Michael Jackson and HGTV

Michael Jackson and HGTV

I know this sounds like a joke.
What do Michael Jackson and HGTV
have in common?
They both challenge us to begin
by changing ourselves
so we change the world,
whether Michael is telling us
to start with the man in the mirror
or HGTV is telling us to start at home,
the message is the same
making this world a better place
begins with us opening our hearts
to loving all of ourselves.
It means we start with the parts of ourselves
that are hungry for love and attention,
the parts that have felt as if at times they
were living in a homeless shelter
because I was not always willing
to love all of myself unconditionally.
When I take off my blinders
i open my heart, mind and soul
and I stop.
I stop running,
from all I was suppressing,
all that I was pressing down,
all I wanted to deny and not see.
I allow the change at home to start
by owning what I like about myself
and what I don’t.
If I can’t look at the person in the mirror
and really look at all of me,
then I cannot change the world.
Until I start with me
spiritually, emotionally; mentally, and physically,
I cannot change the world.
All I do is ignore Michael Jackson and HGTV.
 

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Visioning

Visioning

I  have a vision,
or at least I am spending time
envisioning a world filled with
peace,
compassion,
and wholeness.
A world where people genuinely care
about each other,
other inhabitants
and the environment.
I have to be that example
that I want to see
reflected back to me.
So each day I do what I can
to be the change I want to see
in this world.
I try to move through this world
and offer peace to each other.
I work on being compassionate
with others and with myself
during those challenging times.
I practice being the bridge
between groups so
we may live in a world
which celebrates diversity
and restructures so we
experience equity.
Maybe a vision is a dream,
but this is mine
and what I am working
to make happen in my life.

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Discerning

Kenny Rogers would sing
You got to know when to hold 'em,
Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
And know when to run.

Life is filled with moments
when we must discern when
to hold on and make things work
and when to release them
because it is not our battle
or we know it is not right for us.

This is not about gambling, like the song.
it is about discerning.
it is about listening for
guidance from within us about
whether we can make this work
or we need to release it and let it go.

It is about developing
a deeper relationship with God
knowing what are our battles
and what are not.

May we know when to hold on
tightly to that which is ours
and release with gentle tenderness
that which is not.
Amen.

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Out of Exile

I remember the process
Of sending the parts of me
Away.
I sent them into exile
because I had internalized
the lies,
others had told me were truths.
It wasn’t all at once.
It was a process of
not seeing my beauty
not owning my intelligence
not appreciating all of
who God created me to be.

Then I recognized the lies.
I remembered the truth that
God loves me
just as I am.
I opened my arms
welcomed the pieces home
sought forgiveness
and embraced all of
who I am and who
I was created to be.

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