I hope this isn't too arrogant of me, but I wanted to post this poem that I wrote years ago.  Sharing of Ourselves is a great joy for me, so here it is again, me.

                    Each Day

Each day begins and ends the same,

Minute by minute we play the game,

To know direction and find no shame,

Lift up your banner and place no blame.

The choice is made, the direction is set,

The journey begins, let the challenge be met,

To live this life, and incur no debt,

Be true dear heart it's not over yet.

Walk your path with head held high,

Knowledge is gained when you kiss the sky,

Lighten your load and prepare to fly,

For love is here now, not by and by.

Touch your heart and feel your soul,

Express your love, there is no toll,

Enjoy this life, this love, the whole,

Experience it all, that is the goal.

Try To Love The World

Do not try
To change the world.
You will fail.
Try to love the world.
Lo, the world is changed,
Changed forever.

- Sri Chinmoy

hi michelle!  glad you liked these wise words of the sage - and i agree, having 'another' in our lives makes a big difference!  both in the positive aspect of companionship and closeness as well the challenges we invariably experience in seeing in to the mirror of 'ourslef'  -  which is great for discerning which areas of our lives are working the way we would like, and which are not.  we also get to examine where we are from all sorts of perspectives, such as, does this person cause me to love myself more or possibly less?  do i find that i love others in my life even more now that this person shares my life?  do i gain more of myself in their presence or am i diminished and feel beholden for their company and attention?

just rambling here dear, and am truly pleased to have you back amongst 'Ourself'!

H.R., i admire so much that you can write prose & poetry.  i can only quote the ones i like:

The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are  illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you  do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good  anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true  enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten  tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you  vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with  the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the  smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow  only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years  building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need  help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give  the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the  world the best you have anyway.

© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed  2001
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Apr 12, 2009 -- 6:55PM, Heartbreath wrote:

Oh, oddray, thank you but I didn't write that.  I quoted it from a book called "Accept this Gift" selections from A Course in Miracles.  I cited the source at the end but guess I didn't make it clear enough.  I love the prose/poem you just posted, I thought Mother Teresa had said that, or at least a version of it, I find it very encouraging.

well that only goes to prove that i am blind and forgetful.  i am familiar with the Course, my husband and myself went thru it one year a few years ago!  AND my compliment still stands, as it is cumulative.  you've left a lot of little things here and there that i have been In-joying!