The world can want anything from you. In fact, the world can ask a million things of you. Yet, it is within your integrity to give, or not; to say yes or no. It is not about being right, or wrong; selfish or selfless; loving or unloving. It is about being honest, with myself, first.…
Tag: honesty
Touching Base to Expand
When two people initially get together, it was based on a set of conditions. Nobody will try to intoxicate the relationship on purpose if not for something that had altered in the conditions of the relationship, albeit not really knowing either, exactly what it is that has changed. If they knew, the intoxication would not…
Tell Me, Already
You bellow me with sweet words afraid of my downfalling into the myriad of emotions that had me drown in before. Building my make belief that protection is what you are giving me it did look like tender love, you know in that strong and warm façade. Yet, has that all changed now? my trust…
Having & Receiving
A wish to have or receive is perceived due to a mentality of lack. When the mental state is in fullness, there is no wish to have or receive because there is already having and receiving all the time, unconditionally. Only twisted perceptions of what comes into our space seems to be obscuring the true…
Teacher’s Day
So, yesterday was an official ‘Teacher’s Day’ celebrated by the world. I remember when I was a young kid, I would bring an apple to each of my teachers on such a day and wish them ‘Happy Teacher’s Day’. Why an apple? I heard or read from somewhere the best gift to a teacher was…
Only a Child
Be gentle with me I am only a child. When you scream at me Screech at me Or even defend in your righteousness By being stern with me I will only retreat into my cave Or throw my tantrums Never seeing your point of view Only wishing you hear me out Perhaps even wishing I…
Haunting Eclipse
You are like that shadow haunting me day and night. An object capable of bringing me to the heights of a happy dream or the pits of a nightmare. Just because of your appearance with your whims and fancy denying my whims and fancy suppressing what is to be arghhh…. the struggle. Yet you are…
Stop a Moment, for Clarity
We can’t stop others from being defensive by telling people not to be defensive. But, we can choose not to be defensive even in the presence of people who are seemingly defensive. When we are sure of what we are defensive about, that is righteousness. But, when we begin to question our defensiveness and…
Simple Loving
Loving is really that simple. Just loving, effortlessly. It is only when beliefs and concepts start creeping in, that it makes the experience of loving a little harder hence propelling people to behave pretty strangely towards each other. As if to stay away, it is possible to deny what is there; as if to stay…
Inquiring into Thoughts
Some may argue that we are being pulled to the past or future by thoughts and that, thoughts are impersonal. It is true. But can they surface in your consciousness if they are not part of your being? And yes, all of us, if not most of us, seem to be carrying the same stuffs. What I meant by saying they…
