Tuesday, December 21, 2010

BLESSINGS

IT ALWAYS AMASES ME HOW QUICKLY TIME FLIES BY
HERE I AM AT THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR!
SO TODAY I AM CHOOSING TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE YEAR
I HAVE JUST HAD.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE OF ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
THEY ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST BECAUSE REALLY WHERE WOULD I BE IF IT WAS JUST ME HERE BY MYSELF WITHOUT THE LOVE,SUPPORT AND PUSH FROM THOSE WHO REALLY CARE.
I AM THANKFUL THAT I STEPPED OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND TRIED NEW THINGS FOR IT MADE ME APPRECIATE WHAT I ALREADY HAVE
I AM GREATFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE AS CREATIVE AS I NEEDED TO BE AND THAT I COULD BE OF HELP TO OTHERS ALONG THE WAY
THAT IN THIS AGE OF UNCERTAINESS THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE COMFORTABLE
I AM GREATFUL FOR THE BEAUTY THAT IS WITHIN ME AND SURROUNDS ME AND ENABLES ME TO SEE THE BEAUTY IN OTHERS
I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM OPEN TO LESSONS THAT I NEED TO LEARN
AND AT THE SAME TIME CAN BE A TEACHER TO OTHERS.
I HAVE BLESSSINGS BIG AND SMALL AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THEM ALL.
MAY THE YEAR THAT IS TOO COME BE AS PROSPEROUS AND WISE AS THE ONE THAT IS NOW PASSING.
MERRY MERRY MERRY XMAS
BLESSING TO ONE AND ALL
DEBRA RAE

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

WINTER

WINTER IS ONCE AGAIN HERE
WHITE AND CRISP, COVERING THE GROUND
WITH A PROTECTIVE COATING OF SNOW
SAFELY TUCKED AWAY UNDER THE LAYERS
OF SNOW AND ICE THE VEGETATION AND RIVERS
LAY DORMANT, AT PEACE, RENEWING THEIR ESSENCE
WHILST INSIDE OUR PROTECTIVE HOMES WE STILL HUSTLE
AND BUSSLE AROUND LIKE BUSY BEES IN A HIVE
MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LEAF OUT OF NATURES BOOK
AND SPEND THIS SEASON IN REFLECTION AND RENEWAL
THE SEASONS COME AND GO WITH A NATURAL FLOW
MAYBE THE NEED IS FOR US TO GET BACK INTO OUR OWN
NATURAL RYTHMS AND BACK INTO BEING JUST ANOTHER
CREATURE ON THE PLANET EARTH.

JUST THINKING!
DEBRA RAE

Saturday, October 16, 2010

CHILDHOOD REVISITED.

HERE I AM BACK IN THE TOWN OF MY YOUTH IN AUSTRALIA; I ALWAYS ENJOY
RETURNING HOME AND SPENDING TIME WITH OLD FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY, I AM REMINDED EVERY TIME I RETURN OF THE CHANGES I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE
OF THE PATHWAYS TRAVELLED AND THE PATHWAYS I COULD HAVE TRAVELLED. IT IS INTERESTING TOO ME TO ALLOW MY MIND THE LUXURY OF PLAYING LETS PRETEND
WHILE I AM HERE. WHERE WOULD I SIT AND WHO MIGHT I BE IF I HAD NOT MOVED A
HALF WORLD AWAY...WOULD MY CURRENT THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, FEELINGS AND BELIEFS STILL BE THE ONES THAT I HOLD ONTO OR WOULD MY EXPERIENCES SHAPE ME INTO A DIFFERENT VERSION OF WHO I AM NOW? IS THERE A GRAND SCHEME IN THE UNIVERSE THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, FOR MANY OF US WE LEAVE OUR NESTS AND FLY NEVER TO RETURN FOR SOME WE NEVER LEAVE OUR NEST AT ALL....IF WHO WE ARE IS SHAPED BY OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES, SHOULD WE JUDGE THOSE EXPERIENCES OR JUST FLOW WITH THEM?
I AM ALWAYS INTERESTED IN MY RESPONSES WHEN I RETURN HOME, AS I RETURN A ADULT BUT AS I TRAVEL WITH MY DAUGHTER ALSO A MOTHER BUT AS I AM STAYING WITH MY PARENTS...A CHILD. I AM LUCKY THAT I CAN APPRECIATE HOW LUCKY I AM
THAT I CAN BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT AND PROCESS AS A ADULT AND RELEASE ANY OLD EMOTIONS POSITIVELY, THAT I CAN EXPERIENCE A ADULT RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS EVEN THOUGH I AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE TO THEM THEIR CHILD; AS WILL MY CHILDREN TO ME; THAT I CAN REVISIT MY CHILDHOOD HOME AND FRIENDS AND UNDERSTAND HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS YOU THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND HONESTY. ALSO HOW LUCKY I AM TO ALSO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS ME THE FREEDOM TO BE ME!
DEBRA RAE

Saturday, September 25, 2010

THE Veil

THROUGH THE VEILS OF TIME
I FLOAT AND DRIFT
SOUNDLESS, FORMLESS
CONNECTED BUT NOT
I SEARCH
I REACH OUT FOR THE ANSWER
THAT IS FOREVER JUST BEYOND
TIMELESS, DRIFTING, SHIFTING
SEEKING THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT WILL SET ME FREE!

Friday, September 24, 2010

CELEBRATING FREEDOM

FREEDOM IS SOMETHING THAT ON A DAY TO DAY BASES IN WESTERNISED NATIONS WE
FOR THE MOST PART TAKE COMPLETELY FOR GRANTED. I KNOW THAT WITHIN MY LIFE TIME I HAVE NEVER WOKEN UP THINKING ABOUT THE FREEDOM I HAVE, I ACTUALLY NEVER THINK ABOUT IT AT ALL! DO YOU? I HAVE NEVER THOUGHT TOO MUCH ABOUT THE MEN AND WOMAN OF HISTORY WHO GAVE MUCH AND SOME THERE LIFES FOR THE FREEDOM I TAKE FOR GRANTED, AND EVEN THOUGH I FEEL DEEPLY FOR THE SOLDIERS DYING CURRENTLY, IT DID NOT FOR SOME REASON CROSS OVER TO BECOME A BELIEF THAT THIS IS ABOUT MY RIGHT TO BE FREE.
I HAVE THIS WEEK WATCHED TWO INTERVIEWS WITH WOMAN WHO HAVE HAD ALL THEIR RIGHTS STRIPPED FROM THEM, WHO DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE FREEDOM TO GO TO THE BATHROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION. AFTER FEELING ANGER AT THEIR CAPTIVES AND ADMIRATION FOR THEIR BRAVERY; I WONDER HOW I WOULD FARE IF MY FREEDOM WAS TAKEN FROM ME IN A HEARTBEAT. I WOULD HOPE I WOULD RISE TO THE OCCASSION, BUT MY FIRST FEELINGS WOULD BE OF FEAR AND DISPAIR. I KNOW I WOULD GET ANGER AND WOULD LASH OUT, COULD I TAKE THE PUNISHMENT? THAT I DON'T KNOW, AS I HAVE NEVER WALKED THAT PATH. I LIKE TO BELIEVE I WOULD REMAIN STRONG, BUT AGAIN I COULD SEE HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO DRIFT INTO APATHY.
ALL I KNOW IS I AM TODAY SO THANKFUL TO LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY WHERE I CAN
CELEBRATE MY BELIEFS, MY RIGHTS, MY WOMANHOOD....SO I AM GOING TO SIT IN SILENCE AND SEND THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE ME AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WILL COME AFTER ME, ALL OF THOSE BRAVE SOULS WHO ALLOW ME MY FREEDOM!

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

MY THOUGTH FOR TODAY

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE ARE IN A UNUSUAL PERIOD IN OUR EVOLUTIONARY PROJECTION.
FOR GENERATIONS NOW MOST OF US ON THE PLANET HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A UPWARD
EVER MOVING PATH, AND WE JUMPED ON IT AND ENJOYED THE RIDE, WE WHERE LIKE LITTLE KIDS IN THE MAGICAL CASTLE ANY THING AND EVERY THING WAS POSSIBLE!
NOW WE STAND LOOKING AT OBSTACLES AND WATCHING OLD DREAMS FADE THROUGH A CLOUD OF DISILLUSIONMENT AND ANGER...HOW DID THIS HAPPEN...WHY DID THIS HAPPEN. I HEAR THIS AND AT TIMES I HAVE BEEN APART OF THAT GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, THE ENDLESS WHY'S!
MY THOUGHT, WHY NOT US, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THIS TIME IN OUR LIVES IS ONE THAT WE MIGHT LOOK BACK ON WITH JOY. THAT THE CHOICES WE ARE MAKING NOW IN A TIME OF UPHEAVEL AND STRESS,ARE NOT ONES THAT WILL STRENGHTHEN US AS A WHOLE AND HELP US ACHIEVE A GREATNESS THAT WE MIGHT NEVER HAVE TOUCHED ON IN OUR ENDLESS BID FOR CONSUMERISM. THIS CURRENT JOURNEY WE ARE ON, SHOULD STRENGTHEN OUR COMPASSION AND GIVE US A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS REAL TO US AND WHAT WE NEED TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE.
WE ARE ALOT MORE SIMPLE IN OUR NEEDS THAN WE BELIEVE OR ARE LEAD TO BELIEVE.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT THIS JOURNEY WE ARE ON NOW WILL RECONNECT US BACK TO OUR
SOURCE, OUR PLANET, OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, TOO THE THINGS THAT MATTER.
I LIKE TO THINK AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS STILL A WONDERFUL WORLD FULL OF OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS, THAT WE ARE BLESSED TO BE HERE REGARDLESS OF THE CURCUMSTANCE. THAT IF OUR HEARTS AND MINDS ARE STRONG THEN SO WILL OUR PLANET BE AND THAT THE GENERATIONS THAT COME AFTER US WILL BENEFIT FROM OUR NOW.
FAIRY DUST MAYBE, BUT THEN I BELIEVE!
JUST A THOUGHT

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

FREEDOM

THE OLD SAYING THAT THE YOUNG CAN NOT APPRECIATE THEIR YOUTH IS SO TRUE; ESPECIALLY NOW DAYS! AS A SOCIETY WE SEEM TO BE PUSHING GROWTH AND MATURITY DOWN OUR CHILDRENS THROATS. WE ARE ASKING OUR YOUNG TO GROW UP AND CONFORM BEFORE THEY EVEN UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCEPTS. ISN'T PART OF GROWTH BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE MISTAKES SO THAT WE CAN THEN LEARN FROM THEM! IN OUR CURRENT SCHOOL SYSTEM CONFORMITY REIGNS, THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN BEING LABELED WITH ADD AND ADHD AND A HOST OF OTHER EMOTIONAL DISORDERS IS MIND BOGGLING; AND FOR ALOT OF THESE BEAUTFUL BEINGS THIS LABEL IS FALSE, GIVING AS A CONTROL MECHANISM BY TEACHERS WHO EITHER DO NOT KNOW HOW OR CAN'T BE BOTHERED LEARNING TO COPE WITH A VARIETY OF PERSONALITIES...MEDICATION IS GIVEN TO NUMB AND DUMB DOWN SO THAT WE ARE LEFT WITH CHILDREN WHO CONFORM....YEARS AGO ON A STAR TREK SERIES THEY TALKED ABOUT A RACE CALLED THE BORG, THE BORG WHERE HALF HUMAN HALF ROBOT AND ALL CONNECTED THROUGH A GROUP CONFORMITY; NOW AS I LOOK AROUND I SEE A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT IN SOME WAY IS EMBRACING THAT. INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING TO FIND THEIR IDENTITIES ARE BEING MEDICATED OR TOLD THEY HAVE PROBLEMS....WHEN I LOOK BACK AT ALL THE PEOPLE I KNEW AS A CHILD AND YOUNG ADULT THAT WHERE DIFFERENT INCLUDING MYSELF I THANK THE UNIVERSE THAT I WAS ALLOW TO DEVELOP AT MY OWN PACE AND FIND MY 'TRUTH' AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO CONFORM IF I DID NOT WANT TO.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH US AS A SOCIETY THAT ON ONE HAND WE EMBRACE THE WACKY AND IDIOTIC ON TV AS GREAT AND FABULOUS BUT IF OUR CHILDREN DISPLAY ANY SUCH PERSONALITIES WE RUSH TO JUDGEMENT AND EITHER MEDICATE OR EMOTIONALLY SUBJUDGCATING THEM....WHAT IS THERE TO FEAR I WANT TO KNOW IN BEING FREE TO JUST BE OURSELVES! WE SEARCH OUR WHOLE LIVES FOR THAT PART OF OURSELVES THAT SHOUTS 'THIS IS ME' THIS IS WHAT SETS ME APART! WHY THEN DO WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY IN SHUTTING THIS DOWN AND CONFORMING TO THE RULES OF A EVER CHANGING SOCIETY....IS IT MIND CONTROL ON A MASSIVE LEVEL...DAMNED IF I KNOW THE ANSWER I JUST DON'T LIKE THE CURRENT RESULTS...FOR HEAVEN SAKES LET YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILDREN BE THEMSELVES! SURELY THAT IS NOT A BAD THING, SURELY THE WORLD WILL NOT STOP TURNING AND GOVERNMENTS WILL CONTINUE THERE PETTY WAYS. ALOT OF OUR FREEDOM IS BEING SLOWLY ERRODED, MUCH WITH OUT OUR AWARENESS, OWNING OURSELVES AND OUR QUIRKS SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THE LIBERTIES TAKEN FROM US.
BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Sunday, August 8, 2010

CONNECTIONS

WE ARE ALL HERE ON THIS PLANET FOR THE SAME PURPOSE!
WHETHER WE ARE AWARE OF THAT OR NOT. WE ARE HERE AS A PEOPLE
SEARCHING FOR OUR CONNECTIONS....CONNECTIONS TO FAMILY TOO FRIENDS
TOO THOSE WE LOVE, TO THE PEOPLE WE INTERACT WITH...WE ARE ALL SEARCHING
FOR THAT CONNECTION, THAT FEELING THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE. THAT WE BELONG!
THE NEED TO BELONG, TO FIT IN, TO CONFORM SO THAT WE FIT IS WITHIN ALL OF US.
I FIND THAT FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT MEANS A CONTINUAL JOURNEY OUTSIDE OF THEMSELF. SEEKING SOLICE AND CONNECTIONS EXTERNALY THROUGH RELIGION OR CULTS OR GURUS OR THE LATEST SELF HELP CRAZE, OR SEX DRUGS AND FOOD ECT.
WE ARE ALL BORN WITH OUR 'GOD' CONNECTION FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SIT IN STILLNESS AND SILENCE AND ALLOW OURSELVES TO LISTEN. WE ARE OUR OWN MASTERS WE DO HAVE CONTINUAL ACCESS TO THE KNOWLEDGE WE NEED, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE.

TOO RECONNECT TO THE 'GOD' WITHIN HERE IS A SIMPLE MEDITATION.
CONSIDER BEFORE YOU START A PLACE IN NATURE THAT HAS MEANING TOO YOU IE.
THE FORREST, OCEANS LAKES OR MOUNTAINS....

TAKE A DEEP BREATHE INTO YOUR STOMACHE AND RELEASE DO THIS 3 TIMES
GET COMFORTABLE AND CLOSE YOUR EYES.
VISULISE A BRILLANT BALL OF ENERGY SHINNING DOWN ON YOU FROM ABOVE
IN YOUR MINDS EYE SEE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TINY GOLDEN WHITE DROPS
FALL FROM THAT BALL AND GENTLY FLOW DOWN AND DOWN WRAPPING YOU IN AN EMBRACE OF ENERGY....FEEL THIS ENERGY SURROUND YOU AND WITH EVERY BREATHE YOU TAKE FILL UP YOUR BEING. FEEL THE ENERGY WITHIN YOU ...YOU FEEL CALM AND SAFE....FROM YOUR HEART I WANT YOU TO FEEL THE ENERGY IN YOUR HEART EXPANDING WITH THE GOLDEN WHITE ENERGY AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO EXPAND WITH IT...FEEL YOURSELF EXPANDING OUTWARDS AND OUTWARDS UNTIL YOU ARE IN YOUR SPECIAL PLACE - FOR ME THAT IS THE OCEAN - ONCE YOUR ARE THEIR IN YOUR SPECIAL PLACE ALLOW YOURSELF TO SIT IN STILLNESS AND RELAX DEEPER AND DEEPER,ASK TO FEEL,SEE CONVERSE WITH YOUR 'GOD' CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN...DON'T RUSH DON'T JUDGE JUST BE PRESENT AND RELAXED.
WHEN YOU ARE READY TO LEAVE JUST GO BACK INTO YOUR BODY AND OPEN YOUR EYES...SIMPLE!
SIMPLE YES BUT PROFOUND! AS LONG AS YOU DON'T WRAP A CONCEPTION AROUND THIS
BECAUSE ALOT OF TIMES OUR MESSAGES FROM OUR 'GOD' CONNECTION ARE SIMPLE AND SOME OF US ARE EXPECTING A 200 PAGE BOOK FROM THE EXPERIENCE SO WE DO NOT EXCEPT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. REMEMBER AT THE BEING WHEN I STATED WE ARE ALL HERE TO BELONG....HOW MUCH MORE SIMPLE CAN THAT BE, BUT SO HARD FOR ALOT OF US TO ACHIEVE.
SEEK YOUR CONNECTION AND FEEL YOU SENSE OF BELONGING...TO ME IT IS LIKE THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, BELONG AND THAT FEELING WILL GROW AND GROW AND GROW. IF WE ALL FEEL CONNECTED AND WE ALL FEEL WE BELONG MAYBE PEACE AND SERENITY IN OUR WORLD WILL FOLLOW.

JUST A THOUGHT
BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Friday, July 23, 2010

I FIND IT INTERESTING AS A WOMAN HOW WE LIVE UP TO THE LABEL 'BITCHY'. HOW WE ARE ALWAYS IN JUDGEMENT MODE! NOW I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A REASONABLE NICE WOMAN AND A PRACTICING SPIRITUALIST, BUT I AMAZE MYESELF AT TIMES WITH THE TOTALLY JUDGEMENTAL THOUGHTS THAT CROSS MY MIND!! I KNOW THAT I AM FAR FROM BEING ALONE IN THAT. I COMFORT MYSELF BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I WOULD NEVER VERBALISE THESE THOUGHTS OR KNOWINGLY HURT SOME ONE ELSE WITH THE 'BITCH' WITHIN, BUT AS A PERSON WHO PRIDES HERSELF ON BEING AWARE OF MY SUBCONSCIOUS PRATTLE I AM STILL SURPRISED AT HOW QUICKLY I JUDGE. IS IT A FEMALE THING OR DO ALL OF US JUDGE EASILY...ESPECIALLY ON APPEARANCES. IT EXTREMELY SAD IN MY OPINION THAT I DO THIS BECAUSE I ALSO KNOW THAT THE CRITICAL VOICE WITHIN ME ALSO CROSSES OVER TO BECOME A SELF MOCKING DIALOG. IT IS MY HOPE THAT I CAN CHANGE THIS ASPECT OF MYSELF, THOUGH THROUGH OUT THE YEARS I HAVE TRIED AND SUCEEDED TO A DEGREE BUT IT IS ALSO APPARENT THAT IF I DO NOT KEEP UP WITH A POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THAT I CROSS OVER TO THE 'DARK' SIDE RAPIDLY. AGAIN I WONDER IS IT OUR DNA ARE WE JUST NATURALLY PROGRAMMED THIS WAY? WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR US - HUMANS - TO JUST BE HAPPY WITH OURSELVES AND ALLOW EVERY ONE ELSE TO BE HAPPY. WHETHER WE ARE TALL OR SHORT, FAT OR THIN, FAIR OR DARK, BLUE EYED OR BROWN, REALLY IN THE END IT WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE OUTCOME OF THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

POSITIVITY

FINDING YOUR WAY AND MAINTAINING THAT WAY IS A LIFE LONG QUEST.
EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT SITTING IN COMPLACENCY IS A SIGNAL
FOR THE "UNIVERSE" TO PLACE A 'LESSON' IN YOUR PATH TO SEE HOW YOU DEAL.
I HAVE ALWAYS STRIVED TO AIM HIGH TO SUCCEED; OFTEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE OUT COME AND IN HIND SIGHT I HAVE SEEN THE 'LESSON'...NOW THAT DOEN'T MEAN THAT I HAVE ALWAYS SAT IN APPRECIATION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A BELIEF THAT I AM ON THE PATH THAT I NEED TO BE ON AND THAT I WILL BE GUIDED AND SUPPORTED IN THAT JOURNEY. BLIND FAITH AT TIMES; BUT THAT I THINK IS THE CHALLENGE PUT BEFORE US. TO STENGHTEN OUR RESOLVE AND TOO ADD STEEL TO OUR SPINES!
IN THIS AGE OF INTENSE MEDIA,HAVING A SPRITUAL BASE IS NECESSARY WHETHER THAT BASE IS IN MAINSTREAM RELIGION OR AS IT IS WITH ME IN METAPHYSICS.IN MY OPINION WE ARE BEING BLASTED FROM EVERY AVENUE WITH NEGATIVITY. I HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING THE POSITIVE THAT I KNOW WE ARE SURROUNDED WITH IN THE MEDIA. PERSONALLY I TRY NOT TO WATCH THE NEWS/THE ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS AND MY PET PEEVE REALITY SHOW! BECAUSE ALL I SEE THERE IS DRAMA, DRAMA AND GREED AND FALSENESS. TODAY APPRECIATING SIMPLICITY, PRACTICING THE ART OF THANKFULNESS FOR WHAT ONE HAS, SEEMS TO HAVE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE POPULATION DISAPPEARED.
THIS JUST REMINDS ME THE IMPORTANCE OF PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO ME; THAT IS THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT I LOVE AND THOSE I ADMIRE AND SPEND TIME WITH; THOSE WHO HONOR ME WITH FRIENDSHIP AND GIVE ME THE IRREPLACABLE GIFT OF LOVE IN RETURN...FOR THOSE REASONS I AM TRULY BLESSED AND THANKFULL. THIS ALSO REMINDS ME WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT POSITIVITY IS WHAT I LIVE WITH AND GIVE OUT. WE NEED TO COUNTERACT THOSE NEGATIVE MESSAGES THAT WE RECEIVE. TODAY I AM LIGHT, I AM LOVE AND I AM OPEN TO GIVING AND RECEIVING THE BEAUTFUL POSITIVE ENERGIES THAT ARE MY WORLD!

BLESSING BE
DEBRA RAE

Monday, June 28, 2010

YOUNG LOVE

I LOOKED INTO THE PAST TODAY
YOUNG LOVE WAS ON DISPLAY
ADORING GLANCES, HOLDING HANDS, WHISPERED WORDS
I REMEBER THOSE DAYS WITH A FONDNESS
A TIME OF NO EXPECTATIONS OR EXPERIENCES TO TAINT
THAT YOUTHFUL DELIGHT
THE EAGERNESS, THE HORMONES ALIGHT
AND EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT ISN'T THAT SWEET
THE OLDER EXPERIENCED ME WANTED TO SHAKE THAT GIRL
AND TELL HER THE TRUTH THAT LIFE WILL PRODUCE!
BUT WE ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE AND THAT NEWNESS AND GLEE
SHOULD BE ENJOYED AND CHERISHED
AND MAYBE MY HEART BECOME ALITTLE YOUNGER TODAY
AS MEMORIES VISITED.

LONELINESS: A POEM

LONELINESS GRABS HOLD AND SQUEEZES MY HEART AND SOUL
FILLING MY MIND WITH NIGHTMARES
AM I HERE! OR IS THIS ALL A CRUEL ILLUSION
DO I BELONG IN THIS REALITY
DO I HAVE ANY MORE TOO GIVE
OR AM I IN PEPTUAL ISOLATION
CRYING OUT TO BE HEARD
SLOWLY WITHERING AWAY
FROM THE INDIFFERNECE OF A WORLD I NO LONGER KNOW!

DEBRA RAE

Friday, June 25, 2010

COMPASSION

COMPASSION IS A GIFT;ONE THAT WHEN APPLIED GIVES EQUALLY
BOTH TO THE RECIEVER AND TOO THE GIVER
COMPASSION OPENS ONES HEART TO A SIMPLY TRUTH
THAT WE ARE HERE TO GIVE OF OURSELVES
WHEN WE CLOSE OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO THE PLIGHT OF OTHERS
WE ARE CLOSING DOWN OURSELVES IN THAT PROCESS
WE ARE CLOSING OFF OUR HUMANITY AND ARE BEING LESS HONEST AND
KIND TO OURSELVES IN THAT PROCESS.
IF ONLY WE THOUGHT LESS AND ACTED MORE WITH PURE COMPASSION
INSTEAD OF SAFEGUARDING OUR HEARTS AND THINKING THAT THE ACT OF GIVING IS ALSO THE ACT OF RECIEVING, SO WE DON'T GIVE IF WE DON'T THINK WE WILL RECIEVE IN RETURN. SO WE SET OURSELVES UP AS A JUDGE AND JURY! ONLY GIVING WHEN IT BENIFITS US.
WE HAVE TOTALLY MISSED THE POINT! THE JOY IS IN THE UNCONDITIONAL ACT OF GIVING OUR LOVE AND COMPASSION. OF EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN. OF OPENING OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AND ALLOWING THAT COMPASSION TO GROW AND GROW AND EXPAND BEYOUND US! TO STOP BEING SO SELF INVOLVED

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

SILENCE

SITTING IN SILENCE
OBSERVING THOSE AROUND ME
SEPERATED BY MORE THAN JUST SPACE
WHEN DID THEY BECOME STRANGERS
OR IS IT JUST ME WHO HAS CHANGED?
WATCHING DYNAMICS THAT ARE ALWAYS THE SAME
GAMES AND ONE UP- MANSHIP
ADULTS TRAPPED INSIDE CHILDISHNESS
POSTURING ENDLESSLY....FOR WHAT I WONDER
IS THIS WHAT IT TAKES TO THINK YOU ARE SUPERIOR?
HERE I SIT IN SILENCE
OBSERVING..LOOKING...SEEING
CLARITY IS MINE
SILENCE IS THE KEY!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

APATHY

LIFE FOR MANY PEOPLE IS ONE OF CONSTANT STRUGGLE.IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS A STRUGGLE FOR TIME OR AS COMPLEX AS STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL PLEASE I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU ARE IN SURVIVAL MODE THEN DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN DAILY TO KEEP SURVIVING IS THE ONLY FOCUS YOU CAN HAVE; MY CONCERN IS FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE SIMPLY TOO BUSY. TOO BUSY TO TAKE A BREATHE AND APPRECIATE THE DAY, TOO BUSY TO HAVE FUN, TOO BUSY WORKING WHEN THEY HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBLITIES LIKE CHILDREN THAT NEED TIME SPENT WITH THEM. OR SIMPLY TOO BUSY BEING BUSY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BOUGHT INTO A CONCEPT THAT THEIR WORLD WOULD FALL APART IF THEY STOPPED FOR AWHILE. I AM REALLY FED UP WITH THIS CONSTANT NEED PEOPLE HAVE OF BEING PLUGGED IN 24/7. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WHEN I WAS OUT THAT SOMEONE ARROUND ME WASN'T ON A CELL OR LAPTOP. ARE WE AFRAID OF BEING ALONE? OF JUST SITTING IN STILLNESS AND QUIET? ARE WE AFRAID OF GIVING SOMETHING OF OURSELVES TO OTHERS? I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN BETWEEN BEING BUSY AND BEING PLUGGED IN WHEN DO THEY JUST BE! WE SEEM TO BE ON A PATH OF AVOIDANCE; BECAUSE WHEN ONE IS SO BUSY THEN WE ARE NOT ENGAGED EITHER IN OUR LIVES OR IN THE WORLD AT LARGE. OUR FOCUS IS SO NARROW THAT WE BECOME UNAWARE OF ANY THING ELSE....DANGER,DANGER WILL ROBINSON....IF WE CONTINUE TO LIVE LIKE THIS WITH OUR ATTENTIONS SO NARROWED AND TOO BUSY TO BE CONCERNED AND NO ENERGY TO ATTATCH, WELL TO ME THAT WILL LEAD TO A WORLD THAT HAS NO REAL SOUL. WHAT A SAD PLACE THAT WOULD BE TO LIVE IN! WE ALL NEED TO BECOME REATTATCHED TO OUR LIVES AND OUR PLANET...LOOK UP FROM YOUR CELL'S AND COMPUTERS, MAKE TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HAVE FUN, LAUGH, PLAY. LOVE YOURSELF WITH PASSION AND SHARE THAT PASSION....NOW THAT IS A PLANET TO LIVE ON!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

ASHTON

I WAS EXTREMELY MOVED BY AN ACTICLE I READ IN O MAGAZINE AFEW DAYS AGO. SO MOVED THAT I EMAILED THE AUTHOR TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS.
MELISSA PRITCHARD HAD WRITTEN ABOUT A YOUNG SOLDIER ASHTON; A 21 YEAR OLD GIRL SERVING IN AFGANASTAN. ASHTON WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE AND I FELT LIKE I KNEW HER LIKE ONE OF MY KIDS FRIENDS; I CONTINUED TO READ ABOUT HER WITH TEARS FLOWING FREELY, KNOWING THAT EVEN BEFORE I READ THE WORDS THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL, PLAYFUL YOUNG WOMAN WAS NOW DEAD. I HAD ATTATCHED EMOTIONS TO HER AS I HAD READ ABOUT HER, HER PICTURES REMINDED ME OF BOTH MY OWN DAUGHTERS WHO ARE NOT MUCH OLDER THAT SHE WAS. I WONDERED HOW HER FAMILY IS COPING WITH HER DEATH AND HOW ALL MILITARY FAMILY'S HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STAND BY WHILE THEIR LOVED ONES GO ABOARD TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS.I WONDERED IF THAT FIGHT IS A GOOD ONE;IF PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTRIES APPRECIATE THE SACRFICE; IF THIS YOUNG LADIES DEATH MEANS ANY THING AT ALL.
I HOPE SO. I HOPE THAT THE DEATHS OF HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF OUR YOUNG AND BRAVE STANDS FOR SOME THING. I DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF KNOWING WHERE OTHERS STAND, BUT FOR ME I HAVE DECIDED IN HONOR OF THIS WARRIOR, THIS YOUNG GIRL ASHTON, THAT I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AROUND ME AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT I HAVE; IN A COUNTRY THAT WE TAKE OUR FREEDOM FOR GRANTED, I GIVE HEARTFELT THANKS! TO ALL OF THOSE BRAVE SOULS LOST AND THEIR FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND I SAY THANK YOU EVEN THOUGH WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE OR MY SORROW THAT IT TAKES DEATH TO BRING ABOUT PEACE.
SO TODAY I CHOOSE NOT TO DWELL ON WHETHER I HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE FOR A LATTE, OR ANY OTHER NON THING, TODAY ON EARTH DAY I CHOOSE TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE PEACE AND FREEDOMS I HAVE AND I WILL SEND A PRAIR TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE THAT HOLD ONTO THE SOULS OF THE FALLEN.
THANK YOU ASHTON.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

HERE I AM AGAIN!

WELL HERE I SIT; ONCE AGAIN EMBARKING ON THE JOURNEY OF WEIGHT LOSS!
LIKE MANY I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THESE MOMENTS, MY MOST RESENT SUCCESS WAS 2 YEARS AGO. I LOST WEIGHT AND THOUGHT GREAT I CAN CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM AND FINALLY LOSE THE 60POUNDS I DON'T NEED. I SUCCEEDED IN LOSING 30 BUT SLOWLY SO SLOWLY HERE I AM BACK AT THAT PLACE I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE AGAIN.
I THINK THAT I AM WELL INFORMED ABOUT FOODS AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A HEALTHY COOK, BUT STILL HERE I AM...FAT..FAT...FAT.
I HAVE LOOKED AT MY EMOTIONAL RATIONAL AROUND FOODS, DEALT WITH SOME OF MY INNER DEMONS, BUT!!!!HERE I AM STARTING ONCE AGAIN.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO PROGRAMME MY INNER FATTY, TO THINK AND EAT LIKE A SLIM PERSON. I HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK! CREATED A PLAN, JOINED THE GYM.
NOW ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR ME TO REMEMBER TO LOVE MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SEE IN MY MIRROR NAKED. TO PROCEED DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT, TO ALLOW MYSELF THE GRACE TO ERR BUT NOT STOP. TO HONOR MY SELF AND MY BODY BY RESPECTING IT TO THE POINT THAT I WANT IT TO BE STRONG AND HEALTHY,TO BE PATIENT AND KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE CHOICE. TO BE OK WITH PLACING MYSELF FIRST FOR A CHANGE.
SO HERE I AM. LET ME WALK SO I CAN RUN. GRACE ME WITH YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT.....

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

CHANGE

WE ARE SURROUNDED AT THIS TIME WITH NEGATIVE MESSAGES
MESSAGES THAT 1. THE WORLD WILL END [AGAIN] IN 2012
2. THAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE DESTORYING THE PLANET
I FOR ONE AM TIRED OF ALL THE MEDIA HYPE....WHAT IS THE TRUTH AND WHAT IS FICTION. SEEMS TO ME THAT DEPENDS ON THE SORCE OF THE INFORMATION...CONFICTING AND CHANGABLE! FEAR CREATES A CONTROL OF SORTS, AS WE THE MASSES RUN AROUND ACTING LIKE OUR HEADS ARE CUT OFF CRYING 'THE SKY IS FALLING' WE FAIL TO PAY ATTENTION TO REALITY..MASS HYSTERIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A EFFECTIVE TOOL USED BY TYRANTS FOR AS LONG AS MAN HAS ROAMED THIS PLANET. IT IS TIME FOR ALL OF US TO REACH WAY DOWN INSIDE OURSELVES AND FIND OUR TRUTHS AND LET THEM GUIDE OUR ACTIONS. WE ARE BEING FEED A LOAD OF CRAP AND ALOT OF US MINDLESSLY BELIEVE WITHOUT SEARCHING OR RESEARCHING WHETHER IT IS A TRUTH OR A LIE. STEP UP PEOPLE!! WE ARE THE STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS THAT ALTIMATELY WILL BRING THIS PLANET BACK INTO BALANCE. ARE YOU DOING ANY THING AT THIS TIME TO RESTORE HARMONY AND LESSEN YOUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT YOU LIVE IN? ARE YOU QUESTIONING OR JUST AIMLESSLY BELEIVING THE MEDIA HYPE? DO YOU AIMLESSLY WANDER AND DO WITHOUT THOUGHT AND PARTICIPATION?
WE ALL NEED TO FIND A SPINE AND OUR HEARTS AND KNOW THAT ONE VOICE CAN AND WILL CREATE A CRESENDO THAT WILL FLOW AND SPREAD AND HEAL. IF EACH OF US BECOMES COMFORTABLE WITH OUR VOICE AND PASSIONATE IN OUR EFFORTS WE CAN AND WILL ACHIEVE THE BALANCE NEEDED TO RESTORE THE ENERGY THIS PLANET NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.
GO AND THINK. GO AND BE MOVED. GO AND DO. PLANT A GARDEN, GROW VEGETABLES, RECYCLE...TURN OFF THE T.V. DON'T BE MINDLESS....QUESTION EVERYTHING...BELEIVE YOU ARE THE CHANGE!
TOGETHER WE ARE STRENGTH...ALLOW THE LINKS OF CHANGE TO TAKE HOLD AND WATCH AS THEY FLOW FREE, ENABLING OTHERS NOT BINDING AND BLINDING.....ONE BY ONE WE ARE THE CHANGE!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

FEAR

WHETHER WE CONSCIOUSLY KNOW IT OR NOT WE MAKE A LARGE PROPOTION OF OUR DECISIONS BASED AROUND FEAR! FEAR IS A MOTIVATIONAL FORCE THAT CAN GUIDE OUR MOVES. IT CAN FREEZE US IN OUR TRACKS OR IT CAN PUSH US TO SUCCESS.
YET MOST OF US NEVER TAP INTO THAT EMOTION THEREFORE WE OFTEN LEAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR POTIENTAL UN-TAPPED AS WELL. MOST OF THE TIME WE USE OUR FEARS TO GUIDE US WITHOUT CONSCIOUS REALIZATION...IT [FEAR] SITS SIMMERING IN THE BACKGROUND OF OUR MINDS, SENDING OUT JUST ENOUGH STIMULII TO GETS US TO EITHER ACT OR NOT.
MOST OF US HAVE A RATIONAL REALIZATION THAT WE 'FEAR' SUCCESS OR FAILURE BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BOOKS AVAILABLE THAT TELL US WE DO! EMOTIONALLY WE UNDERSTAND 'FEAR' OF SNAKES OR THE DARK ECT BECAUSE THOSE FEARS WE NORMALLY HAVE A REASON OR EXPERIENCE ATTATCHED TO THE FEAR.YET MOST OF US 'FEAR' SEARCHING AND EXPLORING OUR 'FEARS'! WE DON'T WANT TO BRING UP EMOTIONS OR ISSUES, WE WOULD RATHER LEAVE THEM BURIED IN OUR MINDS. I AM NOT SAYING WE DON'T AT TIMES MAKE SOME ATTEMPTS TO FREE OURSELVES FROM OUR FEARS; AND AT TIMES WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AT IT. BUT DO WE MAKE EFFORTS TO USE OUR FEARS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS! DO WE TAP INTO THE ENERGY OF FEAR AND USE IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE. I THINK NOT! I BELIEVE WE DO NOT REALISE THAT WE CARRY AROUND UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF FEAR..SMALL OR LARGE THEY SIT AND MAINLY ACT AS A UNSEEN BARRIOR....SLOWING US DOWN AND CREATING NEGATIVE ENERGY THAT STORES IN OUR BODIES.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO TAP INTO AND USE THIS STORED ENERGY TO OUR ADVANTAGE; THAT WE NEED TO LISTEN TO OUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND LEARN TO ASK QUESTIONS DAILY. "WHAT AM I AFRAID OF TODAY" AND THEN DON'T JUDGE THE ANSWER...JUST CARRY IT AROUND WITH YOU AND THINK ABOUT IT, SEE IF YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE NOT ALL FEARS NEED TO BE FIXED! THEY JUST NEED TO BE HEARD! USE THE ENERGY TO MOVE SLOWLY FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF FEELING LIGHTER IN BOTH BODY, SPIRIT AND MIND.
EXPLORE WHO YOU ARE, BECAUSE REALLY FEAR CAN BE YOUR FRIEND NOT YOUR ENEMY.

BLESSED BE
DEBRA RAE

Monday, March 15, 2010

LOVE

IF UNKNOWN TOMMOROW WAS TO BE THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE
WHAT HAVE YOU LEFT UNDONE....WHAT REALLY MATTERS?
IS IT PLACES WE WANTED TO VISIT
CHOOSES WE ALWAY THOUGHT WE MIGHT MAKE
I KNOW FOR ME THE ONLY REAL REGRET WOULD BE TO NOT TELL
MY PARENTS THANKYOU FOR TRYING YOUR BEST WITHOUT A RULE BOOK GUIDING YOUR WAY
I TURNED OUT JUST FINE, OR SO I LIKE TO BELIEVE! AND I LOVE YOU.
TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME OR GIVEN ME SHIT WHEN I NEEDED IT
WHO LAUGH WITH ME AND AT ME BUT I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON, A RARE COMMODITY
INDEED AND I LOVE YOU ALL
TO MY CHILDREN WHO HAVE MANAGED TO GROW UP WITHOUT THE AIDE OF A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER
WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THEIR OWN SKINS AND TELL ME OFF WHEN I NEED IT
I AM PROUD OF ALL OF YOU AND LOVE YOU
TO MY HUSBAND WHO AT TIMES JUST SHAKES HIS HEAD BUT IS THERE FOR ME THROUGH THICK AND THIN. WHO LIKES TO SEE ME GET MAD! BRAVE MAN THAT HE IS
I LOVED YOU THEN AND I LOVE YOU MORE NOW
SO REALLY IF TOMORROW WAS MY LAST DAY
I REALISE THAT MATERIAL THINGS THOUGH NICE DON'T MEAN A THING
TO HAVE LOVE; SHOW LOVE AND BE LOVED ...WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR
AND AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN OUR LAST DAY MIGHT COME
MY ADVISE IS ALWAYS TELL THOSE YOU LOVE THAT YOU REALLY REALLY LOVE THEM.
TOO ALL OF YOU IN MY LIFE I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

OUR PLANET

AS A DRUID AND WICCAN I UNDERSTAND THE CLOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN MANKIND AND THE EARTH WE INHABIT. I TRY TO BE AWARE AND RESPECTFUL. I MEDITATE AND SEND HEALING ENERGY TO OUR PLANET OFTEN...I TRY TO RECYCLE AND BUY GREEN...I ALSO CHOOSE ORGANIC FOODS WHEN I CAN. I TURN DOWN MY HEAT DURING THE DAY AFEW DEGREES AND ALSO AT NIGHT BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP. NOW I AM FAR FROM PERFECT IN MY GREEN EFFORTS...I KNOW MYSELF FAR TO WELL AND LIKE MY VISES AND COMFORTS TO BECOME AN EXTREMIST...ON THE OTHER HAND I BELIEVE THAT IF WE ALL MADE A PLEDGE TO DO ONLY ONE THING TO HELP THIS PLANET AND STUCK TO IT; WELL WHAT A DIFFERNECE THAT WOULD MAKE; REALLY WE ARE ALL A LINK IN THE SAME CHAIN, BY STRENGHTING OUR OWN LINK BY MAKING A EFFORT SURELY THE LINKS AROUND US WILL STRENGHTEN AS WELL...ONE STEP AT A TIME WILL CREATE THE JOURNEY TO A HEALTHER AND STRONGER PLANET! GO PLANT A TREE OR FLOWERS THAT DON'T NEED PESTICIDES, GROW HERBS OR VEGETABLES..USE LESS WATER...DON'T BUY PLASTIC BOTTLES....RE-USE....IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T COMMIT TO THEN MAYBE YOU CAN JUST THINK LOVING THOUGHTS AND SHARE THAT WITH MOTHER EARTH AND THOSE AROUND YOU...NO EFFORT IS TOO SMALL!
CHOOSE TO LIVE WITH COMPASSION
CHOOSE TO BE PRESENT
CHOOSE TO BE RESPECTFUL
CHOOSE LIFE..YOURS AND THE PLANET YOU LIVE ON.
CHOOSE TO ACT NOT JUST BE A PASSIVE PRESENCE
CHOOSE!!!!!

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

SMILE

THE SIMPLE ACT OF SMILING COSTS NOTHING BUT CAN TRANSFORM
NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE THE POWER OF A SMILE BOTH ON YOUR EMOTIONS
AND THOSE OF OTHERS AROUND YOU
A SMILE CAN HEARTEN THOSE FEELING DOWN
IT CAN FEEL LIKE A RAY OF SUNSHINE
MAKING YOU FEEL CONNECTED EVEN WHEN YOU ARE STRANGERS
GIVE IT A TRY...IT COSTS NOTHING
IF ANY THING A SMILE IS PRICELESS
THE ABILTIY TO BRIGHTEN SOME ONE ELSE DAY
TO FILL YOUR OWN HEART WITH WARMTH AND GLADNESS
TO FEEL CONNECTED....NOW THAT IS SOMETHING TO SMILE AT


BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Thursday, February 18, 2010

THE SUN AND SEA

I HAD A WEEK OF ENJOYING THE CUBAN SUN AND SURF
FOR ME THE SUN AND OCEAN ARE RESTORATIVE TO MY BODY AND SOUL
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE MY ROOTS ARE IN A COUNTRY THAT IS FULL OF SUNSHINE
AS A AUSSIE I SPENT MY SUMMERS BATHED IN GOLDEN SUNLIGHT AND PLAYED IN THE WATERS AROUND ME
I LOVE THE FEEL OF SAND IN MY TOES AND SALT WATER BATHING AWAY MY WORRIES WITH EVERY PULSE OF THE WAVES.
I HAVE A LOVELY GLOW ON MY FACE AND IN MY HEART AS I SIT ONCE MORE LOOKING OUT AT THE SNOW THAT REPRESENTS AN ALBERTAN WINTER
I OFTEN WONDER HOW OR WHY I AM HERE AS I AM NOT A WINTER PERSON AT HEART
I AM AS FAR AWAY FROM THE SAND AND OCEAN AS I COULD POSSIBLY BE
THE AUSTRALIAN IN ME OFTEN ASKS 'WHY'
THE SEEKER IN ME UNDERSTANDS LESSONS TO BE LEARNT AND BEAUTY TO BE UNDERSTOOD
BUT FOR NOW I AM GREATFUL FOR MY WINTER BREAK
FOR THE SUN, SAND AND THE SEA!

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

TIME

TIME STANDS STILL FOR NO ONE
SOME TIMES IT SEEMS TO CREEP SLOWLY ALONG
MOSTLY THOUGH TIME SEEMS TO FLY BY
I HAVE LEARNT THE LESSON THAT OTHERS ALREADY KNOW
DON'T PUT OFF DOING THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO
BECAUSE TIME IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE
AGE FOLOWS TIME NATURALLY
AND NEITHER WILL PATIENTLY WAIT WHILE YOU SIT IN LIMBO
DON'T PUT OFF DOING THE THINGS YOU REALLY WANT TO DO
FATHER TIME IS ALWAYS STANDING IN THE WING WAITING
SO I AM CREATING THIS MANTRA 'I CAN, I WILL, I AM'
I CAN DO, I WILL DO...I AM DOING
NOW IS IMPORTANT
SUCCESS IS A POINT OF VIEW
DECIDING NOT TO WASTE TIME
VITAL!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

RESOLUTIONS

HERE WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR
RESOLUTIONS IN HAND, SUCCESS IN MIND
AND AS I STUDY MY LIST I COME TO THE REALISATION
THAT ITS MUCH THE SAME AS LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT
SAD BUT TRUE
EVERY YEAR I BELIEVE I CAN COMMITTE TO BEING HEALTHIER, FITTER AND LOOSING WEIGHT AND EVERY YEAR I START
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DON'T SUCCEED
I USE TO THINK THAT I DON'T HAVE PERCEVERENCE BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND
I DO RETRY OVER AND OVER AGAIN
SO AS LONG AS I AM TRYING THERE HAS TO BE SOME SUCCESS?
MEARLY COMMITTING TO TRYING HAS TO MEAN SOME THING! RIGHT!
SO HERE I STAND AT THE HEAD OF ANOTHER YEAR
RESOLUTIONS ON MY WALL
SUCCESS IN MY MIND
STARTING OVER AGAIN
PRAYING AND HOPING THAT NEXT YEARS LIST WILL BE A NEW ONE.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

I CHOOSE

AS I LAY HERE FEELING THE CANCER HOLDING ONTO ME
FEELING THE ANGER AND FEARS RISING
NEEDING TO SHOUT
"WHY ME"

I REACH INSIDE AND SEE YOU
YOU MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, SO FULL OF LOVE AND GRACE
YOU MY LOVE WHO OPENS MY HEART TO JOY
YOU MY FAMILY WHO WEEPS FOR ME AND HOLDS ME CLOSE
WITH LOVING ARMS
YOU MY FRIENDS WHO SMILE AND LAUGH SO THAT I WILL
NOT SIT IN DARKNESS

YOU I HOLD ONTO
LIKE LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS AND CHOOSING A
FRAME OF REFERENCE
I CHOOSE ALL OF YOU
BEAUTY AND GRACE, LOVE AND JOY...HOPE AND DREAMS
LETTING GO OF PAIN AND FEAR
I CHOOSE YOU!


TO SHARLANE
MAY HEALING BLANKET YOU...MIND BODY AND SOUL

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

Monday, January 4, 2010

HA HUMBUG

XMAS IS OVER AND NOW LET PEACE BE RESTORED
I DON'T KNOW FOR ANY ONE ELSE BUT XMAS FOR ME
IS FULL OF SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY, EATING TOO MUCH FOOD
AND LISTENING TO THE SAME OLD STUFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN
IT IS A SEASON OF I HAVE TO'S NOT I WANT TO'S
I ADMIT I AM BECOMING A HUMBUG MISER AS I CONTEMPLATE XMAS!
I FEEL NO YOUTHFUL JOY ANYMORE
MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND AS YET I DON'T HAVE GRANDCHILDREN
EVERY YEAR I THINK I WILL CONCENTRATE LESS ON ME AND MY AND MORE
ON AIDING OTHERS...SO FAR I AM NOT WINNING
WHY DOES XMAS BRING OUT THE WORST NOT ENCOURAGE THE BEST?
WHEN DID WE ALLOW THE COMMERCALISATION OF XMAS BE THE
REASON FOR CELEBRATION
WHEN DID WE LOOSE FOCUS ..AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW DO WE CHANGE!
WHAT IS XMAS? REALLY THE BIRTH OF JESUS AND CATHOLIC FAITH?
I AM NOT A FAN OF CHURCH AND BEING LECTURED TO...I HAVE RARELY LEFT A SERMON FEELING INSPIRED
SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME?
I HAVE 12 MONTHS AHEAD BEFORE XMAS COMES AGAIN
MAYBE I NEED TO BE OPEN TO GIVING AND RECEIVING WITH GRACE
MAYBE I NEED TO CELEBRATE THE ESSENCE OF XMAS ON A ON GOING BASIS?
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL
WELL I CAN THINK IT .....MAYBE I NEED TO APPLY IT!
MAYBE BY THINKING AND DOING IN MY OWN SMALL WAY
PEACE AND GOODWILL WILL HAVE A MEANING, BECOME A FEELING...BECOME A REALITY!
MY WISH IS THAT BY NEXT XMAS, I WILL FACE IT WITH YOUTHFUL JOY NOT FOREBODING...THAT THE REAL REASONS FOR XMAS WILL BE EASY TO SEE AND CELEBRATE
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL, AND TO ALL A.....GREAT DAY


BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE