Dancing with God

When I meditated on the word
"Guidance"

I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right
The movement doesn't flow with the music
And everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead
Both bodies begin to flow with the music

One gives gentle cues
Perhaps with a nudge to the back
Or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully
The dance takes surrender, willingness
And attentiveness from one person

And gentle guidance and skill from the other
My eyes drew back to the word
"Guidance"

When I saw "G"
I thought of "God"
followed by "u" and "I"
"God", "u" and "I" dance
God, you, and I dance
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
That I would get guidance about my life and once

Again, I became willing to let God lead
May you abide in God, as God abides in you
Dance together with God
Trusting God to lead and to guide you through each
Season of your life
And I Hope You Dance!

Happiness

Make up your mind to be happy.
Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

"Happiness is a conscious choice
not an automatic response."
Mildred Barthel

"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."
Hugh Downs

The following pics are of the same place but taken under diffrent seasons!!

Lessons on Life


There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look
at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe
what they had seen.


The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son
said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping
with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.


The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they
had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come

from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,
the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge life by one difficult season.

Persevere through the difficult patches
and better times are sure to come some time or later

Troubleshooting: How to Install LOVE...

Tech Support: Yes, ma’am, how can I help you?

Customer: Well, I’ve been having glitches and difficulties, and I’ve been strongly advised to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: I’m not very technical, but I’ll give it a try. What do I do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your heart drive. Have you located your heart drive ma’am?

Customer: Yes, but wait – several other programs are running right now. Is it okay to install Love while they’re running?

Tech Support: Which programs are running?

Customer: Let’s see… Past-Hurt, Low-Self-Image, Grudge, and Resentment at the moment.

Tech Support: Love will gradually erase past-Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low-Self-Image with a module of its own, called Self-Acceptance. However, you will have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. These programs prevent Love form being installed properly. Can you turn those off, ma’am?

Customer: I don’t know how. Can you explain?

Tech Support: Yes. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. You may have to perform the operation repeatedly before Grudge and resentment have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, the process is underway – Love has started installing itself. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you only have the base program. You will need to begin connecting to others’ hearts in order to get needed upgrades.

Customer: Okay, I understand. Hey – my heart drive is up with new files already!

Tech Support: Good. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin to patch faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Self-Criticism form all directories and empty your recycle bin to make sure it’s not only completely gone but also never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Smile is playing on my monitor, and peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over my heart drive. Is this normal?

Tech Support: It happens sometimes, yes. Sometimes it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded. So Love is installed and running? One more thing, then, before we hung up: Love is freeware. It was purchased for you many, many years ago. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return cool modules back to you.

Customer: I will do just that. By the way, what’s your name?

Tech Support: Call me the Divine Cardiologist, the Great Physician, or just “I AM”. Most people feel all they need is an annual checkup to stay heart-healthy; but the manufacturer (Me) suggests a daily maintenance schedule for maximum Love efficiency on the heart drive. Please contact Me any time for any reason.

Life Still Has A Meaning

If there is a future there is time for mending
Time to see your troubles coming to an ending.
Life is never hopeless however great your sorrow
If you're looking forward to a new tomorrow.
If there is time for wishing then there is time for hoping
When through doubt and darkness you are blindly groping.
Though the heart be heavy and hurt you may be feeling
If there is time for praying there is time for healing.

So if through your window there is a new day breaking
Thank God for the promise, though mind and soul be aching,
If with harvest over there is grain enough for gleaning
There is a new tomorrow and life still has meaning.

PRAYER!!!

I asked God to take away my pride.
and God said no.
He said it was not for Him to take away
but for me to give up.



I asked God to grant me patience.
and God said no.
He said that patience is a by-product of tribulation.
It isn't granted. It's earned.



I asked God to give me happiness..
and God said no.
He said He gives blessings.
Happiness is up to me.



I asked God to spare me pain.
and God said no.
He said suffering draws you apart from worldly care
and brings you closer to Him.



I asked God to help me love others
as mush as He loves me.
God said, " Ah, at last. You finally have the idea."