By Kim Nelson, on June 25th, 2010%
“Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.” ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American Author & Poet
~ ω ~
I’ll take my bitter
In the form of bitter herbs
Soothe me, treat me;
My distress, curb.
Chamomile, arugula, wormwood, mint.
Each a cure,
Sublimely sent.
In a drink, yes, I think
Bitter can be grand.
Salty gin, tonic, lime~
Never bland.
I’ll take my bitter with a little dash of sweet.
Combined with love and honey, a real treat.
Grapefruit, lemon, sour grape, wine.
Divine
But I won’t take your bitter, spewed and splattered all about.
If you so choose to live,
Then you
I’ll live without.
And love from a distance.
By Kim Nelson, on June 25th, 2010%
”I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully.” ~ Anna Howard Shaw, American Physician & Suffragette
JOY
In this day,
Hour,
Moment,
JOY is attainable.
Retainable.
Yours to have, to hold.
Be BOLD!
Reach out. Take hold
Of Joy.
See it.
Believe it.
Seize it.
Breathe it.
Take it in. Send it out.
Receive it, replenish.
It is your right,
Obligation,
Fate.
Lacking joy?
STOP!
See. Believe. Seize. Breathe.
Repeat.
By Kim Nelson, on June 24th, 2010%
When I first met The Good Husband nearly thirty-five years ago, I sensed something special. Yeah, yeah, there was pure teenage attraction and unrestrained passion, but it was more than that.
As a 17-year old, he exuded an aura of calm and inner connection that I wanted to better understand. It took another year before we began dating and I had the opportunity to figure out how this guy ticked. Within a few months, after seeing him function in the world and in his family home, I knew that the secret was integrity. The man has impeccable integrity, as did his father before him. Integrity is the essence that guides his every act, and has as long as I’ve known him.
Like many others over the years, I saw in this man, felt in his presence, a sense of wonder and possibility. I recognized an option to be a better version of myself. I wanted to learn that, be that, so that I could walk a similar path and emit that kind of light. It took some time, but for the most part, I succeeded.
Not long ago, I came across a related quote and am compelled to share it. It is, quite simply, an essential truth. It’s part of a philosophy, an outlook, and a lifestyle that can lead to only good things. And it correlates beautifully with another of my favorite quotes, gifted by Ghandi: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
Have a read, then let me know what you think:
“People of integrity seem to have a kind of built-in ability to handle whatever comes up as they go toward success. You see, when you act from integrity, you don’t lie. When you don’t lie, you have no need to remember. When you don’t have anything to remember, you don’t have to save your energy for protection, in fear of being found out; then you have access to all your energy in the present. When you have your energy present, here and now, you are in a better position to handle whatever comes up. If you do that often enough, you’ll gain an enormous amount of self-confidence, a belief in yourself based on empirical evidence — your life.
When you live a life of integrity, your success may very well manifest as wealth in friendships, trust, admiration, respect, and the ability to inspire others.”
- John-Roger, American Author & Spiritual Leader
By Kim Nelson, on June 23rd, 2010%
“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.”
~Ashley Montague
…
Sunrise on a summer morn.
The moment each of my children was born.
Seeing him cross a crowded room.
Witnessing someone I care for bloom.
Weddings when the match is right.
Achieving the goal that took all one’s might.
A simple meal, a glass of wine.
Knowing, regardless, that all will be fine.
Because I let happiness seize me.
By Kim Nelson, on June 23rd, 2010%
“What’s the earth
With all it’s art, verse, music, worth–
Compared with love
found, gained, kept?”
~ Robert Browning
Dear Robert,
You got it mostly right. This world ~ with all it’s art, verse, music ~ simply would not be, without love. Love is the root of adornment and adoration. Love is the reason for it all.
Love ~ found, gained, kept ~ is at the bottom of everything worthy of aspiration. Love is the aspiration.
Romantic love, friendly love, passionate love, familial love. Love of the creator. Love for fellow men. Love for loving’s sake.
I AM what I AM, you are what your are, we are who we are… in love, through love, by love, because of love.
Deny love - deny yourself.
Love. The opposite of fear. And we all know the only thing to fear is fear itself.
Think on that for a bit.
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