Daddy ........... That strong man with a gentle smile that make u feel so safe in the crazy world around you. How the memories of your unconditional love still helps me to find my way through this ever changing world. How the warmth of your love still cover me as if your protection never ceased.
The old familiar songs would play and in the memories of yesterday still lies the hope that one day we will meet again. One thing I remember most is that I played the game of draught with him for years and he will always beat me -- then came one day I finally won -- I never wanted to play after that -- he smiled and said --- "Did u really win or did I let you win?" Haha -- I asked "so which one is it? His answer was -- "The one that you know is true". Why did you let me win then I asked --- his smile said it all -- I love you!
How your presense made me feel that my mistakes was not mistakes, they were just steps being taken to reach the best of who I am. How your punishment would put that fear that doing wrong was not an option. How the many lessons I learnt in your silence is still with me today. How your messages lies in the music I dont even understand.
Thank you my beautiful father -- thank you for cubing my fruits and placing a fork in it, thank you for allowing me to suck my thumb on your lap and play with your ear. Thank you for sacrificing for me to have what I needed and wanted, thank for the journey of trials and tribulations that is still unfolding. Thank you for sitting with me nights upon nights when I didnt feel well, for making ginger tea that I hated so much. Thank you for knowing all my mistakes even before I did and for taking my hand in yours. Thank you for asking all the masqueraders at Carnival time for their banners so that I can go home and pretend to be them. Looking back now your love was in every act, in every smile and even in every stern word.
The lessons we learn from our parents is one of the most integral part of our upbringing. Sometimes we miss those lessons until we become a parent ourselves and then we understand, but the lessons are never lost -- we just see it later on in life. In every memory lies the hidden message that brings us to that special awareness.
Thank u dad for the gift of u :)
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Friday, 21 September 2012
Divine Unfolding
The canvas is empty -- paint a picture -- write a story -- share a smile or just love unconditionally. Whatever we choose to put on this canvas always have something higher at work for us and within us. The colours on this canvas is used to create perfect rainbows in the end.
Divine unfolding - those sacred words -- what does it mean ? For me its everything that just IS. Whenever I meditate and I sit and listen to what is told to me - I always hear --- "I am with you". He is always with us touching our souls with every step we take. His divine plan unfolds in everything we see.. I heard the saying quite a few times --- "We can plan all we want but HE is the best of planners.
This sacred unfolding happens to us all the time -we just dont realise it at the time. Time often goes by and when we look back we know whatever happened brought us to a better place. We are all unique -- we love differently, however how we choose to splash the paint on our canvas will determine the picture we look at in the end. If we look closely at the colours we would realise each colour whether dark or light is unfolding to bring us that beautiful picture.
We create everyday with the power of our thoughts, what is within projects outwards and our world is created. The signs we get, the messages received, the people that step in and even the ones that step out are all unfolding perfectly.
The Divine - his love so vast for all his creation. Im sure each one of us that closes our eyes and really concentrate on his love will hear the words "I am with you" :) Trust that.
When we trust the divine plan and we go with it - flow with it and FEEL all that IS then we are at the core of our being!
Divine unfolding - those sacred words -- what does it mean ? For me its everything that just IS. Whenever I meditate and I sit and listen to what is told to me - I always hear --- "I am with you". He is always with us touching our souls with every step we take. His divine plan unfolds in everything we see.. I heard the saying quite a few times --- "We can plan all we want but HE is the best of planners.
This sacred unfolding happens to us all the time -we just dont realise it at the time. Time often goes by and when we look back we know whatever happened brought us to a better place. We are all unique -- we love differently, however how we choose to splash the paint on our canvas will determine the picture we look at in the end. If we look closely at the colours we would realise each colour whether dark or light is unfolding to bring us that beautiful picture.
We create everyday with the power of our thoughts, what is within projects outwards and our world is created. The signs we get, the messages received, the people that step in and even the ones that step out are all unfolding perfectly.
The Divine - his love so vast for all his creation. Im sure each one of us that closes our eyes and really concentrate on his love will hear the words "I am with you" :) Trust that.
When we trust the divine plan and we go with it - flow with it and FEEL all that IS then we are at the core of our being!
Saturday, 8 September 2012
The Book of Love
Im sure we continue on this journey wondering how we will find what our soul searches for. Sometimes we stop and think we found it but then life pushes us to a limit to question our decisions. We always find people that we have connections with on this path - but when we find them or they find us do we shift our world? Do we question every decision asking if it was a good one or not?
Dont question -- be free to feel what your guidance tells you. If you silence yourself you will find yourself smiling to the endless possibilities out there. The people on our path are our teachers -- every single one of them -- the chapters in our book of love are sometimes bookmarked by the intensity we feel for others and how it has impacted on our journey.
What does our soul search for ?? Why do we sit and say sometimes -- is this "IT"? What the soul searches is completeness -- the bliss of finding who you truly are in this beautiful world and on this beautiful journey.
I call it the Book of Love as everyone knows -- "Everything is for us and not to us." Every single meeting with others is here out of Love for us -- to push us to the very core of our being - to understand who we are and to answer that question we all long to answer – “what is our purpose here?”.
Some of these people stay with us on our journey to ourselves and some change direction to follow their own path -- their own truth and turn the pages in their own Book of Love. Sometimes we are left heartbroken, we are left trying to find a way to survive. There are love stories that push us to unbearable limits and we try to find that balance to help us to move on.
Love is not based on a touch or the things that others would do to prove it to you. It is felt deep within that you just "know". Its the inner voice talking to us and in that you get the comfort of how imperfectly perfect you are.
Some say "I love you" but most times there are limits. Limits to what they can do or what they wont do -- how much they can give because they look for what you give out to match that. Unconditional love is just what it says "unconditional". I smile sometimes when I hear people around me -- I sometimes hear -- "when you give me what I need I will do what you want me to do" ever heard that ?? what about -- "U dont deserve anything because you did not give me what I wanted”.
Funny isnt it ?? We say we love others more than life itself sometimes but we wait to see what we get first before we can show our love. Love is not based on what you get back. Its based on going within and allowing that light to shine out, rippling over with unconditional love for all. In doing that it creates that purity of Love that we all seek and in shining that light for others you will find the beauty of all that IS.
So when next you go back to your chapters and you read the bookmarked pages -- smile -- they were the most beautiful teachers. The book of Love is never closed -- the pages just keep being written as we go along on this beautiful journey :)
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Leaders
Ever wondered what is the difference between a "Boss" and a "Leader"?. I truly believe a Leader is one who is servicing others. His character shows in his actions and his deeds. How many times we come across bosses that only care to make money and not care for their workers?. You see those same bosses giving to the famous charities only to have the name out there but with their own people who work diligently for years are not even spoken to.
I am very much aware of people around me and the people that I choose to take into my space. The characters stand out more than you know. I would know this because I am blessed to be someone who works for a Leader not a Boss. His unselfish acts, his generosity and his kindness speaks volumes. His Leadership brings togetherness and love. He touches each soul on a different level and he is far beyond the greed for money. He loves it - he wants it but he gets it because of his unwavering commitment to serving others.
Three weeks ago as most would know the compound I live on was flooded out. One of first to call was him -- I was in tears at the time -- his first words were "Nothing to worry about -- I will help you". Sometimes things are said by others and they have no idea the impact they have on others with just little words. I knew this to be true as over the years he have never failed in his determination to make "his children" successful. U see the difference to me is this -- he knows what is needed and when it is needed. He just knows. He knows when to push you to the limit of yourself to be successful and then he knows when its time to give generously without a question. His light is more than each one of us that work for him can ask for.
His richness goes beyond the financial aspect of his life and he continues to grow daily. Leadership is never easy -- everyone wants their ego stroked from time to time -- but with him its a fleeting moment.
We often hear the saying "Teach someone how to fish instead of handing them the fish". There are some circumstances where you need to hand the fish -- and some you teach how to fish. The difference lies in the love and compassion you feel for others. We cant make a difference to the whole world all at once but it starts with the "man in the mirror.
A company is not a company without the "people". When I look at companies now and you see the "Boss" I often ask myself -- wonder which one --- Leader or Boss??
I am very much aware of people around me and the people that I choose to take into my space. The characters stand out more than you know. I would know this because I am blessed to be someone who works for a Leader not a Boss. His unselfish acts, his generosity and his kindness speaks volumes. His Leadership brings togetherness and love. He touches each soul on a different level and he is far beyond the greed for money. He loves it - he wants it but he gets it because of his unwavering commitment to serving others.
Three weeks ago as most would know the compound I live on was flooded out. One of first to call was him -- I was in tears at the time -- his first words were "Nothing to worry about -- I will help you". Sometimes things are said by others and they have no idea the impact they have on others with just little words. I knew this to be true as over the years he have never failed in his determination to make "his children" successful. U see the difference to me is this -- he knows what is needed and when it is needed. He just knows. He knows when to push you to the limit of yourself to be successful and then he knows when its time to give generously without a question. His light is more than each one of us that work for him can ask for.
His richness goes beyond the financial aspect of his life and he continues to grow daily. Leadership is never easy -- everyone wants their ego stroked from time to time -- but with him its a fleeting moment.
We often hear the saying "Teach someone how to fish instead of handing them the fish". There are some circumstances where you need to hand the fish -- and some you teach how to fish. The difference lies in the love and compassion you feel for others. We cant make a difference to the whole world all at once but it starts with the "man in the mirror.
A company is not a company without the "people". When I look at companies now and you see the "Boss" I often ask myself -- wonder which one --- Leader or Boss??
Saturday, 1 September 2012
Mere Raam
I was listening to a song called "Mere Raam" it means "My God" and it stirred so many emotions. As I sat I closed my eyes and I can still type this while the song is playing. I can surely feel what it means and I can feel all the divine energies flowing through me and for me. Two simple words "My God" what does it mean to you ??
There is music that sings to your soul and you will feel connected to it - something we are all familiar with but it does something within us
I get to ask all the questions and I get to feel the answers -- I get to say "why?" and the light of the divine answers it on so many levels -- we are never apart. And the tears would flow and the emotions are so very high when you are in this dance. No one can tell you how you should feel and why you should - you embrace the emotions coming out and you take with you the lessons it teaches.
When I look around me I see all the people whose light connects with mines and they are shining brighter than I have ever seen them. U get so everwhelmed with emotions -- u are LOVE.
All dressed in white sitting by the ocean as the sun sets listening to the music of the soul and connecting with the Divine. Basking in all that IS. You are always protected. Each and every soul has a journey -- its their journey -- their path to follow and you have yours. The souls that stay with you no matter what are the ones that would bring to you the light. They shine their light for you to follow and in following them you reach level after level until you reach that state that IS.
I am not at that level but the journey in getting there is so profound --mystery after mystery.
Let your journey be free to feel -- feel all the emotions that you need to feel -- love them and embrace them in your own way.
So choose the music that sings to your soul and connect in a way that is beyond anything you have ever known. .................................. Feel your Raam
There is music that sings to your soul and you will feel connected to it - something we are all familiar with but it does something within us
I get to ask all the questions and I get to feel the answers -- I get to say "why?" and the light of the divine answers it on so many levels -- we are never apart. And the tears would flow and the emotions are so very high when you are in this dance. No one can tell you how you should feel and why you should - you embrace the emotions coming out and you take with you the lessons it teaches.
When I look around me I see all the people whose light connects with mines and they are shining brighter than I have ever seen them. U get so everwhelmed with emotions -- u are LOVE.
All dressed in white sitting by the ocean as the sun sets listening to the music of the soul and connecting with the Divine. Basking in all that IS. You are always protected. Each and every soul has a journey -- its their journey -- their path to follow and you have yours. The souls that stay with you no matter what are the ones that would bring to you the light. They shine their light for you to follow and in following them you reach level after level until you reach that state that IS.
I am not at that level but the journey in getting there is so profound --mystery after mystery.
Let your journey be free to feel -- feel all the emotions that you need to feel -- love them and embrace them in your own way.
So choose the music that sings to your soul and connect in a way that is beyond anything you have ever known. .................................. Feel your Raam
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