On The Path, Or?

How was your experience of today?

Were you on the path, at least some of the time?

When did you fall off?

And when you did, did you dust yourself off, recognize the experience without beating yourself up and continue ... onward and upward?

Did you remember to pause and enjoy the wildflowers floating in the breeze while you waited patiently for that stoplight to turn?

Or, say I love you and feel it?

Did you remember to be grateful for simply being able to get out of bed, brush your teeth and wolf down that bowl of instant cereal?

Or, wonder about long lost acquaintance and actually dig out their phone number?

Did you stop to feel the appreciation of those around you for all that you are in their lives, or allow your ego to drive that conversation into the ground?

What is it in you that you are thankful for?

What will you allow tomorrow to bring?

I wonder, did you even read this far?

Love Yourself And All Your Flaws

Love yourself and all your flaws, each one
See them only as small things to overcome
In your journey each day
Grow yourself in some small way

Look inside
To decide
Where to focus your attention
With time and practice you will come to the same conclusion


Loving yourself and all your flaws
Is the beginning of opening all those inner doors
Leading and lighting your way
Is in your control each moment of the day

Practice makes perfect
Given time to reflect
Where you focus your attention
Is where you will grow your intentional comprehension


So love yourself and all your flaws
From within yourself open all those stuffy drawers
Throw out illusion
Reality in confusion

See and feel the spark of the real
That through the veils and shadows you begin to unpeel
What is inside
That warmth and love you have continued to hide


But love yourself and all your flaws
It is the start of your higher cause
To overcome your allegiance to fear
Part of the illusion that has always seemed so near

Is only something you can lose
If you take the time to believe you can choose
Break free from the flawed chains
That keep you a slave to your disdain


When all you require
To again begin to inspire
Is to love yourself and all your flaws
And again allow yourself to be at cause


With love and gratitude,
Mikel