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BE YOUR REALITY

 

“To be or not to be…?” 

Often, a misunderstood question

Of self-reality; failing to realize

That God has given us the power

To affect how it should, and will be:-

It has been written, and repeated:

Ask, seek, and knock; and its

Given, found, and opened:- 

That is, when we choose to do so,

In awareness that we are in charge

Of choosing what affects our reality:-

As one author has succinctly put it, 

Our…”reality is not what happens

Around us, but how we respond to it.

Thus, how acquaintances act around us

Is their reality; our perception, our reality:-

In our daily lives with peers and family,

We must come to realize the power

We have in affecting our own reality:-

All too often, our reactions to others’ realities,

Tend to negate our own healing realities:-

Know and accept your power

Affecting your reality. Let no one

Or anything deter its joyful coming to be.

Thus, go back to life’s mirror and notice

What you see: One of God’s beautiful

Creatures looking back at thee. 

Know that your desired reality,

Is your given responsibility:-

 

BE YOUR REALITY

BE YOUR REALITY

“To be or not to be…?” 
Often, a misunderstood question
Of self-reality; failing to realize
That God has given us the power
To affect how it should, and will be:-
It has been written, and repeated:
Ask, seek, and knock; and its
Given, found, and opened:- 
That is, when we choose to do so,
In awareness that we are in charge
Of choosing what affects our reality:-
As one author has succinctly put it, 
Our…”reality is not what happens
Around us, but how we respond to it.
Thus, how acquaintances act around us
Is their reality; our perception, our reality:-
In our daily lives with peers and family,
We must come to realize the power
We have in affecting our own reality:-
All too often, our reactions to others’ realities,
Tend to negate our own healing realities:-
Know and accept your power
Affecting your reality. Let no one
Or anything deter its joyful coming to be.
Thus, go back to life’s mirror and notice
What you see: One of God’s beautiful
Creatures looking back at thee. 
Know that your desired reality,
Is your given responsibility:-
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