- Wake up thankful and with a smile
- Forget what happened yesterday.. If I wronged someone, know that I asked for forgiveness. If I helped someone, know that I made a positive change in the world
- Decide to be happy for the rest of the day, no matter what hurricane I might face
- Listen to Divine Inspiration
- Know that I am Royalty
- Keep the rest of the day simple as simple as possible –
- Set one meaningful goal and follow it through
- Smile
- Laugh
- Live as if this were the First and Last day of the rest of my Life.
- Receive only positive energy, block all the rest
- Inhale fresh air and exercise my mind and body
- Write something
- Compliment someone
- Call or msg everyone that I love or care about
- Eat as healthy as I can
- Become the Grace that I seek
- Give thanks before I close my eyes
- Sleep like a baby
- Rise like a Queen
Category: 52 Sunrises
Thoughts from an aspiring author..childhood dreams never, ever fade away..not really..
Remember these words
Love, is not painful, nor cruel
Love, is kind, amazingly gentle
Love, does not hold the spirit down
Love, lifts the soul to its greatest heights
Love, leads to,
life,
laughter,
happiness,
hope,
joy beyond our dreams
adventure beyond our limits
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iamlenise
To love…
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
~Karen Sunde
coffee! (or some late morning random musings)
One of my favorite joys in life.
Sipping a cup in the morning.
Staring at the Avengers mural on my bedroom wall (..yeah..I’m a comic book fangirl..)
Making a list for today:
wash some clothes (for goodness sake..don’t forget the socks this time!)
pay bills (gee whiz, didn’t I already give away all my money last week??)
read
write
laugh
pray
share a smile with a random stranger
think about the universe and how small i feel wrapped within its spiraling hold
remember that writing makes the possibilities endless (..at this point, I don’t feel quite so vulnerable)
write
laugh
pray
pondering on the day’s events
if this were my last one
can i make any kind of difference in the world?
even the smallest random act of kindness
stretches beyond the limits of our imagination
breaks down the barriers between human hearts
circle back around to thinking about coffee
love the stuff!
gets my brain all fired up and ready to explore
infinity..and beyond
hm..maybe I will have that second cup after all
🙂
~lenise~
Random photo alert
William Shakespeare
Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.
Christmas Day 2013
O Love that passeth knowledge, thee I need;
Pour in the heavenly sunshine; fill my heart;
Scatter the cloud, the doubting, and the dread —
The joy unspeakable to me impart.
~H. Bonar
Answering the Call
i have dreamed dreams
of moons rising
of suns setting
of worlds spinning, in reverse
around castles and mountains, laid waste
echoing cries
of gods and men, long-forgotten
heroes fallen
princes reborn
hearts pierced, yearning
rose petals scattered, waiting
to become whole
to sing
to surge
to soar
to touch the gates
of highest heaven
once more..
©iamlenise
Wherever you go, there you are ~Confucius
a new journey begins
Dispelling the darkness
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go or stay
stand or run
dream forever or be irrevocably awake
see all in one surreal, aching flash or shut out everything
cast a shadow or illuminate every creeping crevice
follow the path of the sun or become enchanted by the lullaby of the moon
keep quiet or shout, until the words echo back
ringing my ears
tossing off the cloak of despair
healing the blind eye
cleansing the marred heart
awakening the senses
sharpening the mind
preparing the soul
taking the breath
freeing the body
releasing the full force of destiny
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Have I imagined all this, or
Have I just opened the door to reality
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I know what I want to do
So why don’t I ever have the strength to do it
I feel the surge of infinite nature
The essence of a thousand glimmering suns
Racing through my veins
Yet the echo announces
Not yet
Steady yourself
Calm the storm
Lower the candle flame
The night is darker than it seems
Hide yourself behind me
Cloak yourself in the countenance of my wings
Shield yourself beneath my thoughts
Not because I despise your light
Because I want to protect it
Nurture it
Enhance it
Make it untouchable
From the reach of probing fingers
Which seek to extinguish it for always…
11.3.13
Even a single lamp dispels the deepest darkness.
Mahatma Gandhi
the unknown road ahead
El Sol
Quiet
A moment of quiet. Away from thoughts. Far from demands. Free from worries. Wrapped up in the sweet embrace of peace. My personal Heaven.
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Thank you, to all who took a moment to read my small homage to my fellow bloggers.
We Are
Writers.
Lovers.
Humble.
Bold.
Inspired.
Invincible.
Powerful.
Hopeful Romantics.
United in a Quest.
For Truth. Grace. Perfect Passion. Revelations.
Waiting to be heard.
Wanting to be held.
Willing to take a chance.
Hoping to be embraced. As we are.
Find what you Love.
Seek what you Live for.
And never let go.
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Some will laugh.
Some will scoff.
Others will flash a green eye.
But we.
We know.
A brilliant and resilient New Dawn awaits.
Those who are brave enough.
To take One Step Forward.
Closer.
Toward the Magnificent. Glorious. Horizon.
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Special thanks to.. ambitiouspoet and melanie jean juneau for blessing me with the Always There When I Need You Award. And ANOTHER Round of Smiles and Hugs to The Nomadic Soliloquist for a new quintet of awards.
This is a late announcement, but the joy is still overflowing :~)
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I can only think of one other person to extend this prize to.. tornadoday ..A wonderful and talented poetess. Thank you, Dear Bobbi. Your words truly inspire me.
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iamlenise
Foreshadow
A grumbling sky moments before the heavens opened
Breathe Today
Open your heart
take a chance
feel the flow of life
forever begins
right now
Pink Twilight
Sunset after a sudden summer storm
Eastern Star by Shahrzad Shirazi
..a shy glimpse at innocence..
all around me
sunrise or sunset?
.
.
you decide
the choice is yours
it always was
.
.
which will it be?
.
sibylline
El Rio de Luz
Ever Wonder?
On Waking
New Day
Vitamin R -or- Use the Key
what did i miss?
what word – phrase – pause – did i miss?
that would make everything – me – make sense.
pause
i’ve heard this – before – where?
why didn’t i notice – pause – then?
turn it off – pause – or turn it up?
shake off the deep – sleep – pause
or fall further?
touch – the mirror – step through?
in the end (or the beginning)
I will be, what I will be.
dusk – or – pause – dawn?
invisible – to some.
mystery – to others.
never quite what I – am
ever imagined
all
would become – pause
closure
For you
Song of the Morning..Morning Song
Of all the snapshots I have, from vacations long gone, this is my favorite moment in time…Whenever I’m suffering some silent agony or held in the strong grip of an aching frustration, my mind always wanders back to this day…one of the most wonderous views I have ever experienced…with forever stretching out before me, admiring creation and all her glory…I love when the clouds do funny back flips across the contrasted skyline…I feel…alive, breathing, as if being drawn toward a cosmic threshold…So here I stand, posing, watching…waiting…for the morning song…the song of the morning…..