals and dreams and something just keeps getting in the way or the same situation keeps re-occurring.
If you understand what I’m talking about here then you’ll understand equally how annoying it can be, especially when you seem to be doing all the right thing but something just keeps coming up to get in your way.
Just what is it that causes this?
The answer to this is often quiet simple, it is old worn out limiting beliefs that are stopping us from achieving our goal.
And why?
Well it is most often caused by some event that happened in the past where we have attached a story and subsequent meaning to it, which has then becomes a belief. This belief can either then empower us or limit us and for some time a belief usually will always serve us in some way, often as a form of protection. What then happens is that we continue with this underlying belief even if it no longer serves us, but we hold it to be true, because based on that experience and our perception we really believe it is.
The only thing is now this old worn out belief not only limits us but also affects our perception in many areas of our life and also in our relations with others. In any area we feel limited in some way or where there is recurring issues this is often the case.
After doing The Landmark forum a couple of weekends ago I came to realise some of my own disempowering old beliefs and have decided it’s definitely time to let them go. Most of all is that in the context of today these beliefs are quiet silly and not necessary for me anymore. It is only because they were developed from a young age, that this was how I perceived the world then and then unknowingly held on to it subsequently limiting areas of my life that I’ve been wanting to develop. When I realised this it was super empowering but I also found it humorous how I’d held on to some limiting belief patterns for so long (better to laugh than cry :).
To be held back from something I decided so long ago seems so absurd but we all are doing and have done this for a large majority of our time. We then effectively keep repeating our past in to our future and therefore limiting ourselves and hence why we also get these recurring situations even if we are focusing on something different, the belief will always win somehow.
When we discover our false beliefs and decide to let go of them we can create a whole new possibility rather than repeating old patterns or limitations that are no longer serving us. Its definitely one I’d recommend considering. What old beliefs could be holding you back from your new life of possibility?
The thought manifests as the word,
The word manifests as the deed
The deed develops in to habit;
And habit hardens in to character
So watch the thought and it’s ways with care
~ Buddha ~
‘There’s so much beauty and kindness in the world,
Let’s focus on this,
Let’s be more of this,
Then we are sure to see more of it’ ❤
Thank you to all of you beautiful souls, keep being the change ❤
There is no purely 'bad' or even 'good' state or situation, all that is is what you make of it. Because ultimately it is you that decides which course to take out of each moment, no matter what it is that happens.
Each of us has the strength and wisdom within us to turn any situation around and to see the beauty that exists within and all around us. No matter how your situation may be perceived by others, it is you that has the wisdom to decide.
It always comes down to our choices, what do we choose to see, what actions do we choose to take and with the right wisdom, courage and compassion, in trusting the path that you are on; you can be sure that it is the right one.
– Make today beautiful –
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