Ego's Friendly Fire

We all hear about the bombings of Iraq, of Palestine
And we think to ourselves, it's OK because they are terrorists
We all can see their devastation and we say, it is OK, they kill people for their religion
We all see the mothers cry and we think they are different mothers
The brothers in search of survival
The sisters in search of a future
The grandparents unable to protect
And the parents unable to make a living
Education is scarce and interrupted
And it is all OK because they are Arabs
Because they are Muslims
Because they do not deserve what everyone else in the world deserves
Not even protection
Not even foods
Not even entertainment
Or shopping for clothes
Not even ovens
Not even refrigerators
Not even water in some of their regions
They should be lucky we call them people
For in our hearts we equate them to animals
Yet we do not dare to speak it in words
Instead we take it on in actions
And bombings
The Palestinians were simply living on the wrong land
That is the foundation of that issue altogether
What they have become as a result of that, is uneducated, underfed, waterless, humans
The Iraqis happen to live on an oil rich land
This is the foundation of that issue altogether
We all know if Iraq traded kumquats
They would still have their country
Uninterrupted by others greed and motivations
Afghanistan is added in to take on the footprint of doing so
Iran is a threat because they may advance in knowledge's
Yet other countries do so unabated
And we all stand by and take away their humanness
Simply so we can sleep at night believing they deserve it
We starve ourselves as we starve others
We hurt ourselves as we hurt others
We pretend that is not truth either
The real truth is that you can attract more bee's with honey than with vinegar
We simply choose the vinegar
We simply want to believe we are better than others
We want to use others for our own perceived joy
The world watches and we as people reach out to the poor
And our leaders reach out for money
The monies it takes to kill others and control them
Could repair our worlds ecology, economy, and love
And WE got to this place that speaks we do not want that
We want love on our terms, not God's
We want as much money as we can get our hands on and leave others to watch in awe
We let ego run our world
Greed motivate our decisions
And Stature giving us the power to do so
And we are finding power in our hands is not a good thing
We steal with it, we use for it, and we fear losing it
To believe there is anything good to come out of self motivation
Is the perception that speaks I am greater than you
I am better than you
Because I am able to control you with who I am
It is a reflection of not caring, being unkind and losing sight along a path that dead ends
Eternal paths bring growth to souls
And we have made decisions that it is only "some souls"
As God Almighty speaks, we are one: however, one means some in our world
We say we believe in God, in forgiveness, in truth and in trust
Yet we have not understood the meanings of love yet
Love is love is love
To think it is a game of elimination is to eliminate all of us in one way or another

What Money Has Done To Us

It has caused us to require car insurance rather than health insurance

It has brought to us credit cards without any sense of prudence to teach us to desire before we can even feel

It has told us some people are better than others

It has given to us measurement that are not balanced or fair

It has made selling drugs more profitable than teaching children

Working extra rather than raising our children

It has brought out things instead of our time

It has made a car worth more than a home

It has made a home the cost it would be to feed many starving people

It has given our environment a back seat

It has turned talks into a waste of time

It has made buying things we could easily do easier

We let money take over and over it did

It makes us nervous when we are not sure if we have enough of it

When we are not sure it will make us look good, or good enough

It causes friction when we are around those who have too much of it, or not enough of it

It has caused a great line in the sand as to where you can shop, eat, sleep and what resources are available to us

It has taught us to be happy for now and not think about tomorrow

It has only brought much worry and question to our motivations

It is trying to replace happiness

Yet money is just money

It is not a person, it can not feel, nor can it give or take

Money is the energy we put into it

For a day we can put money aside and follow the flow of the day

We can bring a lunch and walk somewhere rather than drive

We can wash our clothes and clean our rooms

We can finish a job rather than going out and buying something to feel like we did something

We can cook at home, even if we eat a little later

We can prepare things that we would normally pay for

We can forget how much we have of it and think about how much we have of us

And then we can choose life over money and money will be the tool that it is

Not the medicine for every hidden aliment

Money is something for all of us to live, and it is relative to where and how we live

WE are the person we are, we came without it and we leave without it

We are here to live and it is one of the ways to accomplish our tasks

Look at it that way and it becomes logical to have it and it won't scare us so much

It will teach us all the ways people try to get it, steal it, hurt others for it and understand

That it is only a thing that has only the power we give to it

So release what you need and simply say, I need this, no waiting, no fear

And you will grow yourself out of the control of money into the flow of life

Money is money and you are you

They are separate and we all know when push comes to shove, money can not buy you love

The Lie and The Truth

Lie: Hello Truth, tell me about yourself

I am The Lie

I am the opposite of you

Truth: I am here all the time

And sometimes no one can see me

I stand out in a crowd and people walk around me

I am present at every meeting

And no one talks about me

I am in every conversation

Without mention at times

I feel unloved and do not get much attention at all

To tell you the truth, at times I am jealous of you lie

People get excited when they talk about you, at least for a moment

Lie: Yes, but it makes them feel bad and then they don't like me so much

Truth: But at least you get honorable mention in political events

Lie: Yes, but then they write about me in the papers the next day and they question me

Truth: Oh...And then what?

Lie: Then the person who is found out gets in trouble

And then they say they want nothing to do with me

They say they hate me because I make them hate themselves

Truth: Hate?

Lie: Yes, I have to use that word

I hear it all the time

Truth: Well, I guess not being talked about or mentioned isn't so bad

At least when they find out about me it solves things

Lie: Yes, and you get to stay who you are, Truth

When they find out about me, they deny they ever knew me

They try to make up stories and they throw me to the wind

Some die by me, but they are fewer and fewer

since they claim their heads feel better without me

Truth: Oh...I have nothing left to say...The truth is, you can't change me

I am what I am, and I never really change

All I wanted was some recognition

Now I feel like I don't need it so much

I am already happy

I guess I just wanted to be remembered

Lie: Oh, Truth, they will remember you,

They have to

Otherwise no one would sleep or enjoy their meals

No one would have friendships or partners of any kind

A child wouldn't have anyone to talk to without you

Truth you serve a purpose

When people find out about you, they can't live without you

Being a lie is just a lie

I am not really here

I just think I am

I am not real and nothing about me is

You are stronger than me

You last longer than me

Thank you truth, now I can rest

I will try not to let others use me so much

I think it is your turn now so we can undo the troubles that I did

I think I can change my ways

I want to be like you

I love you truth

My Broken Window

Today was a good day

Not everything I wanted to happen happened

My car got hit by a baseball

And now I have no back window

I couldn't believe it

I walked around and everyone in the field was looking at me

Waiting for my reaction

To see what I would do

What was I to do?

I was the owner of the lucky car

That all the kids would remember forever

That the boy who hit the foul ball

Shattered a car window

And it brought everyone together

Just to talk about it

Even the one's that don't talk so much

Out of amazement and shock

Laughing nervously thanking God it wasn't their car

And the manager of the home team ran up to me

And give me the news that they are insured and I will be taken care of

And the boy that hit my car didn't have to feel so bad

My broken window joined together two teams, all their parents and the kids memories forever

My broken window gave me the eyes to see

My broken window made the world clearer to me

What is it about you?

What is it about you that you love?

What is it about you that enjoy?

What is it about you on the days you feel your highest?

What is it about you when you smile without thinking of it?

What is it about us that enjoys the happiness of others?

What is it about us that feels weightless when we feel good?

What is it about us that carries good news rather than bad when we feel better than sad?

It is us in our higher form

It is us when we know we can

It is us when we can see ourselves do something and the path feels clair

That is Clair, as in Clean Air

It is us when we take care of what we have inside enough to have space to breath

And take in a moment

And recognize that "Yes, I am happy right now"

This is what I have been working towards and planning for

It is here right now and if I don't stop and recognize it now

When will I?

It is us when we feel free enough to know some things will never be done

And we can live with that

That some things are meant to finish and that was their purpose

That change is why we are here

And growth is a good thing

It is us when we know what we know and we rest with it

That we don't know what we don't know

And that is OK too

It is us breathing and in our breaths

Feeling alive enough

To say "thank you" to ourselves

For taking care of us for so long

Through all we have been through

And trust we know enough to continue

And look forward to

And stop racing towards

however, living within

All that is in life

Without the strings of 'not now' attached to everything

It is about truth in our hearts that life is open to us

As we learn to open ourselves to what it offers

A Mama's Love

My child you are a soul

A soul all your own

I thought you were mine for a long, long time

And then you began to grow

I found you had talents all your own

Different favorite colors and foods

Different ways you dance and speak

Interests I never heard of

Patience I could not conceive

That you have for me

It never occurred to me

That it is you teaching me

As I teach you forward

You bring me back

Back to simple, basic love

Back to grilled cheese sandwiches

And a renewed appreciation for peanut butter

You reminded me how good vanilla ice cream is

And that I could eat it and chase you for hours and never feel stuffed

Yet I am always satisfied

My sweet love, my child, my heart

You expanded all that I know

I live my childhood again with you, in a way I remember the best of me

Your heart loving me, when I am not so sure about how things are in the world

And I know the world has a great chance

Just because I know you, and you are part of our world

I give to you, my child, my heart

I give to you my love

My love that I could never give enough of

My love that understands it's existence with you

My love that taught me eternal love

My soul that wants to preserve your love of self, of me

Without compromising your love of learning,

Your self esteem

Your confidence

I thank God for the wisdom to know this while I have you, while you can here

Knowing the words of my love live forever in your heart

I trust life to know that love can only breed more love

My child, my heart

We are all children

As I am a child too

I understand what I yearned for

And I give to you the yearnings of support

And I live in your growth

May you live in mine

With the understanding we are on the same side

The side of life and love

May we join each other in our souls as we have joined in our journey's

Love, Mama

How Could You?

How could we know something and not do it if we think we want to
Like say something we would love to speak and we do not
Eat what is better for us than other things
Do the work we want to do rather than carry the burden of 'I'll do it later"

How could we feel something and not act on it

I have been wanting to do that my whole life

My whole life I never went to, ate at, tried this

I have always loved him, her, them and never said anything

How could we live life and not do what we desire

As though someone took it away from us and told us we can't

We are the only person stopping us from doing what we think about doing

We are the only person who can say no to us

If someone else were to say no to us, that would be the very thing we would want to do

Why is it when there is something nice or rewarding that we put it off

And we live in the have to's

I have to do this because...

Let the good in, what ever your good is

Let your wants seep in without guilt

Replace guilt with love

Guilt is a manmade emotion

Love is understanding and compassion

When you are happy, those around you are happier

When you are happy you have much more to give and share

When you are not, you get angry at others much faster

When you are happy the world becomes a plate of appetizers and some huge meals

When you are happy saying yes is easier than saying no to yourself

Do what makes you happy

Take a day off to hear yourself think

Eat well, it is as easy and tasty as it is to not eat well, only you will feel better at the end of the day

Go for a drive and put on older music and live in how far you have come for a moment

Go to an ocean, mountains, open land and enjoy the vastness that puts us all in perspective

Remember the moments of your life that were big transitions to change and how you were successful

Take on that you have a life, a ticket to be on Earth and to live on Earth

That means you are a person too

And that is what people do

They take part, invent, reinvent, attempt, reattempt, have issues and solve them, have jobs and change them, have children and are changed by them

We are all in the same race

The race to grow older and complain about our age

Yet our age is our right to say

I have done that and my experiences have made me more sure to try as I understand

I say to anyone

How could you take the joy out of your own life?

Find the pockets of joy in your heart and open the paths to let them be

Slowly at first

More as you are use to it

As it will become you to live in joy

As it grows into solidity

And becomes you, your soul, who you are

Who you are is all you have and all we see

Waiting becomes a mindset

Starting is a thrill

Close Your Eyes and See

There is no right time, there is only a ripe time
Hope is when you see action
Hype is when there is only talk
Start what you think of
There is no way to start anything without starting
We start so we can get what we want at the finish line
There is no finish line
Everything that ends, starts something else

We think in goals and when we achieve them
At times we don't know what else to do
Goals are simply steps to other steps
Interests are what you love to do
Goals are measurements of success
Goals are the avenues to take you there
Interests are the spark
And when the spark is lit
You no longer need goals
You gain vision
Vision is the sight of life
And the sight of life can see
What you can see is what you can do

Close your eyes and see
Open your eyes and do
Your paths are already here
And when you can see them
You can take them to destination