“The only person we can change is ourselves by allowing the Divine Healer/Teacher to work in our lives. We were given the Divine Gift “Free Will.” No one can take away this God-given gift as long as we continue to use this gift, we are left to our own devices.
God wants us back out of love not fear. If in our desire to unite with the Divine-All- Oneness, we gladly surrender our will to the will of the Divine,
then we will reside in unity with the Divine-All-Oneness.
Years ago a minister asked me, “what does being a Christian mean to me?”
I said “It allows me the Grace of God to see my shadow side, my own ugliness whether it is in thought, word, or deed.”
It is only by being aware that I can ask for Grace, be transformed and brought into balance. This is truly a gift. Everyday we see people justify their actions from the Words of a Holy Book. As we transform ourselves, our darkness, the light goes out to transform the world.
This is the greatest gift you can give humanity and the planet Earth.”
“Food For Thought & Devotional Quotes Compiled for the Heart”
by CiBelle of the One Heart♥” ©2005
Break the surface of the sea
I stand on a rocky shore,
Reach for me.
An unturned key
A yearning for something more
Break the surface of the sea.
Hear my plea
Rise from the ocean floor
Reach for me.
I gaze into waves on bended knee
Beautiful mermaid of ancient lore
Break the surface of the sea.
The Sea King set you free
Open the door
Reach for me.
Our love is destined to be
More than wished for
Break the surface of the sea
Reach for me.
Lynn Mari, ©2007.
For my “mermaid”, Asenora.
Struggling with depression, a cyclone has swept me away
Asthma, coughing, dizziness, feelings of being strangled abide
In the throes of survival, I fall to my knees and pray.
Denial is an illusion, a protective game of ego play
I am fragile to damaging intrusion, from the world I hide
Struggling with depression, a cyclone has swept me away.
Pain, despair and internal corruption has led me astray
My brain, body, and soul have begun to divide
In the throes of survival, I fall to my knees and pray.
I am just existing between hope and dismay
Feeling threatened, I summon the Master of Pride
Struggling with depression, a cyclone has swept me away.
I simply can’t and won’t allow the cyclone to spin another day
I seek a healing sabbatical to confront the fear inside
Struggling with depression, a cyclone has swept me away
In the throes of survival, I fall to my knees and pray.
Katherine Osborn & Lynn Mari, ©2007.
Note: The words are of Katherine’s inspiration. I helped shape this poem into a villanelle.
Don’t give me that blank stare
Let passion rise
Let love strip you bare.
Fragments do not show what is there
Behind half-closed eyes
Don’t give me that blank stare.
Beneath calm is a deeper layer
Reason no longer applies
Let love strip you bare.
Let my kiss steal your air
And fingertips caress your thighs
Don’t give me that blank stare.
Run barefoot, give your heart without care
Take a risk, compromise
Let love strip you bare.
In your ear, I whisper a dare
Live with no pretense, no lies
Don’t give me that blank stare
Let love strip you bare.
Lynn Mari, ©2007.
