Personal Skies
The sun sets for everyone some time,
Turning the world to blackness.
The lucky ones have stars
Who can brighten the nights
And make the black seem beautiful.
... Stars which give them strength
To wait for the morning to come.
Others have cloudy skies,
And cannot see their stars.
They see no reason to stay awake,
And wait for the light if day.
But they should always remember,
The stars are always there
Even if you can’t see them right now.
And day light will always come
As long as you wait through the darkness.
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
You're gonna wanna hold me
Just like I've always told you
... You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Nobody here will ever find me
But I will always be around
Just like the songs I leave behind me
I'm gonna live forever now
You fathers and you mothers
Be good to one another
Please try to raise your children right
Don't let the darkness take 'em
Don't make 'em feel forsaken
Just lead 'em safely to the light
When this old world is blown us under
And all the stars fall from the sky
Remember someone really loves you
We'll live forever you and I
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
I'm gonna live forever now
I'm gonna live forever now
I'm gonna live forever now
I'm gonna live forever now
Dream of angels and sunshine
rivers of red wine and orange peel blue
Dream of angels and sunshine
of rivers of red wine and orange peel blue
dreaming of you
This body is not me.
I am not limited by this body.
I am life without boundaries.
I have never been born,
... and I have never died.
Look at the ocean and the sky filled with stars,
manifestations from my wondrous true mind.
Since before time, I have been free.
Birth and death are only doors through which we pass,
sacred thresholds on our journey.
Birth and death are a game of hide and seek.
So laugh with me,
hold my hand,
let us say good-bye,
say good-bye, to meet again soon.
We meet today.
We will meet again tomorrow.
We will meet at the source every moment.
We meet each other in all forms of life.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~
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{{{{~The Mindfulness Bell Has Sounded~}}}}
I invite you to pause, smile and breathe joyfully
Continue mindfully breathing until you arrive at
~~~~~~~the Peace of Presence ~~~~~~~~
Oh Great Spirit,
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
Hear me, I am small and weak,
I need your strength and wisdom.
... Let me walk in Beauty and forever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my ears sharp to hear your voice,
And my hands to respect the things which you have made.
Let me see the lessons which you have hidden in each leaf and rock.
Make me wise that I may understand the things which you have taught my people.
I seek wisdom, not to be greater than my brother,
But to overcome my greatest enemy, myself.
Let me walk a straight path with clean hands,
So that when life fades, like the fading sunset,
My spirit may return to you without shame.
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