Coretta, his beloved wife, wrote: "Martin Luther King Jr.'s theological belief in the interdependence , of all life inevitably led to the methods for social change advocate as well as his adversary. Christ gave us the goals, he would often say, and Mahatma Gandhi provided the tactics."
On page 150-151 in the Strength to Love, Dr. King writes of his fascination with the Gandhian concept of “Love (Truth) Force” and the great success of non-violent resistence in India. In Montgomery, Alabama in 1954, "as a pastor, at the beginning of the protest, the people called me in to be their spokesman. In accepting this responsibility, my mind consciously or unconsciously, was driven back to the Sermon on the Mount and the Gandhian method of nonviolent resistence. This principle became the guiding light of our movement. Christ furnished the Spirit and motivation and Gandhi furnished the method."
Dr. King wrote of his trip to India to: "My privilege of traveling to India had a great impact on me personally, for it was invigorating to see firsthand the amazing results of a nonviolent struggle to achieve independence. The aftermath of hatred and bitterness that usually follows a violent campaign was found nowhere in India, and a mutual friendship, based on complete equality, existed between the Indian and British people within the Commonwealth."
In the next paragraph, "…the nonviolent approach does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect. It calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had. Finally, it so stirs up the conscience of the opponent that reconciliation becomes a reality."
Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing … means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. ― Dalai Lama XIV
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Oneness - Chp. in Dr. Wayne Dyer's book: WISDOM OF THE AGES
Wayne Dyer in Wisdom of the Ages (Chp. on Oneness)
Uses Dunne’s 16th century poem on “No man is an island…….”
“See God in everyone and everything and behave each day as if the God in all things truly mattered. Try to suspend your judgements of those who are less ambitious, less peaceful, and less loving, and instead know that hatred and judgement are the problems in the first place. When you judge the haters and hate the judgers, you are part of the cancer rather than the treatment.”
“Use fewer labels that distinguish you from ‘them’. You are not an American, Californian, Italian, Jew, middle-aged, stocky, female, athletic, or any other label. You are a citizen of the world and when you stop the labeling process you will begin to see God in every garden, every forest, every home, every creature, and every person, and inner peace will be your reward.”
Eckhart and Oprah had something to say about oneness in their webcast:
“We are connected – one with the Universal Source of Power or Energy – we allow that Power to flow through us and this Source supports us as we do. Or allow God within to come through and God supports It.” Oprah with Eckhart on Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose. Chp. 9, p.265 (In dialogue about “evolving universe.)
Here are some quotes from the ACIM about Oneness:
The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love. t, 522
Put all your faith in the Love of God wihin you: eternal, changeless and forever unfailing. This is the answer to whatever confronts you today. W, 75
A sense of separation from God is the only lack you really need correct. t, 11
On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...
....that obstacles are not opposing you, but merely and
gently re-routing you.
It is important not to view that which stands in your
way as your 'enemy.' It can often be your best friend,
sending you on a detour that takes you around what
could have been your biggest stumbling block.
Send a word of gratitude, then, for anything that seems
to be 'opposing' you now. All things in life happen for
good. Trust God about that.
Love, Your Friend....Neale Donald Walsh
Uses Dunne’s 16th century poem on “No man is an island…….”
“See God in everyone and everything and behave each day as if the God in all things truly mattered. Try to suspend your judgements of those who are less ambitious, less peaceful, and less loving, and instead know that hatred and judgement are the problems in the first place. When you judge the haters and hate the judgers, you are part of the cancer rather than the treatment.”
“Use fewer labels that distinguish you from ‘them’. You are not an American, Californian, Italian, Jew, middle-aged, stocky, female, athletic, or any other label. You are a citizen of the world and when you stop the labeling process you will begin to see God in every garden, every forest, every home, every creature, and every person, and inner peace will be your reward.”
Eckhart and Oprah had something to say about oneness in their webcast:
“We are connected – one with the Universal Source of Power or Energy – we allow that Power to flow through us and this Source supports us as we do. Or allow God within to come through and God supports It.” Oprah with Eckhart on Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose. Chp. 9, p.265 (In dialogue about “evolving universe.)
Here are some quotes from the ACIM about Oneness:
The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love. t, 522
Put all your faith in the Love of God wihin you: eternal, changeless and forever unfailing. This is the answer to whatever confronts you today. W, 75
A sense of separation from God is the only lack you really need correct. t, 11
On this day of your life, dear friend, I believe God wants you to know...
....that obstacles are not opposing you, but merely and
gently re-routing you.
It is important not to view that which stands in your
way as your 'enemy.' It can often be your best friend,
sending you on a detour that takes you around what
could have been your biggest stumbling block.
Send a word of gratitude, then, for anything that seems
to be 'opposing' you now. All things in life happen for
good. Trust God about that.
Love, Your Friend....Neale Donald Walsh
The whys? and hows? of Loving Our Enemy..Chp. 5 SYNOPSIS of Dr. Martin Luther King's STRENGTH TO LOVE
Loving Your Enemies
“Ye have heard that it hath been said,
thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate
thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love,
your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray
for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you; that ye may be children
of your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:43-45
This command of Jesus challenges us with new urgency. Upheaval after upheaval has reminded us that modern man is traveling along a road called hate, in a journey that will bring us to destruction and damnation. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one’s enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival. Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world. Jesus is not an impractical idealist; he is the practical realist.
Jesus realized that every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. So when Jesus said ‘Love your enemy’, he was not unmindful of its stringent qualities. Yet he meant every word of it. Our responsibilities as Christians is to discover the meaning of this command and seek passionately to live it out in our daily lives.
Why love our enemies?
1. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate - adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilitation
2. Hate scars the soul and distorts the personality. Hate is just as injurious to the person who hates. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity.
3. A third reason we should love our enemies is that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend By its very nature, love creates and builds up, hate destroys and tears down Love transforms with redemptive power
How do we love our enemies?
1. We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship. Forgiveness is a catalyst creating an atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning. Forgiveness means reconciliation, a coming together again. Without this, no man can love his enemies. The degree in which we are able to forgive determines the degree to which we are able to love our enemies.
2. We must recognize that the evil deed of the enemy – neighbor, the thing that hurts, never quite expresses all that he is. An element of goodness may be found even in our worst enemy. Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this we are less prone to hate our enemies. We recognize that his hate grows out of fear, pride, ignorance, prejudice, and misunderstanding, but in spite of this we know God’s image is ineffably etched in his being. Then we love our enemies by realizing that they are not totally bad and that they are not beyond the reach of God’s redemptive love.
3. We must not seek to defeat or humiliate the enemy but to win his friendship and understanding. Every word and deed must contribute to an understanding with the enemy and release those vast reservoirs of goodwill which have been blocked by impenetrable walls of hate.
The meaning of love is not to be confused with some sentimental outpouring. Love is something much deeper than emotional bosh. Agape love is an overflowing love which seeks nothing in return. Agape is the love of God operating in the human heart as opposed to eros(lust) and philia (friendship) love. At this level, we love every man because God loves him. We love the person, who does an evil deed, although we hate the evil deed that he does.
We should be happy that Jesus did not say “like” our enemies. It is almost impossible to like some people. But Jesus recognized that ‘love’ is greater than ‘like.’ When Jesus bids us to love our enemies, he is speaking of agape, understanding and creative, redemptive goodwill for all men. Only by following this way and responding with this type of love we are we able to be children of our Father who is in heaven.
The ultimate reason we should love our enemies is expressed explicitly in Jesus’s words, ‘love your enemies……that ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven. We are called to this difficult task in order to realize a unique relationship with God. We are potential children of God. Through love that potentiality becomes actuality. We must love our enemies, because only by loving them can we know God and experience the beauty of his holiness.
Jesus is eternally right. History is replete with the bleached bones of nations that refused to listen to him. May we in this time hear and follow his words – before it is too late. May we solemnly realize that we shall never be true children of God until we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
“Ye have heard that it hath been said,
thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate
thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love,
your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray
for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you; that ye may be children
of your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:43-45
This command of Jesus challenges us with new urgency. Upheaval after upheaval has reminded us that modern man is traveling along a road called hate, in a journey that will bring us to destruction and damnation. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love one’s enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival. Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world. Jesus is not an impractical idealist; he is the practical realist.
Jesus realized that every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God. So when Jesus said ‘Love your enemy’, he was not unmindful of its stringent qualities. Yet he meant every word of it. Our responsibilities as Christians is to discover the meaning of this command and seek passionately to live it out in our daily lives.
Why love our enemies?
1. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate - adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilitation
2. Hate scars the soul and distorts the personality. Hate is just as injurious to the person who hates. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity.
3. A third reason we should love our enemies is that love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend By its very nature, love creates and builds up, hate destroys and tears down Love transforms with redemptive power
How do we love our enemies?
1. We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship. Forgiveness is a catalyst creating an atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning. Forgiveness means reconciliation, a coming together again. Without this, no man can love his enemies. The degree in which we are able to forgive determines the degree to which we are able to love our enemies.
2. We must recognize that the evil deed of the enemy – neighbor, the thing that hurts, never quite expresses all that he is. An element of goodness may be found even in our worst enemy. Each of us is something of a schizophrenic personality, tragically divided against ourselves.
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this we are less prone to hate our enemies. We recognize that his hate grows out of fear, pride, ignorance, prejudice, and misunderstanding, but in spite of this we know God’s image is ineffably etched in his being. Then we love our enemies by realizing that they are not totally bad and that they are not beyond the reach of God’s redemptive love.
3. We must not seek to defeat or humiliate the enemy but to win his friendship and understanding. Every word and deed must contribute to an understanding with the enemy and release those vast reservoirs of goodwill which have been blocked by impenetrable walls of hate.
The meaning of love is not to be confused with some sentimental outpouring. Love is something much deeper than emotional bosh. Agape love is an overflowing love which seeks nothing in return. Agape is the love of God operating in the human heart as opposed to eros(lust) and philia (friendship) love. At this level, we love every man because God loves him. We love the person, who does an evil deed, although we hate the evil deed that he does.
We should be happy that Jesus did not say “like” our enemies. It is almost impossible to like some people. But Jesus recognized that ‘love’ is greater than ‘like.’ When Jesus bids us to love our enemies, he is speaking of agape, understanding and creative, redemptive goodwill for all men. Only by following this way and responding with this type of love we are we able to be children of our Father who is in heaven.
The ultimate reason we should love our enemies is expressed explicitly in Jesus’s words, ‘love your enemies……that ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven. We are called to this difficult task in order to realize a unique relationship with God. We are potential children of God. Through love that potentiality becomes actuality. We must love our enemies, because only by loving them can we know God and experience the beauty of his holiness.
Jesus is eternally right. History is replete with the bleached bones of nations that refused to listen to him. May we in this time hear and follow his words – before it is too late. May we solemnly realize that we shall never be true children of God until we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
STRENGTH TO LOVE by MLK, jr. Chp. 4 Synopsis
Love in Action
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them
for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:24
Few words in the New Testament more clearly and solemnly express the magnanimity of Jesus’s Spirit than that sublime utterance from the cross, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” This is love at its best.
Though subjected to inexpressible agony, suffering excruciating pain, and despised and rejected, nevertheless, he cried, “Father, forgive them.” Two basic lessons can be gleaned from this plea.
“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them
for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:24
Few words in the New Testament more clearly and solemnly express the magnanimity of Jesus’s Spirit than that sublime utterance from the cross, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” This is love at its best.
Though subjected to inexpressible agony, suffering excruciating pain, and despised and rejected, nevertheless, he cried, “Father, forgive them.” Two basic lessons can be gleaned from this plea.
1. It is a marvelous expression of Jesus’s ability to match words with action.
One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession between doing and saying. This strange dichotomy, between the “ough” and the “is”, represents the tragic theme of man’s earthly pilgrimage.
But in the life of Jesus we find the gulf is bridged. Never in history was there a more sublime example of the consistency of word and deed. During his ministry in Galilee, Jesus talked passionately about forgiveness. Jesus responded to Peter by affirming there is no limit to forgiveness….”Until seventy times seven.” Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.
Contrasted with Jesus’s command to forgive, is society’s final assertion that it will not forgive with the act of capital punishment. (An author’s note think about the brilliant film DEAD MAN WALKING where the nun is able to love the seemingly unlovable murderer, and help him find some comfort in repentance and asking for forgiveness finally at the last few days of his life.)
Jesus eloquently affirmed from the cross a higher law. He knew that the old eye-for-eye philosophy would leave everyone blind. He did not seek to overcome evil with evil. He overcame evil with good. Although crucified by hate, he responded with aggressive love.
What a magnificent lesson! Generations will rise and fall; men will continue t worship the god of revenge and bow before the altar of retaliation; but ever and again this noble lesson of Calvary will be a nagging reminder that only goodness can drive out evil and only love can conquer hate.
2. The second lesson is and expression of Jesus’s awareness of man’s intellectual and spiritual blindness. “They know not what they do,” said Jesus. Blindness was their trouble; enlightenment was their need. The men who cried “Crucify him, were not bad men but rather blind men.”
Saul was not an evil-intentioned man when he persecuted Christians. He was a sincere, conscientious devotee of Isreal’s faith. He thought he was right. He persecuted Christians not because he was devoid of integrity, but because he was devoid of enlightenment.
Our world is threatened by the grim prospect of nuclear annihilitation because there are still too many who know not what they do.
Apostle Paul noticed the blindness of many of his opponents, he said, “I bear them record that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.”
Over and over the Bible reminds us of the danger of zeal without knowledge and sincerity without intelligence.
Only through bringing together of head and heart – intelligence and goodness- shall man rise to the fulfillment of his true nature. One does not need to be a profound scholar to be open-minded, nor a keen academician to engage in as assiduous search for truth.
We must see the cross as the magnificent symbol of love conquering hate and light overcoming darkness. But in midst of this glowing affirmation, let us never forget that our Lord and Master was nailed to that cross because of human blindness. Those who crucified him knew not what they did.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Learn to Love your Enemies - a Requirement for Committing to Oneness
In STRENGTH TO LOVE, a book written in a Georgia prison, Dr. Martin Luther King is very clear on the need to love our enemies. And his writing is the clearest on the why? and the how?
When I speak of love. I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality. This Hindu-Moslem-Christian-Jewish-Buddhist belief about ultimate reality is beautifully summed up in the first epistle of Saint John: "Let us love one another: for love is God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God."
In the foreword, Coretta King writes: "If love is the eternal religious principle, Martin Luther King, Jr. believed, then nonviolence is it's worldy counterpart. He wrote:
At the center on nonviolence stands the principle of love. The nonviolent resister would contend that in the struggle for human dignity, the oppressed people of the world must not succumb to becoming bitter or indulging in hate campaigns. To retaliate in kind would do nothing but intensify the existence of hate in the universe. Along the way of life, someone must have the sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can only be done by projecting the ethic of love to the center of our lives.
Coretta, his beloved wife, wrote: "Martin Luther King Jr.'s theological belief in the interdependence , of all life inevitably led to the methods for social change advocate as well as his adversary. Christ gave us the goals, he would often say, and Mahatma Gandhi provided the tactics."
THURSDAY, MAY 8th
************************
Committing to Oneness
A Learning To Love Every One Group
(including your enemies)
Ron Alexander has been an adventurer his whole life, traveling around
the world to study with a healer in Bali, a medicine man in California,
worked with Jerry Jampolsky and young adults with life-threatening
diseases, and with Yolanda King and the Dali Lama working with
Children of War. He has been licensed as a a clinical pathologist, sailing boat captain, and then as a counselor in California. He has learned much from
former “enemies” and thinks we can all learn more about how to love
even those we do not like.
******************
We will also be studying the writings of Byron Katy, Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hahn, A Course in Miracles, and what you bring.
Joyfull Oneness/ Divine Timing
Thich Nhat Hahn (correct spelling)
In this Inquiry Meditation dialogue (passing Native American Talking Stick) Group, we will primarily be listening to the Voice of Great Spirit as it comes through You! For more info. please click on: now that you are here - please read the other posts to find our more.
When I speak of love. I am not speaking of some sentimental and weak response. I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality. This Hindu-Moslem-Christian-Jewish-Buddhist belief about ultimate reality is beautifully summed up in the first epistle of Saint John: "Let us love one another: for love is God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God."
In the foreword, Coretta King writes: "If love is the eternal religious principle, Martin Luther King, Jr. believed, then nonviolence is it's worldy counterpart. He wrote:
At the center on nonviolence stands the principle of love. The nonviolent resister would contend that in the struggle for human dignity, the oppressed people of the world must not succumb to becoming bitter or indulging in hate campaigns. To retaliate in kind would do nothing but intensify the existence of hate in the universe. Along the way of life, someone must have the sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can only be done by projecting the ethic of love to the center of our lives.
Coretta, his beloved wife, wrote: "Martin Luther King Jr.'s theological belief in the interdependence , of all life inevitably led to the methods for social change advocate as well as his adversary. Christ gave us the goals, he would often say, and Mahatma Gandhi provided the tactics."
THURSDAY, MAY 8th
************************
Committing to Oneness
A Learning To Love Every One Group
(including your enemies)
Ron Alexander has been an adventurer his whole life, traveling around
the world to study with a healer in Bali, a medicine man in California,
worked with Jerry Jampolsky and young adults with life-threatening
diseases, and with Yolanda King and the Dali Lama working with
Children of War. He has been licensed as a a clinical pathologist, sailing boat captain, and then as a counselor in California. He has learned much from
former “enemies” and thinks we can all learn more about how to love
even those we do not like.
******************
We will also be studying the writings of Byron Katy, Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hahn, A Course in Miracles, and what you bring.
Joyfull Oneness/ Divine Timing
Thich Nhat Hahn (correct spelling)
In this Inquiry Meditation dialogue (passing Native American Talking Stick) Group, we will primarily be listening to the Voice of Great Spirit as it comes through You! For more info. please click on: now that you are here - please read the other posts to find our more.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Realization of Oneness - True Fountain of Youth
“In him, we live and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:26
“It is an interesting fact that, whether we know it and whether or not we like it, our lives are so tied in with God, the living Spirit, that we cannot remain young and enthusiastic, unless we know that we are one with that which which knows no age and no burdens.”
Ernest Holmes
“It is an interesting fact that, whether we know it and whether or not we like it, our lives are so tied in with God, the living Spirit, that we cannot remain young and enthusiastic, unless we know that we are one with that which which knows no age and no burdens.”
Ernest Holmes
Committing To Oneness - Even Mom?
Even Your Mom? Yes, especially with your Mom!
Sometimes your family members may be the hardest Ones to feel one with - in my case, I have finally united with Mom again after years of feeling seperated from her. One important healing tool is the good memories with them. And then using creativity to ground the new found unity (or was the separation an illusion?) Here is a healing Mom's Day Tribute Poem I have recently put together.
Happy Mother's Day EveryOne - We are all part of each other:
Sometimes your family members may be the hardest Ones to feel one with - in my case, I have finally united with Mom again after years of feeling seperated from her. One important healing tool is the good memories with them. And then using creativity to ground the new found unity (or was the separation an illusion?) Here is a healing Mom's Day Tribute Poem I have recently put together.
Happy Mother's Day EveryOne - We are all part of each other:
Momma’s Amazing Audio Cocoon
Ron Alexander
Mom’s reading bedtime stories
was a blessing beyond any
technical device’s ability to convey
caring, security and a sense of wonder.
Innocent adventures, mysterious places,
heroic children in brave pioneering families.
brought out the fascination in me
as much as going to the
beach and gazing at the horizon
wondering what it was like across the sea.
I will always be grateful that television
was late in coming to our house,
and that mom took time to provide
us a nurturing, educating, entertaining
safe cocoon with her voice.
Now the table has turned except
It’s her sister reading to Mom
like their Mother and Aunt before them -
widowed sisters - blossoms in a garden
sweetly sharing literary inspirations.
Ron Alexander
Mom’s reading bedtime stories
was a blessing beyond any
technical device’s ability to convey
caring, security and a sense of wonder.
Innocent adventures, mysterious places,
heroic children in brave pioneering families.
brought out the fascination in me
as much as going to the
beach and gazing at the horizon
wondering what it was like across the sea.
I will always be grateful that television
was late in coming to our house,
and that mom took time to provide
us a nurturing, educating, entertaining
safe cocoon with her voice.
Now the table has turned except
It’s her sister reading to Mom
like their Mother and Aunt before them -
widowed sisters - blossoms in a garden
sweetly sharing literary inspirations.
I enjoyed your tribute..........especially the last line.
Oceans of Oneness,
SS
Thanks Susan Sunshine, I know you had no problems loving your Mom, so I am especially grateful that you enjoyed my "tribute" - I think you are cognizant of "problems" I had loving my Mom, but that is in past and almost forgotten. Did I need to add that Mom is almost blind?
"Literary inspirations" was your favorite, huh? Not surprised - I guess all writers would like that - here is what my cousin, who writes historical articles, said and my answer:
Hi, Did you write this? It really warmed my heart. Thanks for the Mother's Day greeting. We will attend our first granddaughter's (Alexander) wedding on May 17 in Sumter, SC. Time certainly does pass fast! Love, Cuz Peggy
Yes, Thank you, Peggy. I did write it, I am a published poet as well as columnist and home-made book (like you so graciously purchased) author. Your granddaughter name is "Alexander"? Congratulations to her.
"Time does pass fast" yet good memories are eternal. Her reading to me as a child led to my exploring as a captain and writing about it later. I am forever grateful to her for that "Audio Cocoon." Happy, Happy Mom's Day and I think Grandmoms are among the most important people in the world. From Bubba, my maternal Grandmom, I always felt unconditional love, which was also vital to my development as a person.
Love, peace and joy, Cuz Ron
My favorite part of the poem:
blossoms in a garden
sweetly sharing literary inspirations.
I loved the 'blossoms in a garden'. Only love recognizes the blossoming of others! If you mention your Mother is now blind, I'd allude to it only obliquely.
Oceans of Oneness,
SS
Thanks Angel of Oneness for the clarification, and I will just leave the poem as it is.... By the way, I have been posting your answers under the "Even Mom" post.
You see I have been writing much but cannot share this with whole prose group, and only a small part with most of poetry group, although I judge more soulful members overall as poets.
In Joy Oneness, Ron
I loved the 'blossoms in a garden'. Only love recognizes the blossoming of others! If you mention your Mother is now blind, I'd allude to it only obliquely.
Oceans of Oneness,
SS
Thanks Angel of Oneness for the clarification, and I will just leave the poem as it is.... By the way, I have been posting your answers under the "Even Mom" post.
You see I have been writing much but cannot share this with whole prose group, and only a small part with most of poetry group, although I judge more soulful members overall as poets.
In Joy Oneness, Ron
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