Spiritual Thoughts

[Ann]

That poem is one of my "keepers" that I read often. I think that the part I like best is...

To believe is to know
that every day is a
new beginning..

It is to trust that
miracles happen, and
dreams really do
come true..

[Ann]

To my "spiritual" friends here, who keep me sane most days...

All Things Precious
Author Unknown

If I could, I'd comb the sky
and collect the stars,
quickly pile them into a basket
until it overflowed with silvery light.
And then I'd give the basket to you,
because all things precious
and beautiful
should be yours today.

[Fluttering]

"We are members of a vast cosmic ochestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complimentary and harmionius playing of the whole." ...J. ALLEN BOONE, Kinship With All Of Life

[Rusty Zipper]

sweet ann, perhaps we have the Came to Believe Gang?

count me in...

xxoo & blessings

pattee

[Ann]

Originally Posted by Rusty Zipper

sweet ann, perhaps we have the Came to Believe Gang?

count me in...

xxoo & blessings

pattee

Count me in too, Pattee, I've always wanted to be a gangsta

To Believe...
Author Unknown

To believe is to know that every day
is a new beginning.
It is to trust that miracles happen,
and dreams really do come true.
To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds,
To know the wonder of a stardust sky
and the wisdom of the man in the moon.
To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart,
The innocence of a child's eyes
and the beauty of an aging hand,
for it is through their teachings we learn to love.
To believe is to find the strength
and courage that lies within us.
When it is time to pick up the pieces and begin again.
To believe is to know we are not alone,
That life is a gift and this is our time to cherish it.
To believe is to know that wonderful surprises
are just waiting to happen,
And all our hopes and dreams are within reach.
If only we believe.

And another that touches my heart...

Keep Walking...
Barbara Aldrich

Here we stand together,

Dressed in our pain,

Covered with scars

From wounds we did not ask for

Or deserve.

So what now?

We can't go back and relive our lives.

We can't take back the innocence we lost

Or make the sadness we felt into happiness.

But we can go on from here,

So let us start.

Stretch out your hand to mine,

Close your eyes

And slowly let the pain slip away.

Let go of the sadness;

It belongs to yesterday,

And let's walk.

The earth is firm beneath our feet.

The sun is warm on our face.

Heavenly Father sees our struggle,

Smiles at our effort,

And sends us strength.

My friends, we can't stay, looking back,

Lest we falter.

We must face forward,

Eyes wide open,

And keep on walking.

Hold tight and don't let go;

You aren't walking alone,

And neither am I.

[Fluttering]

came back in to reread the poems Ann posted and I am sitting here with tears in my eyes and the God Bumps are having babies...

Thank you for your inspiring poems...I needed them again tonight

[Ann]

It's been a while and time to revive this thread. This is a happy thought about not missing one moment of life...

Summons
Robert Francis

Keep me from going to sleep too soon
Or if I go to sleep too soon
Come wake me up. Come any hour
Of night. Come whistling up the road.
Stomp on the porch. Bang on the door.
Make me get out of bed and come
And let you in and light a light.
Tell me the northern lights are on
And make me look. Or tell me clouds
Are doing something to the moon
They never did before, and show me.
See that I see. Talk to me till
I'm half as wide awake as you
And start to dress wondering why
I ever went to bed at all.
Tell me the walking is superb.
Not only tell me but persuade me.
You know I'm not too hard persuaded.

[Rusty Zipper]

SA

It's been a while and time to revive this thread.

looks like its Gods time now ann...

xxoo, pattee

[Fluttering]

God's favorite place is in your heart. he lives andd speaks to yu there. he tells you how special you are to him. in your heart, you know the truth about how much yu mean to god.
in yur heart, you have aq powerful interactionwith God. From there you can talk to God confidently about his will for you. From there yu can speak clearly about yur needs and can focus directly on the one who supplies your needs. your heart is the holy place where you and God meet.
your heart is where you can bask in God's presence and hear his words of love and wisdom.
Listen to your heart.

[Ann]

Alla, your words touched me today (as always) because carrying God in my heart is what has made all the difference in my life and my recovery. I couldn't do any of it without Him.

Thanks for the reminder of where my light comes from and may His light touch your heart in a special way today.

Hugs of Gratitude

[tamcor123]

Ann you seem very well read and its inspiring Iam 10 years into my program and have always thought this about children and now you have confirmed it for me thank you for being the vessel wich god comunicates



Your brother corey

[Fluttering]

Speak With Your Friend

Prayer is relational. it is talking to someone you know. there are no strangers in the prayer room. When speaking to God in prayer, you can have the same kind of experience with God that Moses had-face to face. You can be friend to friend.
With god as your friend in prayer, you are never too hurt to look back, and you can look within yourself and celebrate who you are becoming. You can feel close enough to god to open yourself up and let him come in.
When you go to God in prayer, you are in the presence of one you know and one who knows you.

Thank you, Dear God, for being a friend closer and dearer than any other. You are my very best friend.

[Rusty Zipper]

corey, welcome the realm...

xxoo, rz

[tamcor123]

Since finding this web site iam very refreshed by all of you thank you


corey

[Fluttering]

tamcort
Welcome..I am very pleased to meet you
SR is a great place to be inspired.
I am glad you are here.

[Ann]

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

[Ann]

Colour Of Your Dreams

Artist:Carole King

Live in the colour of your dreams
Know everything you see is not quite what it seems
Take everything you have to give
If you believe it, you can make it what you want to
All you gotta do is say you will

Go for the vision in your mind
Throw all your doubt away, just leave it all behind
You are the owner of the game
Nothing will ever be the same once you have played it
You know you're gonna win if you just say you will

Oh, everything you'll ever need you already know
Oh, the only place to go
Is where angels ride the sunset and heaven lies below

So dream of the day when you will fly
And let the wings of your destiny carry you through the sky
Take everything you have to give
If you believe it, you can make it what you want to
And be living in the colour of your dreams

[Ann]

Let Me Fall

(from Cirque Du Soleil)

Let me fall,
Let me climb,
There's a moment when fear and dreams must collide.

Someone I am is waiting for courage,
The one I want,
The one I will become will catch me.

So, let me fall,
If I must fall,
I won't heed your warnings,
I won't hear them.

All I ask,
All I need,
Let me open whichever door I might open.

Let me fall,
And if I fall,
All the feelings may or may not die.

I will dance so freely,
Holding onto to no one,
You can hold me only if you too will fall,
Away from all,
These useless fears and chains.

Someone I am is waiting for my courage,
The one I want,
The one will become will catch me.

So let me fall,
If I must fall,
I won't heed your warnings,
I won't hear.

Let me fall,
And if I fall,
There's no reason to miss this one chance,
This perfect moment,
Just let me fall.

[Rusty Zipper]

wow, just wow!

[Ann]

The Prayer
~Josh Groban~

I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe

I pray we'll find your light, and hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night,
remind us where you are
Let this be our prayer, when shadows fill our day
Help us find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

A world where pain and sorrow will be ended
And every heart that's broken will be mended
And we'll remember we are all God's children
Reaching out to touch you
Reaching to the sky

We ask that life be kind, and watch us from above
We hope each soul will find another soul to love
Let this be our prayer, just like every child
Who needs to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe
Needs to find a place, guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe

[Wolfchild]

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers
but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield
but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved
but hope for patience to win my freedom.

[Fluttering]

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself
and know that everything in life has a purpose."
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 -)

[Ann]

Thank you Wolfchild and Fluttering, I welcome your posts and those of anyone who would like to add something here.

Hugs

[Wolfchild]

Those who have conquered doubt and fear have complete freedom. Their every thought is allied with power, and all difficulties are bravely met and wisely overcome. Their purposes are seasonably planted, and they bloom and bring forth fruit that does not fall prematurely to the ground.

[Ann]

Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
~Sting~

When you're down and they're counting
When your secrets all found out
When your troubles take to mounting
When the map you have leads you to doubt
When there's no information
And the compass turns to nowhere that you know well
Let your soul be your pilot
Let your soul guide you
He'll guide you well

When the doctors failed to heal you
When no medicine chest can make you well
When no counsel leads to comfort
When there are no more lies they can tell
No more useless information
And the compass spins
The compass spins between heaven and hell
Let your soul be your pilot
Let your soul guide you
He'll guide you well

And your eyes turn towards the window pane
To the lights upon the hill
The distance seems so strange to you now
And the dark room seems so still

Let your pain be my sorrow
Let your tears be my tears too
Let your courage be my model
That the north you find will be true
When there's no more useless information
And the compass turns to nowhere that you know well
Let your soul be your pilot
Let your soul guide you
Let your soul guide you
Let your soul guide you upon your way