​HUMAN RACE

The wheels of generations turn,
as older ones retreat,
and new little ones join in.
All is played out between us.

The baton of love passes,
gently and seamlessly.
Yet it never leaves the giver,
nor stays with the receiver.

CO-WORKERS
 
Imagine that God
is looking with your eyes,
for he is.
That is why you are here.
To be the eyes of God
in the world.
 
Imagine that God
is working with your hands,
for he is.
That is why you are here.
To create and build
a world of love.
 
Imagine that God
is speaking with your voice,
for he is.
That is why you are here.
To bring a message of love
to the world. 

​COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS

It’s like trying
to capture snowflakes,
in the wind.
 
Different thoughts
arrive together,
and I grasp my pen.
 
I’ve missed one.
It’s melted
and gone.

​LACK OF AMBITION
 
I don’t need anything
for I have you.
 
I don’t need to go anywhere
for I am here with you.
 
I don’t need to be something
for I am everything with you.
 
I don’t need to search
for I have found all with you.

​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Personal development is
not a valid concept.
It implies that we can
take ownership  of ourselves,
grow in our own right, 
learn new skills and become happy.
 
Personal development is, in fact,
the opposite of what it says.
Our real potential  for growth
lies with, and among all others,
and all that we encounter.
 
Personal development is about
how we contribute to the whole,
and not what we keep for ourselves.
For the whole, is greater
than the sum of the parts.
This is where our real value is.

​JOURNAL
 
A new notebook.
A new chapter.
A new beginning.
 
New thoughts.
New words.
New writing.
 
A fresh start.
A different path.
A day in my life.
 
An amazing journey.
An unfolding story.
An everlasting process.

​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. ​
1. Get a Journal.
​2. Write in it every morning.

FUTURE PRESENT
​
Let’s make the future.
Now, here today.
Let’s not wait or  expect
it to arrive sometime.
Let’s act now, as if,
the future is here.
 
Let’s do what we should.
Let's not allow excuses
or experience,
to stand in our way.
Let’s make the future.
Now, here today.

MONDAY MORNING

Monday morning
and time to set out
my focus and plan,
for this week.

Lots of stuff
as always,
to be done
in  my daily routine.

But my stuff
is always there.
And all of us 
has stuff to do.
 
It’s what we think
that really matters.
What do we bring or
what’s our added value?

I can bring a positive spirit
I can bring encouragement
I can bring friendship
I can bring help.

I can also think 
about my journey 
and what all of
my stuff is about.

This is the real focus
for my week ahead.
Behind, within and above
all of the stuff.

FREELANCERS

Some people pray to the Saints
in heaven to intercede for them,
and to help them.

They believe that these holy people
have a good place in heaven.
They also have God’s ear.

The prayers are usually calls
for help with illness, or for situations
 that are causing stress or worry.
 
And the prayers are not only
for the person themselves,
but often for those they love.

But everyone who has died
is in heaven, and has God’s ear.
They are all waiting for you to ask for help.
 
So, reach out to those you know who have died,
Reach out to those who you don’t know,
and ask for their help, too.
 
For heaven is like a team of freelancers,
all working together to help us.
Heaven is packed with experience and wisdom.
 
You see, the energy and interests,
that we have in this life,
continue to grow and flourish, in the next.

So, what answers do you need?
What help are you asking for?
Who are you asking?

​DAILY ROUTINE
 
During lockdown
one day can seem much
the same as the next day.
 
It may be helpful to create
mini projects and activities,
and not just daily to-do lists.
 
So plan a two day project.
Create a three day initiative.
Set up a five day activity.
 
In this way, we can move
not from day to day, but
from success to success.

​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. ​
1. What   projects, initiatives and activities are you working on this week?