Peace of mind***

Peace of mind need not be an elusive thing,
Like a feather floating on the breeze
Always just out of your reach
As you dart forward to eagerly catch it.

Peace of mind, like freedom,
Is all around you too.
Slow down.
Look at the world as it is.
Just look without judgement
And you will see God's beauty.
It is there.

Do not judge what you see.
Do not judge what you feel.

Then you will be free to experience whatever it is
That you actually feel.
The beingness of your life.

Set the beingness free.
Let it loose to roam free.
No obligations to please.
No worries or concerns -
Just freedom
And a profound peacefulness.

Slow down your activity
And your mind will show you
That peace is there within.
There is no need to search as a needle in a haystack
For it is larger than an elephant
Standing right before you!

Yet still you do not see it.
You look too hard.
You try too hard.

Slow down.
Ease up.

Let it all slow down
And you will truly experience
The peacefulness that is inside.

And you will know automatically
That all is as planned
And you need not worry
Or be concerned about the future.

Be brave.
Be bold
And look deep, deep within.
For down in a very deep well within,
You will find the peace you are seeking
And it has been there all along.

Patiently awaiting discovery.
Patiently sitting still.
As you should do now.

Just sit.
Just breathe.
Just listen.

And all will be revealed
In its own true time and order.
The divine order that no man may manipulate or control.
What will happen comes in its own time
And no man can change that.

Be aware that you are godly
And you are supported, loved and protected.
Take comfort from that.

Love, Light and Perfection***

Love is a joyous thing,
A place like a planet all of its own.
If only you could live on that planet, you say to yourself.
But here’s the thing:

You live there already!

We have already told you:
The planets and moon and stars are inside you,
In every atom of your being.

So love is there too.
You ARE love
And love is you.

Do not see yourself as separate from love
Or from your fellow man,
For you all breathe the same air
And walk the same steps
That the ancients have walked.

Each blade of grass is sacred.
And this you know.
Each bird which sings
Is singing its love song to you, sweet child.
But as you hear it
So does every human soul.
It reverberates for all eternity.

Unfortunately, the same is so
For any bad thoughts or words
That you or your fellow man may utter.
For the word is powerful beyond your comprehension.
It is true so let it be so.

Do not overly concern yourself with this.
If you stay pure of mind
You will start a chain reaction.
Someone must be the first -
It might as well be you.

So be brave
And speak out to all who moan at you.
Stand tall and be firm.

Say no to drugs:

The bad moods are incoherent.
The bad vibes knock you off course,
Knock you out of love.

This is bad for you as drugs are.
If you tell someone this
They will say you’re mad.
But it is true.

Anger and untruth is as bad for your system as heroin.
So say no to drugs.
For you are no dupe.
Do not let yourself be bullied.

You are strong.
You have a voice of your own.

Together we can stand united.
It is a start.
And each convert will be a new chain reaction,
Like a tidal wave,
Or a stack of dominoes.
Each one, each atom,
Knocking on to the next
As surely as one heartbeat leads
To the next beat of your love drum.

Do not be afraid of the light inside.
Never be afraid of spirit,
For love can never hurt you.
Spiritual love is pure,
The highest love you can ever receive.
And on the earthplane
Your love is powerful too
As it comes from a selfless place.

Not selfish love
As some would have you believe.
For you have a big heart
And it is time you gave
Some of that love to yourself.

Turn that beautiful love light,
The love beam,
The love spotlight,
Lovingly on to yourself.

For once you truly love yourself
Even more will unfold for you.
You will know so much more.
You know who you are.
But you will learn to know yourself better,
More intimately,
As we know you -
Mind, body and soul.

Relax your tensions
And listen to the stirrings of your heart.

You are special.
You are loved.
And you too can love yourself better.
Better than you have been doing.

Do not criticise yourself.
Do not despair of attaining perfection.
What is perfection?

The blade of grass
Before you tread on it?
Or after?

Or maybe whilst your tender foot is upon it
Flattening it against your sole:
Heartbeat to heartbeat,
The pulse of life connected at heart, sole and blade.

Which is perfect?
All are perfect.
Before, during, after.
It is all one.

So when will you be perfect, sweet child?
When you already are!

When you were born,
When you breathe every breath,
And when you exhale.
Yesterday. Now. Today.
And for always.

Perfect as a child of God.
What other kind is there?

Do not look for faults.
That is who you are –
Your shape.
Everything that is you
Is what makes you perfect.
Flaky feet, grey hair, spots.
All of it.
None of it.
What matters?

All is love
For you are love.

You are the whole.
We come back to that again.
You are the whole world,
The universe in every cell of your being.

Sweet child, you are the world...
Sweet child, you are God...
Sweet child, you are life...

This is not blasphemy.
This is how it is!

You are everything
And everything is you.

And if you are God,
There is nothing you can’t do
If you care to try…

Believe in your power
And it will increase tenfold.
Believe truly
And it will increase one hundred fold.
Until there is nothing but light in this world.

The light of love and truth.
The light of you, sweet child.
The God light everywhere.

Remember –
You are the planets, the stars.
The whole solar system is in one breath.
In one second you live for eternity.

What can you do?
With this power what can’t you do!

Just imagine the size of it…
Infinity
Eternity
So much time
So much…

What do you imagine you cannot do?
What can you not achieve?

The whole world is before you.
It is in you.
If is of you.
And you have doubts…

You who are everything!!

Bless your life!

The love flows from you like lava
And it will overrun everything,
Burning away the blackness
In people’s hearts.
It will show itself where they cannot help but see.

What else is there to say?
Sing with the blackbird:
He is your brother.

Sing with the flower:
Let the blossom of life
Unfold within your breast.

And breathe in the fiery sunshine.
Take it into your being
To be transformed into yet more love.
For there can never be too much of your light.
Shine it into the darkness of the world…

Impart your wisdom,
As should be done,
For the good of all mankind.

Do not be modest -
There is no need for that.

Do not be afraid of your power
For you are not alone.
You have proved your worth,
You are pure of heart.
You have much work to do.

Shine your light where you can…

Freedom***

Freedom is clearly important to you,
As the bird on the breeze
Flies free from worry or belief.
Existence just is.
It is the joy to be true to your essence.
The true essence of you, sweet child of God.

Believe you are free
And the chains will drop away like magic.
They will just fall at your feet.
Step out of the mess,
The tangle of chains.
Step free.

Then you can fly with the blackbird.
You are free already in your heart
And your soul is ready to fly
So unhook the chains.

Free the mind.
It is stubborn.
It is afraid.

Love your fearful mind.
Bless your fearful mind.
It does not mean to harm you.
It is afraid and would prefer the safety
And security of what it knows already.

But if you imagine your freedom,
If you visualise it as a concrete thing,
It will surely unfold according to God’s laws.
And that is a miracle in itself.

To be free you just have to see yourself free.
You just have to know
That freedom is all around you.
Just know it.
In every atom of your being.
And your mind will cotton on.
Eventually!

It will catch up.
Habits are addictive.
You don’t even know what you are thinking
Or why you ever did a certain thing as you do.
Where did it all start?
It was so long ago now…

Does it still fit, my friend?
Do you still think that way?

Free up your mind.
It wants to help you
But you must lead the way and be firm.
It is your friend so show it how to help you move on.

Freedom is within you already,
Clearly within reach
So all you must do is acknowledge that it is.

Freedom is.

And so
You are free!!

Peace and Patience***

Sometimes you are impatient
For things that you know are what you need in life.
But there is no rush
And you don’t always know what is best for you.
As we do…
For we see more than you can ever know.

Be patient and wise.
Your wisdom will prevail.
It will show itself even as you tap your toes
Wondering why all is not as it should be in your life…

The best things come to those who wait!
You know that.
Anticipation is everything
So do not rush into your life headlong and out of control.
Do not rush blindly.
Only fools rush in.
Instead STOP.

Slow down
And walk one small step at a time.
That is patience
And it will serve you well
For if you walk more slowly
You will be able to see
The ground where you are walking!

You will see the obstacles,
The dangers,
And have the opportunity to avoid the pitfalls.
You will have time to make decisions -
Whether they are the right ones or not, only time will tell.

But it is important to know what you are trying to achieve
For how can you achieve something
If it has no shape or form or substance?
How can you aim for it
If you know not what it is
Or where it is?!

If you know not its shape
How will you know when you see it?
When you stumble over it
Travelling at your breakneck speed?!

It is time to slow down –
That quiet place inside is calling.
Calling for peace and solitude
To play a bigger part in your life.
And the sooner you follow your heart,
Your instincts on that,
The sooner you will arrive at your destination.
You wish to get there quickly
But the quickest route is by staying still.

Peace, quiet, patience, perseverance.
All of these will serve you well
Now and in the future.
So do not be forever in such a hurry
To get through everything.

There is much for you to learn still
About this way of life
And it is a foundation for what lies ahead.
So you must not rush it,
For if you do not lay the foundations properly
The rest will collapse later.
You know the truth of these words.

You are continually changing,
Growing and healing yourself.
It is all the same thing.

As long as you move forward
Does it matter what speed you travel at?

Wouldn’t you rather see the landscape
as you travel your road?
Wouldn’t you like to enjoy the view
And remember the journey?
Of course you would!

Slow down!
Lower your expectations
And enjoy what is all around you.

Rejoice at the miracle of where your life is going.
A year ago this was not possible.
Now look at it!

Anything is possible if you stay open and positive.
Peace and patience, Sweet Child,
All is coming your way.
Peace and patience, my love

When you are open, like a flower***

When you are open, like a flower,
Great blessings shower down upon you
Like rain from heaven
And you open still further
Until you are wide as an ocean
And the depths are there,
Incredible for you to see,
And all else to see too.
And you will know this is the truth for you,
For you now.

Sometimes you close
As if the sun has gone in
And you are cold.
But do not fear.
It is just a cloud passing by.

It will pass
As surely as the rains do fall.
But from the rains comes growth
So count your blessings.
There is always something good
Even as it looks bad on the surface.

When you overcome adversity
You are made stronger like the tree
Strengthened by the strong winds.
Not blown down, but stronger.
Standing tall and mighty.

Sometimes you cry
But it will pass.

Sometime you smile
And it is as if the sun has been reborn.

What light!
What joy!
Eternal joy, for that is what it is.
For sure.
And always it burns,
Even as the clouds obscure it.

Sometimes your faith wavers
But underneath
The eternal flame burns,
The flame of truth and love and light.

Poem: Purple Mountain Splendour

Purple Mountain Splendour
Rising from the mists of the lake of love,
The lake of love.

Purple Mountain Splendour
Standing strong and silent
Though the breeze tickles and torments,
Though the trees dance with joy!

Purple Mountain Splendour
In the cloudless sky
As the calm encircles those peaks of strength

Purple Mountain Splendour
Always there, always there
Never leaving, never ending

Purple Mountain Splendour
Always there…

Poem: Ride the wave and feel the sorrow

Ride the wave and feel the sorrow

Feel it washing over me

Running deeply, like life's ocean

Stirring sadness inside me

See it rising like a geyser

Fountain jets of rising steam

Watch it crystalise in rainbow

Fall to earth and leave me clean

Streams of sadness running through me

Cleansing, angry, dull and raw

Cry the tears and feel the sorrow

Til all is gone and is no more