Two poems for my beautiful stranger ...

"Think of me when you're lonely,
because with my thoughts and my soul,
I will keep you company.
Think of me, when you need love,
because I have so much to give you.
Think of me when you need a kiss,
because with my lips I would give you so many...
Think of me at least a second in the day.
because I'll never stop thinking of you."

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The seed was sown
And now the love has grown
I could not have taken
Another day or night alone
I was the definition of lonely
Nobody took the time to know me
But now I can feel it growing
Inside of me
Like springs flower
With every waking hour
I can feel it's power
Washing over me
And I give myself over blissfully
To it's sweet ecstasy
Love has got a grip on me
It started with a kiss
Who would have known
It would come to this
Cupid must have been listening
Because he fired his arrow
Straight at me
And granted me my wish...

The moon came to me last night
With a sweet question.

She said,
"The sun has been my faithful lover
For millions of years.
Whenever I offer my body to him
Brilliant light pours from his heart.
Thousands then notice my happiness
And delight in pointing
Toward my beauty.
Hafiz,
Is it true that our destiny
Is to turn into Light
Itself?"
And I replied,
Dear moon,
Now that your love is maturing,
We need to sit together
Close like this more often
So I might instruct you
How to become
Who you
Are!
~ Hafiz

THE BEAUTIFUL SILENCE BETWEEN US...

Sometimes we speak not because we have anything important or authentic or heartfelt to say, not because we even want to talk, but because we feel uncomfortable, nervous, anxious about not talking. We speak in order to avoid the void, distract from the extraordinary absence at the heart of life. Many people in the modern world find even a few moments of silence in a conversation awkward, uncomfortable, even embarrassing.
It doesn’t have to be this way. In some Native American cultures, it's usual to wait up to several minutes before responding to a question, or taking one’s turn in a conversation. Replying too soon is considered rude. You obviously haven't truly listened to what the other person is saying.
So...
Slow down, friend. Get out of your head and into your body. Take a few moments to just feel your feelings in a conversation. Let yourself feel awkward in the silence if you must! So what? It’s just a sensation, it won't hurt you, and the silence will hold it anyway.
Take the risk that the other person will pick up on your feelings of awkwardness or think that you're boring or weird. Hey, at least you are real. At least you aren’t hiding behind a wall of words. At least you are trying to connect in a deeper way. At least you have the courage to feel and not distract yourself.
Bring some space into your conversations today. Listen. Wait. Respond from presence. Let the conversation breathe.
Remember, our deepest connections are always made in silence. Witness a mother rocking her baby to sleep, two old friends or lovers, a simple walk in nature. Words are not actually necessary at all for us to feel each other, know each other, understand each other very deeply.

When talking about awareness, most of us identify with our awareness through the ego, through the mind and senses. But the true self is in the middle of our chest, in our spiritual heart. So, to get from ego to the true self I said “I am loving awareness.” Loving awareness is the soul. I am loving awareness. I am aware of everything, I’m aware of my body and my senses and my mind, I’m aware of all of it, but I notice that I’m loving all of it. I’m loving all of the world. The self that I identify with emanates from the ocean of love. The self that is the ego is the ocean of fear. When I am loving awareness I’m aware of everything outside, but pulling into the heart, the spiritual heart, brings me to loving awareness. I’m aware of my thoughts, but loving awareness is simply witnessing them. And loving awareness is in the moment. I have thoughts about the past and future, and those are not helpful, so I dive deep into the present and the presence and in this present moment we will find loving awareness. Only this moment is real, this moment of loving awareness. The past and the future are all just thoughts.
In this spiritual heart there is peace, there is contentment, and there is compassion. There is also joy and wisdom, all inside of your spiritual heart and mine. So when you say “I want a peaceful world” you don’t look outside, you go inside where peace exists. In Hinduism the spiritual heart is called the “atman,” and it’s the God within.
In Hinduism there is a story about a horse drawn carriage. The horseman who is on top of the carriage represents the ego, and the spiritual heart or the soul is in the carriage. The horses represent your motivation, and anytime the soul decides that the horse is going the wrong way, the soul takes his stick and taps on the window and tells the horseman to go in a different direction. So most of us identify with the horseman, because you are an incarnation that includes the ego. The soul has come from many previous incarnations, it’s been through many births and deaths and it has no fear. The ego is afraid that when this incarnation is ended, it’s all going to end. The soul knows that he or she goes through incarnation after incarnation. Your incarnation includes your parents, your body, your friends, your culture. I am in this body – this body, my personality, are all in time and space, but I am not in time or space. I am infinite. I am loving awareness.

“Hands cling to hands and eyes linger on eyes: thus begins the record of our hearts. It is the moonlit night of March; the sweet smell of henna is in the air; my flute lies on the earth neglected and your garland of flowers in unfinished. This love between you and me is simple as a song. Your veil of the saffron colour makes my eyes drunk. The jasmine wreath that you wove me thrills to my heart like praise. It is a game of giving and withholding, revealing and screening again; some smiles and some little shyness, and some sweet useless struggles. This love between you and me is simple as a song. No mystery beyond the present; no striving for the impossible; no shadow behind the charm; no groping in the depth of the dark. This love between you and me is simple as a song. We do not stray out of all words into the ever silent; we do not raise our hands to the void for things beyond hope. It is enough what we give and we get. We have not crushed the joy to the utmost to wring from it the wine of pain. This love between you and me is simple as a song.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, The Gardener

My beautiful stranger... I love you!

"Love just happens
When you are not looking for it
Not paying attention
Unaware
You could miss it the first few times
Then somehow this invisible magnetic energy
Pulls you and the person together
And you feel this beautiful magic
That was not there before
And their name becomes the most hypnotic name
And you die to see their eyes
When you open yours
Every time.
Love just happens.
When you least expect it
At any location
At any time
It never announces its arrival
And when it does find you
Its warmth is so strong
It may frighten you
You could close your eyes and feel it
And feel them
No matter where you are
Or they are
Every time.
Love just happens
And it happens to everybody
But some people have their sensors off.
Or hide from it.
Don't look for it.
Don't think about it.
Open your heart and it will find you.
It always does.
Whenever you think it forgot about you.
It just hits you.
Just like that.
Every time.
Love just happens."

True love requires vulnerability. True vulnerability means to feel and allow everything within yourself as much as possible, especially where it feels so uncomfortable or painful that you might come undone. This means revealing ALL the hidden thoughts, feelings, and secret agendas you keep hidden from others. Secrecy is often the hallmark of shame, and can block humility, which blocks vulnerability, and therefore true love.
The longer secrets are kept, the longer they haunt you. Over time, they build up layers of shame, regret, judgment, self loathing, fear, and anger that corrode away at one's soul and relationships. It create barriers on many levels due to scheming and playing out strategies to hide oneself in fear of being exposed.
The more you hide yourself, and neglect to accept what is within you, and set it free, the more you are suppressing your soul and destroying its capacity to truly love and be loved.
The more you reveal and express yourself, being with who you truly are- rather than what you would like to be OR what others would like to see you as- the closer you come to true love in a practical, tangible way. By doing this, everything in your life transforms for the better in ways you could not have imagined, because you are no longer blocking the flow of life through you.
We have the capacity to change everything through love, if only we allow ourselves to first accept things as they are, be vulnerable with what is, and live truthfully.

In the magical quiet of the night
I'll let your soul descend upon me
to the point where surrender is inevitable and
I am made malleable by the warm touch of your love...

A PRAYER FOR THE LIVING
Life,
Break in me whatever needs to be broken.
Fix my hope of ever being fixed.
Use me. Draw every ounce of creativity out of me. Help me live a radically unique life, forever forging a never-before-trodden path in the forest.
Show me how to love more deeply than I ever thought possible.
Whatever I am still turning away from, keep shoving in my face.
Whatever I am still at war with, help me soften towards, relax into, fully embrace.
Where my heart is still closed, show me a way to open it without violence.
Where I am still holding on, help me let go.
Give me challenges and struggles and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, if that will bring an even deeper humility and trust in the intelligence of life.
Help me laugh at my own seriousness.
Allow me to find the humour in the dark places.
Show me a profound sense of rest in the midst of the storm.
Don't spare me from the truth. Ever.
Let gratitude be my guide.
Let forgiveness be my mantra.
Let this moment be a constant companion.
Let me see your face in every face.
Let me feel your warm presence in my own presence.
Hold me when I stumble.
Breathe me when I cannot breathe.
Let me die living, not live dying.

CROSS YOUR OWN BOUNDARIES

Every time you are unhappy or miserable,
you are just coming in touch with
your own boundaries.
It is limitation and boundary that is
the real cause of your disturbance.
You are peaceful and happy until
come in contact with your boundaries.
The moment you come in contact with it,
then the mind goes on a trip and
you move out of your centre.
At that moment what can you do?
You can just be grateful and pray for peace.
That very moment,
you will start smiling and however
hopeless the situation is,
you will walk through it.
The creation wants you to be happy.
God wants to see you full of
enthusiasm, joy, compassion and being happy.
But what do you do?
You keep a long face,
worry about this or that. What’s the fun?
Life is not meant for this.
God is trying his level best;
He has created so many things
for you to be happy.
God only helps those who help themselves.
So everyday make a resolution. “Today,
I am just going to be happy come what may.
I will not let anything disturb my happiness.
I am going to be contended, happy.”

For my beautiful stranger... you are a miracle! My miracle :)

"The more I get to know him, the more I can feel my heart opening without my control. I always wanted a man to look at me as if I were a miracle, but I didn't realize I would one day see a man just as grande."
~ Nikki Rowe

Soul Energy Exchange

'Our sexual energy, our Life Force, is innocent. It is our expression of the pure and exhilarating desire to be ALIVE – everything contains this powerful impulse. At its deepest expression it is

the desire to give Love. It takes an incredible amount of energy to keep it locked down, but we do – out of shame, judgment, emotional and sexual wounding and deliberate manipulation by cultural conditioning.

When we explore deeply into our bodies, and release the emotional, energetic and physical contractions that block the free flowing of our Life Force, something incredible happens – our aliveness awakens. We feel ourselves again fully, maybe for the first time in this lifetime. We realize we are magical, powerful creatures beyond measure, interconnected with all of Life. Anything is possible.

We are not only the agents of magic; we are the magic. We are not only the vessel of God; we are part of God. We are a beautiful alive cell in the great Cosmic body. We were not created as slaves, not to our jobs, to the system, to money, to our parents, to bad relationships, to health problems. We were created to be loved, to love, to thrive, to create, to enjoy, to inspire, to be inspired, to revel in Creation.

Transforming your pain...

"Every obstacle we overcome is a deeper initiation into our Divine potential, every time we get over our fears, we release the resistances to our own inner Bliss, every time we cry endless tears, we water the seeds of thousands of Dreams.
Every time we break down, we find access to our deeper treasures, every time we lose our way, we have an opportunity to become Master navigators through the wilderness of life; every time we move through adversity with a little bit of humor and faith in ourselves, we open a portal into our miracle vibration, every time we are ready to give up, we find a strength that helps us to reach the peak of the highest mountain.
Pain is our way of sounding the alarm so that we can begin to rise up and expand into our Multi dimensional nature and our authentic self with both feet on the ground.
This is the Hero's journey, the Adventure of Life into reclaiming our Birthright and the act of ultimate Freedom."

Native Poem SPIRITUAL WARRIOR

*Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior. A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being. It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to become a Spiritual Warrior.*The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky. You will walk alone: through the dark caves, up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest. You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and sadness all await your arrival.
*No one can take this journey but you. There comes a time, in each of our lives, when we are given the choice to follow this path. Should we decide to embark on this journey, we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever On this journey, there are many different places we can choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times, exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before falling again.
*Rested, they forge on, continuing the treacherous path. The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course. Weakened, but never broken. One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over. The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy. A deep change within the self.
* The warrior has fought the courageous fight. The battle of the dark night of the soul is won. New energy now fills the Warrior. A new path is now laid before them. A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing of one who has personal empowerment.
* With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy. A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams as they go forth to show others the way. They are not permitted to walk the path for others. They can only love, guide and be a living example of the Truth of their being.

My beautiful stranger... being in love is the most blissful feeling ever!

Hello... my beautiful stranger with the golden heart!

So here I am, writing to you, safe in the anonymity of the internet. I cannot express directly to you, not because I am scared, but because I love you and don't wish to disturb you at any cost.

Yet this love that is in me because of you just bubbles over that I feel compelled to express it somewhere... as when we articulate clearly what we feel, it gets absorbed in the Universe and touches people somehow somewhere... it is my wish that :

when the first rays of the morning sun caress your face, you feel my love...

when you are moved by kindness, you feel my love...

when you hum along with a song you like, you feel my love...

when you feel the breeze kiss you gently on your cheek, you know it was me😊

I hold you within my heart with the most gentle, loving, tender feelings, wishing you to be always happy, healthy and full of joy... and when you share that love with the world, I just want to be somewhere near , watching you shine. Oh! My heart would be so full, just writing it down gives me unimaginable happiness!

Truly, love is the greatest blessing God bestows on us... our inner world rejoices and I am so so grateful to Him for granting me this boon which carries me, sustains me through all the pain, struggles and negativity of this world.

Stay safe, be happy, keep shining and be love always!

I love you!

Har Har Mahadev.... while He is not of any one form...me being a being limited to the world of form... I adore Him as the benevolent Loving father of all Creation. Om Namah Shivay

A beautiful song I chanced upon... fell in love with the music, googled for the lyrics and found them as beautiful!

Maruvarthai Pesathe Song Lyrics English Meaning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpIlP6pI8fo

Lyrics in Thanglish Exact translation of tamil words Maruvarthai Pesathe madi meedhu nee thoongidu imai pola naan kaakka kanavaai nee maridu mayil thogai pole viral unnai varudum manappaadamaai uyrairaadal nigazhum vizhi neerum veenaaga imaithaanda koodaathena thuliyaaga thaan saerththen kadalaaga kannaanadhe marandhaalum naan unnai ninaikkadha naalillaiye pirindhaalum en anbu orupodhum poiyillaiye pririyaamal unai thodarnthe naan varuven nizhalendru nee azhaithaalum sariye Sarithaan Vidiyaatha kaalaigal mudiyaadha maalaigalil vadiyaatha vervai thuligal piriyadha porvai nodigal manikaatum kadigaaram tharumvaadhai arindhom udaimaatrum idaivelai athan pinbe unarndhom maravaathe manam madinthaalum varum mudhal nee mudivum nee alar nee agilam nee tholaithooram sendraalum thodu vaanam endraalum, nee vizhiyoram thaane maraindhaai uyirodu munbe kalandhaai idhal enum malar kondu kadithangal varaindhaai padhil naanum tharumunbe kanavaagi kalaindhaai pidivadham pidi sinam theerummadi izhanthom ezhilkolam inimel mazhaikaalam Maruvarthai Pesathe madi meedhu nee thoongidu imai pola naan kaakka kanavaai nee maridu mayil thogai pole viral unnai varudum manappaadamaai uraiyaadal nigazhum vizhi neerum veenaaga imaithaanda koodaathena thuliyaaga naan saerththen kadalaaga kannaanathey marandhaalum naan unnai ninaikkadha naalillaiye pirindhaalum en anbu orupodhum poiyillaiye Maruvarthai Pesathe madi meedhu nee thoongidu

English Meaning I tried my best :) Don’t speak another word just sleep on my lap I’ll protect you in my eyebrow just change into a dream. Like peacock’s feather Fingers will caress you. our conversion will happen from the heart. To stop eye’s tear from overflowing the eyebrow, I collected as droplets, My eyes has become a sea. Even if I forget you, never stopped thinking you. Even if we split, My love is not a lie. I will follow you forever, Its fine if you think me as your shadow, It’s true Extending nights Extending dusk Humidness of sweat drops Unforgettable bedtimes Time showing clock We know it’s disturbance Gap between changing clothes We understood it later. Unforgettable mind It’ll appear even after death You’re the begining You’re the end You’re the joy You’re the universe Even if it's long distance Even that be the sky You faded in brink of my eye But mixed in my soul long back With flower like lips You drew a letter. Before I could reply You disappeared like a dream Be stubborn Your anger will reduce We lost our beautiful appearance From now on, its monsoon. Don’t speak another word just sleep on my lap I’ll protect you in my eyebrow just change into a dream. Like peacock’s feather Fingers will caress you. our conversion will happen from the heart. To stop eye’s tear from overflowing the eyebrow, I collected as droplets, My eyes has become a sea. Even if I forget you, never stopped thinking you. Even if we split, My love is not a lie. Don’t speak another word just sleep on my lap

A RECOGNITION
I don't know you, and you don't know me; we discover each other in the Unknown. It is possible that we met five billion years ago at the formation of a star and have been drawn back to each other by some kind of divine loneliness, God's mad yearning for himself.
Loneliness is not a negative thing, it is the gravity of love, a brilliantly intelligent nostalgia which pulls lovers back to each other, keeps them on the path and prevents them from settling for less than the kind of love that endures five billion years of burning.
Forgetting, remembering, forgetting, like breathing, like the tides going in and out. I don't know you, and you don't know me, but we recognise each other, here in the Vastness.

The mind of a woman and the mind of a man are two distinct minds at their very core. And only with both can there be a world.

It began when G‑d decided to create a world. In doing so, He took two perspectives. He saw the world from beyond, as its Creator. And He saw the world from within, as the energy of life.
From that first perspective originates the mind of man; from the second, the mind of woman.
That is why the man has the power to conquer and subdue, but he does not have the woman’s sense of the other.
That is why the woman feels the other. She does not conquer, she nurtures. But her light is tightly constrained.
As they bond together, the man unleashes the woman’s light, and the woman teaches the man to feel the other. In that union shines the very essence of all that is holy and divine.

Dear woman... don't dim your shine!

Dear woman, sometimes you'll be too much woman. Too smart. Too beautiful. Too strong. Too much of something. That can make weak men feel like even less of a man. Which in turn can start making you feel like less of a woman. The biggest mistake you could make, though, is to remove jewels from your crown to make it easier for a man to carry. When this happens, I need you to understand, you do not need a smaller crown. You need a man with bigger hands.