Fight.....

My Thought for this Day.....Some days we have to fight for someone else. We have to be their battalion leader, their CEO, their champion. We go into full armor, and we become a warrior. Our eyes are outward, not inward. Our reward is their gold, not ours. We fight for them because they cannot, at this moment, do battle.  This is our duty. And in this war, we are shrewd, and capable and infallible. And we know, without a doubt, that if needed, any time, they would do the same for us. Consider the blessing of this. And then, be mighty.

Bubbles.....

My Thought for this Day......Sometimes I envision us all in bubbles.  Spheres of iridescent lights that float on waves of human emotion. Our bubbles are filled with the whims of the universe, or truthfully, they are filled with what at this moment, in this exact time period carries each and every one of us to our destinies.  Here's the depth, the gut, the atmosphere of out bubbles.......our ability to simply float. And with this floating comes either resentment, strength, sadness, usefulness, ignorance or self knowledge of 'oh the places we will go'. So, to only keep your eyes on other's bubbles,...to envy, covet, grasp that which is not ours, is to miss the wonderful prisms of life that is your bubble.  Think about this....and think deeply....you can't have or possess someone's else's bubble. You only have yours. So the key, the lesson, the life,  is to float within your sphere, knowing that whatever it is, it is truly meant for you. And in that knowledge, in those sparkling prisms of life, you find your core. What more could you ask for...for indeed, if you don't know yourself, your journey hasn't even begun.

Hand.......

My Thought for this Day......Close your eyes; still your mind. At this moment we are mentally gazing up, and we are visualizing all the hands that have reached down to help us climb the dunes of our lives. See them clearly, focused, cupped in kindness, stretching out to you. Are they gnarled with age?  Are they roughened with work?  Are they soft and gentle with the touch of an angel. How many do you see?  Disregard those that might have pressed down. They do not matter: they have become invisible. They are obscure and dark in the shadows of your past. Today, we rejoice in those hands that have patted, lifted, and guided. I hope you can see them with clarity and can understand that they have molded and shaped the you of today.  And then, learn, my friend. Learn the guidance, the passion that these hands have bestowed on you. These hands have blessed you, and the biggest debt you have is reverently stretching your hand down and passing the gifts to those who walk underneath your own tutelage. Holding your hands and reaching down to raise someone up. Do it with unselfishness.  It's not about you when you are grasping a hand lifted up toward yours. It's just not. Be those hands that someone looks up to and says Yes!

You....

My Wish for you This Day........I wish that you could see yourself as others see you. The depth, the shallowness, the selfless, the selfish, the humble, the egotistical , the humorous, the godly, the godless,  the righteous, the ignorant, the wise........you will never know someone else, nor finish your mission on this earth until you know yourself.

Lease......

My Thought for the Day.......Do you realize we only lease our lives?  We rent our bodies?  We do not own them. We have varying beliefs, thoughts, and actions on our leases.  Some people take them more seriously than others. Some never even consider that one day our leases will expire. Leases end in all sorts of ways. For some, it is just the decision to stop paying the rent and move on...........for these souls the pain and hurt must be so deep and wide and endless that they see no other option.  You have never and will never walk in another's shoes, breath their air, nor know exactly why they keep or break their leases.  You will never ever feel the pain of anyone but you and to say otherwise is presumptuous and ignorant on your part.  Don't ever say," I know how you feel" because you DON'T!  It is said that life is for the living.....but it is my belief it is also for the dead. For at times the dead teach so powerfully that these lessons surpass anything we have ever experienced. Whether you lease a penthouse or a basement,  you do lease. Please take stock of everything and everyone that inhabits your space. Listen, seek, watch, speak, and most of all learn. With learning you teach.......what is your lease lesson telling the world?  

Shadow.....

My Thought for this Day.....Sometimes in life we all feel alone, forgotten, misunderstood, left out. But remember, even in our loneliness, we cast a long shadow. And in that shadow are memories, experiences, friends and family that are with us. The gift is to always believe in the shadow.

Thread....

My Thought for this Day......I wonder what you let change your heart?  Do you allow gossip to weave its thorny vine around it?  Do you look only at the superficial appearance of people and turn and walk away with a hardened heart?  Do you stereotype your fellow man by race and ethnicity, thus missing out on a wealth of histories and cultures?  Are you missing the melting pot of the human race?  Does your heart cry out "Not like me, so not good"?  Think long and hard about just exactly what you might be missing. You are a tiny speck in a huge eternal world.  Can't you see that if you put blinders on your heart, you are overlooking the absolutely enormous gift of life in all its millions of facets?  What a shame. Embrace yourself with a coat of many fabrics. Each thread is special. Each stitch is God made.