If this time … Kevin McCormack
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that the tiny speck in this universe that we occupy,
Is both wonderful and wondrous
And if we allow it to, the beauty around us
Can unlock the beauty within us;
And teach us far more than our schooling ever did.
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that success and how we measure it,
Needs to be redefined
And that the only person to whom
You should ever compare yourself,
Is who you were yesterday.
Make your growth game strong,
And along the way be kind to yourself –
If you are doing your best then you are doing enough.
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that it is more important now than ever before
To see the world through your own eyes
Begin by looking at yourself – look honestly and look gently. Look inward with compassion and kindness And look outward with humility and appreciation.
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that the opposite of love is not hate, but fear – And our greatest fear is losing that to which we have become attached. Yesterday is heavy put it down Seeing the beauty in the world around you Is the first step in purifying the clearing the mind,
And If this time has taught me anything,
It is that nature unlike us never apologises for her beauty.
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that life really is about the journey, not the destination. And it must be, for surely we are not here to reach the destination, For the destination is death. Be alive for after all, Life is all you’ve got, And when you pay attention to the things for which you are grateful, You soon forget about what you think you’re missing.
If this time has taught me anything,
It is that bitter tears are the quietest, And on the days when your head wants to hang low, It is important that you look up. Lift your head. Take it in, and breathe deep, For while this world can sometimes be a hard place Your reality and what you perceive it to be, Are seldom aligned.
If this time has taught me anything,
Is that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. We can see universes within universes But only when we pay enough attention And this is as true as the nature within us, As it is of the nature around us.
If this time has taught me anything it is this,
If true love conquers everything, Then self-love gives it the fortitude to do so. Know that you are more than your scars
Know that every wound in you has healed along the way Has taught you what it is to fight back; And to start again from where you are, With what you’ve got. Beat your own pathway, Without seeking the approval of others And know that self-love is not vanity.
If this time has taught me anything,it is this:
HOPE matters and we cannot live without it.
This time has taught me that HOPE is not a wish
Nor a desire for things to be different.
It is a course of action, a combination of mind and heart.
The future can be better and can be brighter,
And we each have the power within us to make it so.
There will be challenges to face along the way,
To which there are many solutions.
There is a source of resilience deep within us all
If this time does not teach us,
That time itself is precious,
Then will have missed the lesson.
The lesson that never before
Have the past and the future been so irrelevant,
And that the quest to “find ourselves”
Has been fruitless till now;
Only because we have been searching
In all the wrong places.
We are here – we are now
We are each and every breath we take.
Every day is a gift – a gift to begin again,
And to grasp with both hands,
The fresh opportunity to learn, unlearn and relearn.
If this time is not wasted.
The Blessing … Barbara Galvin
My blessing goes with you
In the night time when you sleep
As you lie in slumber deep
My blessing goes with you
This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each every day for you
In everything you do
And when you come to me
And hold me close to you
I bless you
And you bless me too
When your weary heart is tired
When nothing more of love's desire
My blessing goes with you
When the storms of life are strong
When you're wounded, when you don't belong
When you no longer hear my song
My blessing goes with you
This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each every day for you
And hold me close to you
I bless you and you bless me too.
Namaste patm
