Spring begins the cycle of new life. Trees bud, flowers bloom, babies are born, and spirits are stirred from their long winter's slumber.
Melting snows, warm sun, quickened hearts.
Spring is the time for renewal. Time for the proverbial spring cleaning. Time to wipe away the dust and clutter of the old ways. Time to be born anew.
How?
Fresh ideas, new ways of doing and being, releasing the past, listening to your heart, and being transformed by the renewing of your mind.
The spiritual prescription for renewal:
1. Stop what you are thinking and doing. Be still. Listen.
2. Repent. Turn away from the old ways of being and doing. Turn away from being reactive, routine, and conditioned based on fear.
3. Have a change of mind. A new mind. A mind based on love, trust, faith, courage. A mind based on authentic knowing.
4. Release and let go of old ideas, old habits of thinking and doing. Challenge your beliefs. Challenge their validity. Test new ideas. Go ahead. Its okay. You are the creator of your life. Choose new beliefs simply for the purpose of knowing who you are with this new belief. Beliefs require no proof. Of course you could offer proof, but there no need to.
A belief is an assertion you make about the world and your place in it. An assertion that you act as if it were true. Experiment. New beliefs bring new perspectives and new experiences. You can change them at will. Its the spiritual seekers tool for shifting perspective and opening to new possibilities.
5. Forgive yourself, forgive everyone else. Let go of your bitterness and resentment.
6. Break the pattern of living that has kept you trapped. Transform yourself through the renewing of your mind.
7. Ask for Divine help. No need to undertake this transformation alone.
Hi Ken,
ReplyDeleteI have seen you ~And I've read you ~
Now I'm inviting you ~ to share your point of view
By posting it on twitter ~In a style that's new
You know that I've been writing tweets ~ Twitty ditty poems
One hundred forty characters ~ Certainly not tomes
If you'd share your perspective ~ in this way as well
In just one hundred forty characters ~ you could give 'em hell
Or spread the word ~ Or make a point ~ Or provoke a tear
These poems stand out ~ in the twitterverse ~ and you've not a thing to fear.
Micro poems make you think ~They're pithy; they are short
They can get your point across ~ Or just be rhyming sport
I divide them with a squiggle ~ a little wavy line
It indicates the phrases ~ Are of the rhyming kind
And in the end I polish off ~ By giving it a hash tag
That's the nitty gritty ~ A new tool for your tool bag
Because that little hash tag ~ is searchable, you see
And that's how folk will find you ~ with a tag, tagged on for free.
#twtdit
So Ken, I invite you ~ to help enrich our tweet stream
By writing twitty dittys ~ the micro poem supreme
Write about your paradise ~ write about your Heath kit
Write about letting go ~ and then just add a twt dit
Best wishes,
Nili
Dr. Nili Marcia aka @drnili
Examples for your reading pleasure, amusement or raised eyebrow:
I made my mom ~ A special soup ~ It didn't really please her. ~ 'Cause instead of serving it ~ I put it in the freezer. ...#twtdit
How should I trim my bushes ~ And when should I prune ‘em? ~ I do want to shape them ~ But don’t want to ruin ‘em. …#twtdit
Rhyme and rhythm ~ pause and meter ~ Make your twitter ditty sweeter ...#twtdit
A well thought out prescription for renewal. And not too wordy either.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to be more critical next time, so watch out!
Happy to receive your good advice and feedback:) Till next time....
ReplyDelete