Right now
I am in turmoil
Blown this way
And that
Like a wick
In the wind
If it's not one thing
It's another
Yet
I hold on for dear life
To my flame of truth.

I am a creative
I was born to create
That is who I am
That is what I do
I have chosen the
Creative path
Through life
With or without
Support.

This commitment
Is now being sorely tested
Sorely tested.

You can't make it
The voices
Whisper
You are no good!
Give up!
It's useless!
They cry.

Yet
Here I am
Each day.
Writing.
Creating.

Writing as if my life
Depended on it.........

It does.

For
When I write
I fly!
When I write
I soar!
When I write
I breathe!

My mind is still
My heart is full
My soul sings!

When I write.

We start off in life
Sleepwalking
Some of us
Sleepwalk through
All of it
Others, however,
Get a wake up call.

This call is a gift
Often disguised as
Pain
The pain of
Waking up
Experienced as
Broken relationships or
Shattered dreams.

It is the process of
Awakening to the Divine.

The call
To love and be loved
Unconditionally
By Christ.

It involves a
Deepening awareness
Deepening appreciation
Deepening delight!
That you are loved
No matter what!
That you are perfect
In the eyes of
Christ
Just as you are!

This progressive awakening
To the love of Christ
Then overflows into a
Deepening love relationship
With Self
With others
With Mother Nature
With life itself.
It transforms your experience of life
From the inside-out.

Although dynamic and exciting
This awakening
Can be messy, confusing, and yes
Painful.
One step forward
Two steps back etc
But that is part of the
Process
Part of the upward journey in a
Spiral that
Deepens and widens
From the bottom up
You feel like you are
Beginning over and over again
But in fact
You are progressing higher up on the spiral.
Experiencing a love
Like no other!
A love that gives you
Roots
A love that gives you
Wings!
The only love that
Transforms at the
DNA level!

It is an exhilarating journey
A journey into the Deep
A divine journey!

One that keeps life
Challenging
Fresh
Fun
Fulfilling
And
Abundantly fruitful!

I am currently walking
In the valley of life.
However,
I am not alone.
Yahweh is with me.

His Presence
Is a great source of
Comfort, strength and joy.
His Presence
Enables me to face
Each day
With a twinkle in the eye
That delights the heart!

My faith
Is no longer something
I do
It is who
I am
It is a Living Faith
In a Living Deity
Whose Presence
Empowers me to handle
This greatest challenge
Of my life
With a twinkle in the eye
That delights the heart!

Thank you Yahweh
You rock!

The fruit of
Unconditional love
Love
As described in
1 Corinthians 13
Is
Trust.

Protect it.
It is a rare and
Precious gem.

In the hands of
Christ
You become a
Beacon of Hope
A living hope
By your mere
Presence.

A hope
Not in your eyes
Not in the eyes of the
World
But in
Christ's eyes
As He uses you
Where you are
With what you have
To touch
Countless lives
Where they most need to
Be touched......

In the deep,
Silent chambers of the
Soul.

Where hope
Resides.

For hope,
Like love,
Cannot be spelt
It must be

Felt!

The Peace of God
Is not the absence of
Problems
The Peace of God
Is not the absence of
Pain
The Peace of God
Is the grace that
Empowers you
To carry your cross
With a
Dignity
Diligence
And
Delight
That confounds
The watching world
And
Brings God glory!

Love of Yahweh
Drives
Me and my life

His Love has seen me
Blossom and bloom
Like a hothouse flower

Tenderly
Nursed
Nurtured
Nourished

His Love
Gives me roots

His Love
Gives me wings

His Love
Takes me
Way, way, way
Above
The trials and tribulations
Of this world

In Him
I move and
Have my being

In Him
I am most
Myself

In Him
I am free!

Love of Yahweh
Is the best thing
To ever happen
To me

Secure
In His everlasting
Love

The world
Is indeed
My oyster.

AMDG!

Off the beaten track
Where your
No.1 passion
Is
God

Off the beaten track
Where your
No.1 purpose
Is
Only to please Him

Life
Becomes
Not only
Simple - Serene - Satisfying

But

It becomes
Rich
Rewarding
And
Full of rapture!

Dear Seeker
Life
Becomes
Heaven on earth........

Off the beaten track.

To know God
Is to know
Yourself.

The Good
The Bad
The Ugly

And embrace it all
With joy and
Humility.

To know God
Is to discover
Who you are
Meant to be.

So
Take that leap!

Dare
To go within

Then watch
With awe
And wonder
As God weaves
The disparate
And
Tangled
Threads of your life
Into a simple
But
Stunning
Tapestry.


One day
At a time.

When we become
Our Authentic Self
Creativity
Ceases to be
Something we do
It becomes
Who we are.
A way of Being!

Love who you are, where you are, with what you have........now.

Be it
In life
At work
Or
In the home
There can never
Exist
Two centres
Of
Power.

Creativity is a spiritual endeavour.
The more you give, the more you grow!

In the Silence
There is peace
In the Silence
There is wisdom
In the Silence
There is joy
As you connect
With He who lies
Deep within.

He
Who is always
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
He
Who is always
Hoping
Hoping
Hoping
To connect with you
In the Silence

Here in this place
Deep within
Life is stripped of all
Pretensions
Life is stripped of all
Falsehoods.
It is just you and Him
Face to face
No holds barred.

And so begins
The Dance
Slowly
Surely
Steadily
Until
The Dance
And the Dancers are
One.

No beginning
No end.

Just forever
One.
Lost in
The Dance.

A life well-lived
Is a life of living in
Victory
Not
Defeat.
A life of
Show
Not
Tell.

Those who have eyes
Shall see
Those who have ears
Shall hear.

Inspired
They too shall turn from
Living in
Defeat
To living in
Victory.

So be the Good News
And
Shine on!

When you say
No
To someone
You say
Yes
To yourself

You honour
Your feelings and needs
You honour
Your well-being.

Just as the Air Hostess tells us
Put on your oxygen mask
B- E - F - O - R E
You can be of use
To others
So too
Am I learning to put on my
Oxygen mask
First.

When I am free to say
No
Free to honour myself
TLC
Flows joyfully and abundantly
From me

Not out of
Duty
Not out of
Obligation
But out of
Sheer delight!

So go ahead
Put on your
Oxygen mask
First.

Love thyself!

Then you will truly
Love thy neighbour
As
Thyself!

Prior to saying
Yes!
To God
We are all in
Egypt.

Slaves
Living in *******
To our self-centred
Selves.

Upon crying out
To God
We are saved
Rescued from
Ourselves
And led out into
The Wilderness
Where our
Self-will
Is systematically
Dismantled and
Destroyed.

The result.

Inner and outer
Transformation
From slaves to
Children of God.

God's will
Becomes
Our will
We become one
In God.

Union with God
Now and Forever
This is our
Promised Land.

In union with God
The Children of God
Heal our hurting world
By their
Loving
Compassionate
Non-judgemental
Presence.

Like Jesus.

Their Master.


Till Kingdom come.

You are
The sum total of
Your daily
Choices.

Personal empowerment...............the courage to be yourself.

I used to seek God for
His presents
Now I seek God for
His Presence.

We mothers are often
Guilty
Guilty of not cutting
Our apron strings
Soon enough.

Guilty
Of denying our children
Freedom of
Self expression
Soon enough.

Instead
We betray
The mother/child bond
By
Smother Love.

We don't
Let go!

We are Custodians
Custodians
Of our children's
Future
Custodians
Of their right to
Self expression.
Protectors
Of their
Right to be.

Instead
Smother Love
Rules!

Our children
"Die"
Deep within
Becoming
People pleasers
"Yes"
Men and women.

Then
As old age creeps in
We wonder why
We are lonely
We wonder why
They stay away
We wonder why
They don't call

But most of all
We wonder why
When they do come
Once a year
At Xmas
You quarrel
For no apparent
Reason.

I need Yahweh
Desperately
And
I can need Him like this
Secure in the knowledge that
He won't abuse
My need of Him
And
He will never, ever
Abandon me.
This is the essence of
Self
Abandonment
To Yahweh.

This is the Inner Sanctum
The Holy of Holies
We all
So fiercely
Protect.

I feel
Totally stripped
Totally naked
Totally exposed
Before Yahweh
In my need of
Him.

But
It sets me free
Free
To be my
True self!

Out of the blue
I received a
Beautiful bunch of
Crisp, white, iceberg
Roses
From my loved ones.

Their fragrance was
Amazing!
Delighted
But
Curious
I asked
Why?
What have I done?

For you being you
They answered
Simply.

My heart
Melted.
My soul
Sang!

I feel
Connected
I feel
Seen
I feel
Invincible!

If they be
For me
Who can be
Against me.

I feel
Invincible!

Thank You, Yahweh!

She dressed
With style
She dressed
With panache.

She walks tall

Strong, fearless, free!

Some said she looked
Stunning
Some said she looked
Amazing
Others said she was simply
Glowing!

No matter.

What a long, long, way she had come
From that fateful
Cold, dark, dreary day in May
When her sweetheart
Walked away
Walked away
Forevermore!

Battered
Bruised
Broken
Bewildered
Betrayed!

­A little girl, in a woman's body.

She limped along
Alone.
Nursing her broken heart.

Today
She is still alone
But not lonely
Her broken heart
Fully mended!

Today
She walks tall

Strong, fearless, free!

She has a new love
"Emmanuel" His Name
The Lover of her Soul.
Her raison d'etre.

Through Him
She has opened her heart
To love
Love with a capital L.

Love
has made her
Blossom!
Love
Has made her
Bloom!
Love
Has given her a
Sense of destiny
And it shows!

Today
She walks tall.

Strong, fearless, free!

Today
She is a woman.
A wonderful woman in Love!

Authenticity is priceless.
It can neither be bought nor earned.
It just
Is.