Poem

I came across a poem I wrote while cleaning out an old box of tax returns.

All the spring trees are covered with snow and I no longer love you.

Does this qualify as a haiku?

The funny part about finding this poem is that it is undated and I actually have no idea who it was that I no longer love.

No, really.

Which brings me to the point of this post, one of my favorite quotes, "This, too, shall pass."

No matter how difficult life seems or how much heart break you are suffering, sooner or later things will change and you won't remember any of it, just like I don't remember who I was writing that poem about.

Things change, life moves on.

Relax about life and just decide for you, things are always getting better.

Relax!

I am keeping up (mostly!) with my decluttering.

Today I tackled a big box of ancient and moldering tax returns.

Just in case you didn't know, you generally only have to keep tax returns for 3 years.

In the process, I dug up one poem, a large envelope of family pictures (my mother was an inveterate photo taker, I find them everywhere!), and an inspirational quotation.

I share the quotation with you here:

Keep your desire turning back within and be patient.

Allow the fulfillment to come to you. 

Gently resist the temptation to chase your dreams into the world. Pursue them in your heart until they disappear into the Self, then leave them there.

It may take a little self-discipline–be simple, be kind, stay rested. Attend to your own inner health and happiness.

Happiness radiates like a fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others.

Do not strain after your needs of life–it is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally, effortlessly. 

Life is here to enjoy.

- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

This was really helpful to find.  I have lately been straining after the needs of life, mentally.  My frustration at not attracting the perfect job pops up with regularity on my mental screen, the way your tongue seems to find its way to a sore tooth.

I admit I am somewhat frustrated.  Life seems to be at a standstill.

But I am determined to believe that good things are coming.

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Okay, I literally I had to stop typing to answer the phone.  The temp agency called about a job.

Temp to permanent and more money than I was making at my last job.

Phone interview tomorrow.

I am off to think happy thoughts that radiate through the Universe!

Gratitude

Let's talk about gratitude.

To my mind, there is nothing so powerful to shift your mood than gratitude.

When I find myself slipping into a less than stellar emotional state, I usually fall back on gratitude to change my perception.

I am a big believer in gratitude for all occasions.

Often, when I am driving, I just start thanking the Universe for everything I see, the road, the sky, the traffic signals, other people.  I send out an endless stream of gratitude for all the things that God or other people created that I enjoy and didn't have to lift a finger to receive.

Have you ever thought what traveling would be like without sleek automobiles, paved roads, working traffic signals, and other people agreeing to follow the rules? Yea, exactly! Lots to be thankful for!

When you find yourself in a less than good mood, count your blessings! You'll be glad you did!

St. Anthony?

Have you ever heard the rhyme, "St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come round. Something is lost and can't be found?"

When I was a child, this rhyme was a staple in my Italian-Catholic home.  Lose your keys, misplace your wedding ring, can't find that important paper? Invoke St. Anthony!

So prevalent is the use of this rhyme in my family, that once my sister, when her eldest daughter was about 4, was complaining about not being able to find something in her kitchen, was amused to hear her daughter exclaim, "Quick, Mom, call St. Anthony!"

Ah, but is it really St. Anthony?  Not to disparage the dear old Saint, but could it be something else?

I think the real key to invoking St. Anthony is that you are turning the problem over to the Universe to solve.  Kind of what I am trying to do this year and chronicling the effort here.

We are told that Jesus said, "Unless you be like little children, you cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven."

It is the child-like faith, so faithfully demonstrated by my dear niece, that allows the miracle to occur.

But how?

Well, I don't know, but I believe is that having faith that something will occur is a form of creation and manifestation.

For example, you invoke St. Anthony, and by doing so you are actually saying to yourself, I do not have to solve this problem, I believe that the Universe will now solve the problem.  When you do that, you, by your belief, have manifested a future in which the object is found, by doing so, you have shifted into a Universe in which the object is found.

Now how is that possible?

Here is what I think is occurring:  God created the Universe. The Universe contains all things. All things, without possibility of omission.

Your firm belief, then, causes that particular Universe, the Universe with the found object, to manifest.

Why? Because parallel universes, with both minor and major differences, already exist.  Indeed, if God created the Universe, and the Universe contains all things, then they must exist.

If the premises of my argument are true (and you must decide for yourself if they are), then child-like faith causes the wanted Universe to click into place, like tuning a radio dial.

Does it work?  You must try it for yourself, remembering what Christ said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed, so it has been done to you."

Sorry

Sorry, I haven't had much to say.

Good things are happening though.

My sister and her husband are back home for an extended visit, which makes me very happy.

I've wanted a pair of lace shorts for about a year and I finally found a pair online today.

I've been dragging out the crock pot and experimenting with new dishes.

So, no great big things, but still, happy things are happening!