Haiku is my garden. I find stones, roses, butterflies there, moss rarely grows. With vigilance, a seeker can come away with an altered state of mind.
Alex has been driving today, I spent over six hours on the phone with him. I am a little spent.
I needed a post, this is a post. I might be back or not.
I hope all of you have a gracious evening.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
I write from my heart
Hoping to touch another
Who might need insight
To better comprehend living
From the inside to the out.
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When you deal with living things,
you cannot choose when they go
or when they stay. All you can
do is continually pray.
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The soul of you
The soul of me
Are joined together
Until we shall choose
To come apart, go free,
But love, can you not see;
I want you forever with me.
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Music is a communal experience, but even in live
performance, to no small degree, it is entirely personal.
We can listen to the same song and come to our
individually differentiated conclusions.
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Intention to Devotion
Love is filtered through
Who we are in each moment
Experience determines
What we choose to risk, how, when,
And decides who we believe is
Worth the investment of our lives.
We are careful creatures knowing
Our hearts, minds, are not to be
Turned over too easily, so freely
We want to be treasured, held dear,
Because each of us is aware
Love is a potential weapon to maim and kill.
So we reach out gingerly
Watching for reaction, acceptance
Hoping our tenderness is returned,
But ready in seconds to run
If there is an indication we should
Retreat before the pain gets deep.
If we set ourselves open to let
Another in, we are directing
Our lives, real enough to love.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Love like you will live forever,
But always recognize your life
Could end momentarily.
When we choose to love, we move into the realm of the timeless, eternity, infinity. An act of love reverberates through all time; past, present, and future. It changes the course of history and impacts destiny. We are who we are by letting loving flow through us and be spread freely.
Love:
Sometimes… it is a hug when we have not seen someone in a while.
Sometimes… it is saying, “I love you,” and meaning it to the depths of our being.
Sometimes… it is listening when someone is over-stressed.
Sometimes… it is a fervently lifted prayer.
Sometimes… it is a note to express love and care, with encouragement and inspiration for good measure.
Sometimes… it is a thoughtful gift.
Sometimes… it is an unexpected call, text, or message.
Sometimes… it is a meal, carefully prepared.
Sometimes… it is a visit, out of the blue.
Sometimes… it is anything we can do to express our love and convey how special someone is to us.
If we work, no matter our vocation, we should dedicate our labor to enriching the lives of others with our love and care. If we become cross and out of sorts, we should remind ourselves that we have a sacred duty to minister to every human and animal, and thing, in love. For it is our respectable calling.
If we can bless the world into which we have been placed with love, kindness, gentleness, generosity, encouragement, and inspiration, perhaps we can guide the planet into a better social and economic state. We can do so much to alleviate pain, death, suffering, poverty if we each become love.
Blessings to each of you. May you reach for your dreams and grasp them, so they become your life. May Love strengthen you in all you do.
Do not give up, do not quit, you have not seen what you are striving for yet. God has better things for you than you imagine.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
I had the honor and pleasure to visit here where they cure childhood cancer a while back. Such as this is work of love.
It is a song, but well, I cannot sing it… I just sang it to get the words.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
That is what it is all about. If we love one another, we not only give the gift of love away, but it nurtures us and grows us into being love.
When we allow trivialities to come between us, we hinder ourselves. Differences are meant to keep us lively, challenge us, not for us to judge each other harshly and push us apart. If we were all alike, life would be boring.
Are you bored? Reach your love into someone’s life. Meet them where they have a need or just do a simple thing that can make a smile light up a stranger’s eyes. You will find yourself living joy, and the boredom will depart.
We may be unable to meet one another in person, but the worldwide cyber community can be an inspiration and encouragement to us if we invest love in it.
As a prompt, be generous and genuine with others in your circle of influence. Create something expressing your love for life and other lives. Be the gift and watch the gift return to you.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
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