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Tag: inner world
It Is Possible
“There is no beauty greater than the smile of peace and wisdom glowing on your face.” (Paramahansa Yogananda)
Oh so many worries
Weighting you down
Your relatives’ problems
Your bank account
It is all part of living
So don’t deny the worry
But live with it differently
It is possible to have a concern
And still smile
It is possible to allow
Life to be good
It is possible to be
At peace with contrast
It is possible to know
Joy from inside out
Let your worries be your fuel
Transform them into solutions
Wake up every day knowing
There is always more
There is always more
To dream and to achieve
Because it is possible to be
Smiling with peace
Glowing with wisdom
From within
The Deeper Sense
“Intuition is seeing with the soul.”
(Dean Koontz)
You know
You know
The Deeper Sense
That lives in you
That swallows you whole
Consumes your heart
You know
You know
The Deeper Sense
That lives in you
Soul speaks
And you hear
“Listen to your inner voice… for it is a deep and powerful source of wisdom, beauty and truth, ever flowing through you… Learn to trust it, trust your intuition, and in good time, answers to all you seek to know will come, and the path will open before you.”
(Caroline Joy Adams)
Being Open
“What produces a genuine person is being open to not feeling okay.” (Pema Chödrön)
From all of our journeys
The one within will take you deeper
To a place of love and fear
Where Being resides
And when we close our eyes
We suddenly realize
We do not want to go
What we may find scares us
Threatens us
All we want is love
But Dear, listen
Become friendly with yourself
Smile at fear
Welcome your pain
Feel your way in
And all the sudden
You have found a peace
An acceptance
A genuine feeling
That trumps all others
It is Life itself
Embracing you
All of you
Conquer Yourself
It is better
to conquer yourself
than to win
a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours.
It cannot be
taken from you,
not by angels
or by demons,
heaven or hell.
(Buddha, c. 563 BC – 483 BC)
And the funny thing is
The battle is only inside of you
And when you conquer yourself
You suddenly realize
You have always been alright
You have always been enough
What you chased away
Was simply a filter
A bundle of thoughts
That covered your true vision
And the funny thing is
There is no battle at all
You Are In Charge
“It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one’s own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled.”(Buddha)
Dive into your inner world
Get to know your subtleties
Your own east and west
Your north and your south
And when things don’t feel right
Steer your boat, adjust your sails
Sailor, You are in charge
Maria Jacobs 