~ That's what they mean ~
Inspired by the gorgeous shot of Heaven by the tallented Mr Nicholas Avarre
When I was a Cub Akela One of my duties was to instruct youth [aged 7-11] about faith. Scouting is nondenominational as such but all are meant to have faith in a higher power. Try to explain to an easily bored 9yo boy the meaning of faith <)
I decided the easiest way was to ask them to all close their eyes and take a deep breath then let it out. then with their eyes still shut one by one tell me one thing that they had done and were caught out and punished for. Each child did. and I then asked them if they had decided to not do that again. the answers were unimportant the exercise was to have them discover faith.
I then said “Now open your eyes. There see the world didn’t explode because you made a mistake. Having faith is knowing that the whole world isn’t relying on you to be perfect but to just do your best at trying to be good and trusting that if you make a mistake you can correct it without the whole world coming crashing down. Having faith means you can stop and change your ideas from the wrong track to the right track as many times as it takes and the sun will always come up tomorrow.”
I was so grateful that they got it!
But this poem says it easier.
Thank you for reading my words.
Keep Happy! :O)
Chookas! X♥X
~ That's what they mean ~ belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Current Issues, Light In The Darkness, Live, Love, Dream: , The Healing Journey, The Patchwork , The Urban Environment, The Word Tree and WMGTo every cloud there’s a silver lining
and each bird brings a measure of hope
so turn your weary eyes skyward
when you feel you can no longer cope
Just take a breath of fresh air
at the start of another day
for you’ll find peace and faith there
and that’s what they mean by pray
binjy
I love that…...... and your story :)
adgray replied
Thank you Binjy
Chookas! X♥X
Mary Campbell
Good go, and great teaching perhaps we all could learn a bit.
adgray replied
Fankoo Mary :O)
We are never too old to learn! The moment we stop learning is the moment we die … and then we learn how to do that!
Keep Happy! :O)
Chookas! X♥X
Miri
lovely words Alyssa & many congrats on making the front page :-)
happy dance away!!!
adgray replied
:O) I’m still dancing :O)
Well inside I am! <)
As I always say … Keep Happy! :O)
Chookas! X♥X
PJ Ryan
how beautiful ..
i’m a big believer in universal energy .. and so this makes me smile xx
adgray replied
Universal Energy – Power, Love, Creativity, Forces … all way beyond mere mortal control! and we are fools to think we can command it! we are only fortunate to tap into it when we can and thereby duty bound to facilitate it’s segue to others!
Smile often & Keep Happy! :O)
Chookas! X♥X
Sally Omar
Alyssa, Absolutely beautiful!!!! Hugs, Sally xxxxxxoooooo
Definite fav!!!!!!!
dawndavies
fantastic piece, well done,dawnx
Suzanne German
Gotta say – I love this one – truly! a favourite!
Warrior
cool !!
Ben Ruskin
oh i love it :) such beautiful words..and the explanation behind them is so touching!
sherriej
wow,I woke up with a crappy attitude this morning ,checked my bubble mail and out of the middle of the list ,i picked this one first for some reason?
I think my day will look better,thank you. seriously .
adgray replied
Wow! Thank you for such a compliment!
Many a day I have looked to the skies when I have needed energy and tollerance to endure what life is throwing at me.
Thank you for attributing a change of attitude to reading my words! I feel truely humbled at such an honour. Look Up and smile from now on & strength will come your way! ♥
Keep Happy! :O) [it annoys the B#@*tds!] :O)
Chookas! X♥X
Tony Ryan
Great words. I so believe that confusion creates more guilt and pain than any other aspect of humanity. So many of us have been so conditioned to fear making mistakes that we have become so protective and lacking in freedom. I further believe that the best way to become strong in one’s self esteem is to not fear making mistakes and to not fear the judgment of others.
adgray replied
Thank you Tony!
The more I read what you write to me the more I see how similar we are in our morals and values and our perceptions on life! It strengthens my beliefs and gives me courage to continue saying what I think in hopes of helping others …
... and that gives me peace!
Keep Happy my friend :O)
Chookas! X♥X
LindaR
I love your lesson and the way you taught it ~ full of heart and wisdom of being human ~ bravo!! xxx
adgray replied
Thank you so much Linda
for liking my words,
for liking the “lesson” idea I tried to give
for liking the way I try to give ideas
and for giving me a Bravo! :O)
[I like them! lol]
Keep Happy :O)
Chookas! X♥X
Sean Jansen
Amazing how you put feeling into words. This is so beautiful !!
adgray replied
Thank you Treasure :O)
But I do feel I am just the segue – the facilitator of a tap into universal artistry I just do it in words – you do it in capturing what you see; what you notice; in how you compose a picture out of the angles and light of what is around you…. do you not know how much feeling you put into your art too? – that’s why I could write to your image :O)
Bravo to you too! :O)
Thank you for reading my words ♥
Keep Happy! :O)
Chookas! X♥X
Tony Ryan
Thanks Chookas. I feel likewise. Being deeply creative can be a very scary existence until you connect with others who are similarly deep and open.
ieneke jansen
That was one of the nicest things I’ve read today … so simple, so short and yet, so much meaning in your words. I am glad I was browsing and stumbled upon you!
Much peace,
Ieneke
adgray replied
Thank you :O)
Glad you stumbled in {helping Leneke find a seat & sort herself out :O) wanna cuppa?} & happy you read & liked my words :O)
Now I can go peek through your art too :O)
Chookas! X♥X
adgray replied
PS I think this is my shortest poem by about 20 lines :O)
No is cool just 4 lines – I usually do 3 stanzas … having said that I also have a novel that is 300,000 words! ..... :O!!! lol not in here though! :O)
Happy Reading! :O) ♥
ieneke jansen
Happy peeking my friend :~) Please do tell about the novel :O
adgray replied
My novel is called “The Daintree Daughters” [but that might change lol – it has NOTHING to do with the Daintree and perhaps that title should be kept for a story about that! lol]
and I did put it in here … well extracts of it – but it didn’t get any response really [too big & confusing!] so I added a journal about it which you can view here so go peek for yourself :O)
Chookas X♥X
donna smith
very nice. What a way to witness! You go girl.
d
adgray replied
Thank you for dropping by and reading my words :O)
Chookas! ♥
adgray replied
And thank you so much for the favouring! I feel special now :O)
Chookas! ♥
danabee
How inspiring! I really liked this!
adgray replied
Thank you Dana :O)
Keep Happy! ☺
Chookas! ♥
Judy O'Neil
What a beautiful piece of work – if only the world could read it! :-) Judy
adgray replied
Oh Judy! Thank you!
What a wonderful thing to say!
I feel so honoured you should think that of my humble words
So honoured & special!
Thank you! X♥X
oddpoet
i love this poem and it has a great message in it great writing
adgray replied
Thank you so much Mr Poet
[or may I call you odd?]
short and simple I must admit I am no master of this but I also must admit this poem will do very well indeed! ☼
Thank you for coming to read and end up liking my words! ♥