Tag: reflection

Not living as if it’s my last

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

#Soulmuze #Soulspiration #Sunrise #Sunset #Moonlight #ChildsEyes #ElderStories #WingsOfLove #SpiritualDesign

I’m not concerned with living each day as if it was my last.

My world almost ended countless times yet the universe saw fit to allow me to see the beauty of another sunrise, sunset and the light of the moon.

I’d rather look into a child’s eyes believing in a better tomorrow. I’d rather listen the rattling voices of the elderly as they tell their stories of survival and days gone by.

I’d rather not live with reckless abandon but with purpose. I’d rather live on the wings of love than of fear or hate which breeds contempt.

I’d rather believe that the Gods which covers all within my heart and gives me spiritual insight into the darkness has great work that I must fulfill before this earthly journey is complete and my next one begins.

Yes, I live out of the love of my spiritual design.

(c) Soulmuze 2017

New mindset, new shifts, new beginnings

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

#Someday someone is going to look at you with a #light in their #eyes you have never seen.

Starting today you must look at yourself with that light everyday. #Newmindset, #newshifts, #newbeginnings. Someday is not as far as it seems.

The solar eclipse, hurricanes, solar flares has more than a physical impact.

One needs to go deeper than the surface layer of destruction to discover, understand and connect with the true message being revealed – #change.

Eliminate everyone and everything generating negative #vibrations, not meeting your needs. If something is for you it shall be yours but you must be prepared to receive.

Remember the greatest and ultimate of all things is #love … love of self, one another and the universe.

#soulmuze #soulspiration #soulspeak #universallaw #metaphysicaljourney

Photo Credit google images

(c) Soulmuze 2017

Look towards the horizon

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

“The vastness of the universe and the power of Mother Nature is a constant reminder that we must look towards the horizon with clean hands, a pure heart and unfiltered lenses.

One cannot continually focus on the here and now for that has already become the past and then.” (#Soulmuze) #Soulspiration #SoulfullySpeaking #UniversalLaw #MotherNatureSpeaks

Photo Credit C. Castro location Rionegro, Antioquia

(c) Soulmuze 2017

Don’t just open, read

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts


"I'm the book people always opened but never read."

Maybe the table of contents is overwhelming or the preface is beyond their comprehension. However, one should not be afraid to venture beyond the surface – if they are granted access may I add. Access is granted if genuine interest is shown; not for gossip, not for mockery, not for destruction but for insight with the intent to bond.

As we go through the chapters we may discover similarities or talents or that we are just hot grease and Pepsi but can amicably yet silently create boundaries for our relationship.

One will never learn if one never goes beyond opening the book.

Photo Credit: Google Images
(c) Soulmuze 2017

Malik from son to sun

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Poetry

Malik, I remember sitting on your grandmother’s steps on a warm night in June with your mother. She was 8 months pregnant and in full bloom. There was no doubt you would be a big boy, based on the size of her belly. We talked about different things but two things I always remembered from that night was her saying, ‘this baby always make me feel like I have to go to the bathroom,’ at that I couldn’t stop laughing. Guess it didn’t help that she looked like a cute Buddha sitting on the steps. The other, was when I asked, ‘so what brand of diapers are going to use?’ We both said at the same time, “Huggies!” Funny, how the weirdest things stay in your memory, for me those are usually the most valuable. As we grew older we followed the steps as they were ordered for us. I watched you grow and valued the random conversations we had whenever we saw one another. Unlike so many, you owned your mistakes and was always working on a resolution. Sometimes you would get angry when we spoke because success wasn’t coming fast enough. You just wanted the perfect place for everyone. Yes, you were an impatient youth but who wasn’t, at least you were not selfish. I can’t leave out how respectful you were, always said hello to my mother and asked her if she needed help with anything as you passed by. Never forgetting the lessons you were taught at home, priceless.

               Well, for some reason you made the decision that your work here was done. Being a true lion, once you make a decision everyone has to go along until further notice. It required great strength to make such a choice, maybe you thought it would create the perfect place for everyone. The results may not have worked exactly as planned, it created more pain from the emptiness you left behind. I think what you missed along the way was, the perfect place is not a place but a foundation that’s built in one thing “love.” You had that all along, but the negative obstacles kept obscuring your view, every time you started removing that obstacle it found a way to reposition itself. We can’t turn back time and if we could, the question then becomes, should we? All is never truly lost, for I am sure that not only a lesson will be revealed but a stronger foundation of love will evolve as a result; someone will not just hear but will listen and you will be acknowledged as a man of strength for that is all that matters.                      

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Blessings, love and light… Soulfully speaking

 Family…

Though his sun has set

Yours must still shine

You all will be together again in time

You will never understand why he chose to leave that way

But know he loved you more each and every day

Wife…

You were his best to his friend

You were his Mrs to his Mr

You were his light to his dark

He will always hold a special place in your heart

His Legacy…

Tell his children do not fear

Celebrate the love you all shared

Your protector…

The ending of his life forces a new normal to begin

He is your watcher and will make sure your lights will never dim

© Soulmuze 2017

Dream backwards

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

I believe in the power and the messages that are sent thru sleeping visions or dreams. They are not to be discarded but to be respected and placed in what I call a “dream vault” for you may have to reference them later. Every dream may not be directed to you, it can also be towards those who surround you. Their energy infiltrates yours like a lightning bolt and your sleeping visions cross into their zone. The more those people become imbedded in your life, the more they will blend into your energy super highway.

It’s not always clear who the dreams is directed towards but retain them anyway. Write them down, keyword, colors, landmarks, anything that jumps out to you. Recently my sleeping vision told me to “dream backwards.” Confused? Well I was until I prayed on it (yes I pray, if I didn’t I would be dead in so many ways).

Dream backwards, dream backwards, dream … I got it! This year marked a ten year anniversary of change in my life. So I needed to now look back ten years, evaluate where I was then, compare it to now and only then can I face forward for the next ten. What a reflection I had to face, it was a hard but truthful look. I had made significant strides with so much of my life but the one thing that remained the same are some of my relationships.

I saw changing participants yet it’s still a game. Ten years and still I’m just a token on some people’s board game. A token that only gets moved when the right card is pulled. The token that only lands in the right square if the dice is rolled to the right number. So what now? How much have I really improved with respects to me, decisions and associations if I’m still a token on a game board with other tokens? Am I also putting people on a game board? Or maybe I’m not, and should be just to make it an even match. But if I don’t like the position for myself, I can’t do it to others just because… I wasn’t designed that way, and if I redesign myself to play the game I will degrade the quality of who I am.

Dream backwards… Those I have encountered in the ten year journey have gained so much from me yet I have lost so much with them. Or did I really lose? Was the role I played my destiny? I won’t deny feelings of regrets, resentment and just being angry. I did learn but not as much as I have lost, I have to say ‘lost’ because right now that’s what I feel. Maybe it will change, but just not today.

Dream backwards… Now that I have looked back, how do I proceed forward? That’s a question I throw out to the universe and wait for a sleeping vision to guide me. As I have glanced back, and looked forward I will retain ‘hope’ for change. I’m not big on ‘hope’ as it has just lead to a bottomless pit of disappointment, however, I will try to rebuild it into my vocabulary. As I write this I think maybe it should be permanently replaced with ‘faith.’ Faith, that I will transition from a token to a priceless gift that will be cherished and maintained with the delicacy of an ancient artifact or a painting. Faith that I will not revert and sacrifice my quality to create a game board for others, for that will translate to revenge. Faith, that whenever I dream backwards I will see growth and be lifted like a feather to glide forward. Faith, that the power of my thoughts, words and deeds will help others to be graced with loyalty, love, kindness and timeless appreciation.

Yes, I will replace ‘hope’ with ‘faith’ as I call out to the ultimate power of the universe, the Most High, the Almighty who knows the purpose He has for me. It will not be easy, for disenchantment has a hold on me, but faith will get me thorough as I wait for more sleeping visions… dreams… to guide my way.

I have completed the journey at hand to dream backwards, now I prepare to dream forward.

 Faithfully and soulfully me…

© Soulmuze 2012