Graham, sometimes I wonder if we’re thinking some of the same thoughts! Recently, within the last couple of weeks, I’ve been faced with a choice in taking what I call a huge leap of faith thus far in my life. It’s one I’m not at all sure what lies ahead, but I know in my heart a change is needed. Trying not to be so melodramatic, but it’s pretty big for me as I don’t know what the financial aspects are yet, but with my faith in Jesus Christ, I do believe I’m being guided to let go of something and trust God will provide and open the door to the next phase. I can say once I made the that hard choice; it’s like all at once I felt the peace and joy of life come back into my heart, mind, and soul. It’s been awhile since that’s happened. This leap of faith is definitely out of my comfort zone but whatever door God opens and when it happens, I want to enjoy life and always be in His will and not mine. If I were to stay where I’m presently at in life, I sincerely feel I would have stopped writing of any type, playing the guitar, etc. Those things are a part of me now, and if I believe something is driving a wedge between me being to do those, then a change or choice needs to be made. It took me awhile to recognize this, but through scripture and prayer and others praying for me within this community, I have peace again even though I don’t exactly know what lies ahead or the exact timing. That’s okay because I know and trust God will provide and guide me. Thank you to all who have prayed for me. I appreciate it more than you know. Humbled and truly blessed God brought me to this wonderful community. God bless you all!
Thank you for that poem Graham. I just came back from Louisiana from my oldest sister’s funeral. It wasn’t easy to let her go
But the Word says “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord “. So I know I will see her again and I will when that day comes for me and my journey will be over.
Kathryn, sorry for your loss. The beauty in being free from the struggles or pain of this earth and to be present with the Lord is a gift for her and one day, you too shall be in glory with her. For now dance and sing and may you the Lord bless you with
"If you look at what you have in life, you will always have more."
-Oprah Winfrey
I decided to focus with gratitude on the blessings I have. I decided to take every moment, whether it's good or bad, and learn a lesson from each one of them.
I decided to hand my future over to God. 🙏❤️
I decided to live each day as if it were the last!
It was around 1982 I had attended a wedding and believed whole heartedly I would be married soon too. I waited and prayed not really knowing who it was I was to marry. I met him in 1984 just didn’t really know it was going to be Mark. I was training my dog and discovered he was training his own dog. We attended dog shows together but he was married to someone else. I was growing more interested in someone who could not return the interest in me. I pushed him out of my mind and moved to San Diego, CA. Circumstances changed and while I was pursuing the direction I thought I was to go, Mark called, “When are you coming home to visit?” I waited 2 years after I moved with a total of 7 years to see what God was promising me come to pass. We married August 26, 1989.
King David was told seven years before that he would become King. He had to wait for God to move things out of the way before it happened.
I listened to Pastor Steve Furtick this morning who said the space in between is where you have to put trust. The soul is the mind, will and emotions. I have to trust God will follow through using my mind, will to wait and use self control over my emotions. The devil will use delays to cause me to doubt. It’s God’s timing I must trust which is always right. God never fails.
Thank you Graham, for this beautiful poem. When I think back when I was in high school and I was bullied over and over again. Having faith in God and myself, I put 1 foot in front of the other, and go with the flow and have fun because life is what I make it.
Thank you as always, take care and have a awesome week . Thanks for being you.❤️❤️
This poem spoke to me about being present and appreciating every moment in life, as it can be turned upside down in an instant, that happened to me in 1995. It took me time to work through that and the lessons that came with it. There are times in life when uncertainty, challenging times seem to overtake everything, I have learned during those time, I need to give them over to God and continue to be present in the now and appreciate the blessings that have already come into my life..the answers to the challenges will be given when the time is right and my heart/mind are open to receive them. Until that time I have learned to "play your song as best sung", to let go of the worries as God has them covered while I dance with life. We only get one go round, so enjoy the moments, learn from each lesson along the way, appreciate the now and continue dancing!
Graham, loved this poem and the happy, warm feeling it gave me today..playing your song, appreciating the blessings one has received and the ones yet to come while enjoying the dance of life. Continued blessings!
Life has been busy letting me know to just live one day at a time and treasure all the moments, good and bad, and reach for the blessings in each day. I do believe in that long rest that's coming, but resting in the here and now is important, too. Life can be busy and it's easy to get caught up in all the "to do"s. I try not to miss the pauses that come along in each day to stop and appreciate all the beauty around me. Thanks for another sweet piece of writing from your heart in another amazing location. I need to get to the ocean again soon. Be blessed today, Graham, and don't miss the pauses,
When I was 26 I went to Europe for the first time! It was a real dance with life as I had that dream since I was 16. Flying back from that trip I looked out the plane window and said to myself, now what! I realized this dream. What next? And a voice came from outside myself as clear as a bell. Sing. So I realized my dream of singing and writing songs amidst a lot of fear and insecurities. I really like that inner voice. I’ve only heard it three times in my life! Hearing it more would be so comforting.
So true that we have to love in the moment and treasure the gift of life that we have been given.
Well I am certainly in the now as I test myself and am really stepping outside my comfort zone in order to achieve a dream of my Canadian holiday. Today is a huge day for me where I have to really try and not let my anxiety take control. Not only am I by myself in a country far from home, but I am picking up my hire car which is going to really test me. Having to drive on the opposite side of the road and the car with the indicators on the opposite side as well as the lights etc. Way, way outside my comfort zone. Then I have to drive to the ferry and board the ferry in a car I'm not used to. This is a massive task and probably the most demanding of me on my whole trip. So many new things that are so scary for me. But I know it will be worth it in the end as I will be able to visit and see places I have dreamed of and complete a goal I set for myself. I am proud that I am doing something I thought impossible and know that I will gain so many memories to treasure now and after my trip.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I just take one day at a time. That is all we are promised. I have so many blessings. Blessings 🙌 to you on your journey.
Once upon a time a long long time ago on Christmas Day I learned a valuable life lesson. It was my first Christmas away from “my home, my family”. I was very young and overseas with my husband and our baby boy. I spent the entire day in a military office trying to call my parents on a phone provided free of cost to us. At the end of that frustrating day when due to connectivity issues no call was ever completed, my husband and I returned to our house and it hit me. I would never have that moment, that Christmas, my baby’s first Christmas back again. I realized I WAS home with my beautiful husband and son, my family. I learned a valuable FUN lesson for life, you will never have this present moment, this right now moment, back again. That is a lesson I have lived by my entire life. Thank you for this poem, Graham. I love it. Blessings on your FUN journey.
Another meaningful and beautiful poem Graham. I feel so blessed to read and hear your poems and listen to your comments every week. Have a wonderful week.❤️🙏
Hi Graham -- As a young person I took Life so seriously. I spent too much time searching for my purpose. Egads! I wish I had spent all that time laughing, enjoying Life. As Elbert Hubbard says, “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
Somewhere along the way, it dawned on me that I didn’t have to be sure of Life’s meaning or my purpose because it presented itself to me over & over again every day – whether I recognized it or not. Finally, I realized If I just took advantage of all the blessings & opportunities God presented me, I would be living The Good Life – while serving others.
Tonight, I am the keynote speaker at a school’s Honor’s Program. I’m a little nervous, but I’m also excited about letting go & “dancing with life.” Wish me luck!
Jan! Egads! I learned this word from a neighbor we had many years ago. She was legally blind so we drove her grocery shopping! She was a very proper elderly lady and she used to say, "Egads!"
I used to take life too seriously too. I know I missed many opportunities to laugh and dance!
I believe the most significate time I really let go and let dance when I step out of the airplane, eyes were closed for a second and when I opened them the feeling was exhilarating. I was floating not falling. That sensation now carries me into unknown territories with peace. Once I took that risk I realize there can be no crazier risk and all is now available. It may be a little fearful when I begin then the rhythm takes over and the beauty of the dance begins. Thanks to growing with you, Lynette and the THC family, I now take the dive believing there is water in the pool. PS. Watch for "Legally Grey" to emerge sometime this summer.
Love this poem Graham as I love all your poems. You give us all inspiration in all your poems God gives me joy each day also Hope you have a wonderful week. God bless
Graham, sometimes I wonder if we’re thinking some of the same thoughts! Recently, within the last couple of weeks, I’ve been faced with a choice in taking what I call a huge leap of faith thus far in my life. It’s one I’m not at all sure what lies ahead, but I know in my heart a change is needed. Trying not to be so melodramatic, but it’s pretty big for me as I don’t know what the financial aspects are yet, but with my faith in Jesus Christ, I do believe I’m being guided to let go of something and trust God will provide and open the door to the next phase. I can say once I made the that hard choice; it’s like all at once I felt the peace and joy of life come back into my heart, mind, and soul. It’s been awhile since that’s happened. This leap of faith is definitely out of my comfort zone but whatever door God opens and when it happens, I want to enjoy life and always be in His will and not mine. If I were to stay where I’m presently at in life, I sincerely feel I would have stopped writing of any type, playing the guitar, etc. Those things are a part of me now, and if I believe something is driving a wedge between me being to do those, then a change or choice needs to be made. It took me awhile to recognize this, but through scripture and prayer and others praying for me within this community, I have peace again even though I don’t exactly know what lies ahead or the exact timing. That’s okay because I know and trust God will provide and guide me. Thank you to all who have prayed for me. I appreciate it more than you know. Humbled and truly blessed God brought me to this wonderful community. God bless you all!
Thank you for that poem Graham. I just came back from Louisiana from my oldest sister’s funeral. It wasn’t easy to let her go
But the Word says “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord “. So I know I will see her again and I will when that day comes for me and my journey will be over.
Kathryn, sorry for your loss. The beauty in being free from the struggles or pain of this earth and to be present with the Lord is a gift for her and one day, you too shall be in glory with her. For now dance and sing and may you the Lord bless you with
peace.
Thank you Deborah. You’re right!
Thank you for yet another beautiful poem Graham!
I remembered a quote from Ophah:
"If you look at what you have in life, you will always have more."
-Oprah Winfrey
I decided to focus with gratitude on the blessings I have. I decided to take every moment, whether it's good or bad, and learn a lesson from each one of them.
I decided to hand my future over to God. 🙏❤️
I decided to live each day as if it were the last!
Have a great Tuesday! 🙏☀️🌻
Graham, I love your questions.
It was around 1982 I had attended a wedding and believed whole heartedly I would be married soon too. I waited and prayed not really knowing who it was I was to marry. I met him in 1984 just didn’t really know it was going to be Mark. I was training my dog and discovered he was training his own dog. We attended dog shows together but he was married to someone else. I was growing more interested in someone who could not return the interest in me. I pushed him out of my mind and moved to San Diego, CA. Circumstances changed and while I was pursuing the direction I thought I was to go, Mark called, “When are you coming home to visit?” I waited 2 years after I moved with a total of 7 years to see what God was promising me come to pass. We married August 26, 1989.
King David was told seven years before that he would become King. He had to wait for God to move things out of the way before it happened.
I listened to Pastor Steve Furtick this morning who said the space in between is where you have to put trust. The soul is the mind, will and emotions. I have to trust God will follow through using my mind, will to wait and use self control over my emotions. The devil will use delays to cause me to doubt. It’s God’s timing I must trust which is always right. God never fails.
Amen!
Thank you Graham, for this beautiful poem. When I think back when I was in high school and I was bullied over and over again. Having faith in God and myself, I put 1 foot in front of the other, and go with the flow and have fun because life is what I make it.
Thank you as always, take care and have a awesome week . Thanks for being you.❤️❤️
This poem spoke to me about being present and appreciating every moment in life, as it can be turned upside down in an instant, that happened to me in 1995. It took me time to work through that and the lessons that came with it. There are times in life when uncertainty, challenging times seem to overtake everything, I have learned during those time, I need to give them over to God and continue to be present in the now and appreciate the blessings that have already come into my life..the answers to the challenges will be given when the time is right and my heart/mind are open to receive them. Until that time I have learned to "play your song as best sung", to let go of the worries as God has them covered while I dance with life. We only get one go round, so enjoy the moments, learn from each lesson along the way, appreciate the now and continue dancing!
Graham, loved this poem and the happy, warm feeling it gave me today..playing your song, appreciating the blessings one has received and the ones yet to come while enjoying the dance of life. Continued blessings!
Life has been busy letting me know to just live one day at a time and treasure all the moments, good and bad, and reach for the blessings in each day. I do believe in that long rest that's coming, but resting in the here and now is important, too. Life can be busy and it's easy to get caught up in all the "to do"s. I try not to miss the pauses that come along in each day to stop and appreciate all the beauty around me. Thanks for another sweet piece of writing from your heart in another amazing location. I need to get to the ocean again soon. Be blessed today, Graham, and don't miss the pauses,
When I was 26 I went to Europe for the first time! It was a real dance with life as I had that dream since I was 16. Flying back from that trip I looked out the plane window and said to myself, now what! I realized this dream. What next? And a voice came from outside myself as clear as a bell. Sing. So I realized my dream of singing and writing songs amidst a lot of fear and insecurities. I really like that inner voice. I’ve only heard it three times in my life! Hearing it more would be so comforting.
Loved you poem, Graham💖💖.
So true that we have to love in the moment and treasure the gift of life that we have been given.
Well I am certainly in the now as I test myself and am really stepping outside my comfort zone in order to achieve a dream of my Canadian holiday. Today is a huge day for me where I have to really try and not let my anxiety take control. Not only am I by myself in a country far from home, but I am picking up my hire car which is going to really test me. Having to drive on the opposite side of the road and the car with the indicators on the opposite side as well as the lights etc. Way, way outside my comfort zone. Then I have to drive to the ferry and board the ferry in a car I'm not used to. This is a massive task and probably the most demanding of me on my whole trip. So many new things that are so scary for me. But I know it will be worth it in the end as I will be able to visit and see places I have dreamed of and complete a goal I set for myself. I am proud that I am doing something I thought impossible and know that I will gain so many memories to treasure now and after my trip.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I just take one day at a time. That is all we are promised. I have so many blessings. Blessings 🙌 to you on your journey.
Once upon a time a long long time ago on Christmas Day I learned a valuable life lesson. It was my first Christmas away from “my home, my family”. I was very young and overseas with my husband and our baby boy. I spent the entire day in a military office trying to call my parents on a phone provided free of cost to us. At the end of that frustrating day when due to connectivity issues no call was ever completed, my husband and I returned to our house and it hit me. I would never have that moment, that Christmas, my baby’s first Christmas back again. I realized I WAS home with my beautiful husband and son, my family. I learned a valuable FUN lesson for life, you will never have this present moment, this right now moment, back again. That is a lesson I have lived by my entire life. Thank you for this poem, Graham. I love it. Blessings on your FUN journey.
Another meaningful and beautiful poem Graham. I feel so blessed to read and hear your poems and listen to your comments every week. Have a wonderful week.❤️🙏
Hi Graham -- As a young person I took Life so seriously. I spent too much time searching for my purpose. Egads! I wish I had spent all that time laughing, enjoying Life. As Elbert Hubbard says, “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
Somewhere along the way, it dawned on me that I didn’t have to be sure of Life’s meaning or my purpose because it presented itself to me over & over again every day – whether I recognized it or not. Finally, I realized If I just took advantage of all the blessings & opportunities God presented me, I would be living The Good Life – while serving others.
Tonight, I am the keynote speaker at a school’s Honor’s Program. I’m a little nervous, but I’m also excited about letting go & “dancing with life.” Wish me luck!
You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. You can do it!
Thanks, Kathryn! {{Hugs}} for you as you grieve your older sister. xoxo
Jan! Egads! I learned this word from a neighbor we had many years ago. She was legally blind so we drove her grocery shopping! She was a very proper elderly lady and she used to say, "Egads!"
I used to take life too seriously too. I know I missed many opportunities to laugh and dance!
Graham Hello...
From my heart to your heart...
We should give thanks, every dawn, for the grace of life.
Life is a gift we receive when we are born,
it is up to each one of us to chart the best path to live fully, with dignity and righteousness.
Appreciate and value every piece of this path, wherever life takes you...
Be grateful for every obstacle you encounter, because by overcoming it, you will be stronger.
Live and let live...
Love and allow yourself to be loved...
Smile and take with you, the joy of being blessed...
Sing, dance, make your home a garden...
Spread love wherever you go...
I send you a thousand stars of light 💥
Cheers 🥂 IndiaFreitas 🇧🇷 💙
I believe the most significate time I really let go and let dance when I step out of the airplane, eyes were closed for a second and when I opened them the feeling was exhilarating. I was floating not falling. That sensation now carries me into unknown territories with peace. Once I took that risk I realize there can be no crazier risk and all is now available. It may be a little fearful when I begin then the rhythm takes over and the beauty of the dance begins. Thanks to growing with you, Lynette and the THC family, I now take the dive believing there is water in the pool. PS. Watch for "Legally Grey" to emerge sometime this summer.
Love this poem Graham as I love all your poems. You give us all inspiration in all your poems God gives me joy each day also Hope you have a wonderful week. God bless