I shall only fear God ~

Beauty - I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”

If I Can Let Go ~

"If I can let you go as trees let go . Their leaves, so casually, one-by-one .If I can come to know what they do know - Lose what I lose to keep what I keep . The strong root still alive under the snow . Love will endure - if I can let you go." May Sarton

She Let Go ~

She let go.

She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.

Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.

She didn’t ask anyone for advice.

She didn’t read a book on how to let go.

She didn’t search the scriptures.

She just let go.

She let go of all of the memories that held her back.

She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.

She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.

She didn’t promise to let go.

She didn’t journal about it.

She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.

She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.

She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.

She just let go.

She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.

She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.

She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.

She didn’t call the prayer line.

She didn’t utter one word.

She just let go.

No one was around when it happened.

There was no applause or congratulations.

No one thanked her or praised her.

No one noticed a thing.

Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.

There was no effort.

There was no struggle.

It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.

It was what it was, and it is just that.

In the space of letting go, she let it all be.

A small smile came over her face.

A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…

~ Rev. Safire Rose

Wishes ~

I really think that we should say “thank you” more often in your lives and of course, this includes saying thank you for the birthday wishes. Not only because this is considered “good manners” and the rules of etiquette require us to do that, not because our mothers have taught us so. For me, it just seems the right thing to do. I know that nowadays it often feels like the only reason you got a birthday wish at all is that the person has noticed your name in an upper right corner of his facebook page. And perhaps in many cases this is true. But I’m sure that there are also plenty of people who honestly wanted to wish you all the best on this special day and you should not force them into thinking that their congratulations went unnoticed, or that you care too little to write something back.
Instead you should take a minute to let them know that you appreciate their attention. I recieved 130 Birthday Wishes Today ~